Miami ? Jermaine O’Neal was celebrating. Shaquille O’Neal was on crutches.

A look at either O’Neal told the story Thursday night.

Indiana’s O’Neal scored 27 points, six in the final three minutes, to help the Pacers recover from wasting a 14-point second-half lead and beat the Miami Heat, 105-102.

“There were a lot of times we could have broken down,” said Ron Artest, who added 22 points for the Pacers, who have won 13 of their last 14 regular-season meetings with the Heat. “But we didn’t. We stayed together throughout this whole game.”

Shaquille O’Neal sprained his right ankle midway through the fourth quarter; X-rays were negative, but Heat coach Stan Van Gundy expects his center, who had 18 points and six rebounds, “to miss some time.”

Dwyane Wade had 31 points and 10 assists for the Heat, but his three-pointer to tie rattled out as the buzzer sounded.

“It was like the Wheaties commercial with (Michael) Jordan,” Wade said of his final shot. “It went around and played with me and came out. I got a good look, got a good shot. It went in and came out.”

The Heat led for only 19 seconds – Udonis Haslem scored the game’s first basket – but still had chances to win their home opener.

Miami forced Indiana into 10 straight missed shots over a nine-minute stretch of the second half, allowing the Heat to claw back from a 73-59 deficit. And a 14-6 run in the fourth drew Miami into a 93-all tie.

Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, left, fouls Miami's Dwyane Wade. O'Neal scored 27 points in the Pacers' 105-102 victory Thursday night in Miami.

“We knew they were going to make runs,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “We knew Wade was going to play big down the stretch. When that happens, we had to keep our poise and composure. We did that and made the plays we had to make to win.”

Gary Payton made a layup and was fouled by Jamaal Tinsley to get Miami within 93-92. Tinsley was whistled for a technical, and Wade made that free throw to tie it – but Payton missed the one that would have put Miami ahead.

Suns 122, Lakers 112

Los Angeles – Shawn Marion had 30 points and 11 rebounds, Steve Nash had 17 assists and 12 points, and Phoenix held off Los Angeles.

The Suns, who blew a 17-point lead in the final quarter before losing, 111-108, to Dallas in double overtime Tuesday night to start the season, led by 17 with 81â2 minutes left in this game. But the Kobe Bryant-led Lakers got as close as three points before the Suns scored the game’s final seven points.

James Jones added 17 points, and Raja Bell and Kurt Thomas each scored 14 for the Suns.