NBA ROUNDUP

Heat 109, Pacers 100

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Duncan Robinson hit his first six shots, all from 3-point range, and finished with 24 points as Miami took a 2-0 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Robinson opened the game by making the Heat’s first three buckets, all 3s. He didn’t miss until midway through the third quarter, and Robinson tied the Heat record for 3s made in a playoff game with seven. He finished 7-of-8 shooting, all beyond the arc.

Goran Dragić scored 20 points for Miami, Jimmy Butler had 18 points and six assists, rookie Tyler Herro added 15 points off the bench, and Jae Crowder scored 10.

Victor Oladipo, who had been questionable with an injured left eye, led Indiana with 22 points. Myles Turner and Malcolm Brogdon each had 17 points. T.J. Warren added 14 and Aaron Holiday had 12.

The fifth-seeded Heat went 3-1 against the Pacers during the regular season. Now Miami has won the first two of the first opening-round series between these franchises. The Heat are looking to improve to 4-1 against Indiana in the playoffs.

Rockets 111, Thunder 98

James Harden had 21 points and nine assists and Houston made 19 of an NBArecord 56 3-point attempts to beat Oklahoma City for a 2-0 lead in the firstround Western Conference series.

Former Thunder star Russell Westbrook was out for the Rockets again with a right quad strain, but plenty of other Houston players picked up the slack. Danuel House Jr. scored 19 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for the Thunder, and Danilo Gallinari added 17.

Oklahoma City dominated the second quarter and led 59-53 at halftime. The Thunder shot 50% in the half. Houston missed its last 15 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Harden scored just eight points on 2-for-10 shooting in the half.

The Rockets went on a 13-0 run early in the second half to regain the lead. Gilgeous-Alexander, who had been cold in the bubble, made three straight 3-pointers to highlight an 11-0 run that put the Thunder ahead again. The Thunder held on and led 78-77 at the end of the third quarter.

Oklahoma City led 80-77 before the Rockets broke away with a 17-0 run.

KIM KLEMENT/POOL PHOTO VIA AP Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) fouls Rockets guard Eric Gordon, left, during the third quarter of Game 2 on Thursday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

ASHLEY LANDIS/POOL PHOTO VIA USA TODAY SPORTS The Heat’s Bam Adebayo (13) dunks as the Pacers’ Justin Holiday (8) and Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner watch during the second half of Game 2 Thursday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.