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Two runs separated the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Lincoln Saltdogs in Game 1 of their American Association Divisional Series. One run separated them in Game 2. So, it was destined that Game 3 would reach extra innings. The Goldeyes battled back from a four-run deficit for the second time in the series to beat the Saltdogs 7-6 in 10 innings Saturday night in Game 3 of the AADS before 2,094 fans at Haymarket Park in Lincoln. The win gives the Goldeyes a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. Winnipeg can clinch the series tomorrow night in Game 4. The Goldeyes got on the board early as the second batter of the game, Jake Blackwood, hit a home run to left field in the top of the first inning. In the top of the third, Brock Bonds single up the middle hit Saltdogs starting pitcher Kevin McGovern in the back, which caused McGovern to leave the game. Bond then went to third after Lincoln reliever Justin Kuks threw a pickoff attempt down the right field line, and scored on a Tyler Kuhn sac fly. After Goldeyes starter Nick Hernandez struck out the first five Saltdogs he faced, Lincoln got to him in the bottom of the third. With a run on the board and two runners on base, Hernandez intentionally walked Saltdogs slugger Ian Gac to load the bases. Brian Joynts fly ball to left-centre field bounced off the glove of Goldeyes left fielder Donnie Webb and fell to the ground. The error cleared the bases and gave Lincoln a 4-2 lead. Two innings later, Gac reached on a slow rolling infield single and Joynt followed him with a two-run home run to right field. The Goldeyes used more of the long ball to get back in the game, as Josh Mazzola hit a three-run home run in the sixth and Casey Haerther stroked a solo home run in the seven to tie the game. Mazzola almost hit his second home run in as many at bats in the seventh, but Lincoln left fielder Jeremy Hamilton leaped at the wall to steal the home run. After Winnipeg reliever Brendan Lafferty left the go-ahead run on base for Lincoln in the bottom of the eighth and ninth, Reggie Abercrombie led off the top of the 10th with a single. He was sacrificed to second thanks to a bunt from Webb and went to third on a balk by Saltdogs reliever Trey Barham. That allowed Luis Alen to drive a ball to right field and Abercrombie scored on the sac fly. From there, Goldeyes closer Chris Kissock pitched a perfect 10th inning to preserve the win and earn his first save of the playoffs. Blackwood and Abercrombie each had three hits in the game, while Mazzola had three RBI. Lafferty picked up the win for the Goldeyes, while Barham suffered the loss. The two teams combined to use 11 pitchers in the game. DeAndre Hopkins Texans Jersey . With the Canadiens leading by one to start the third period, Price turned away 16 shots by the Panthers in the final frame to give Montreal a 2-1 victory over Florida on Monday night. 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Dragic was a game-time decision because of a sore right ankle that had kept him out of Wednesdays loss at Utah, but played all but the last 10 seconds of the second half in the first 40-point game for a Phoenix player since Amare Stoudemires 44 on March 19, 2010.INDIANAPOLIS -- Roy Hibbert threw all the inside body jabs Tuesday night. Paul George finished it off with the knockout blow. Together, the Pacers devastating one-two scoring punch did it again to the champs. Hibbert finished with 24 points, George made two big 3-pointers during a 15-point second half scoring spree and Indiana rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to take Round 1 against Miami 90-84. "It was fun, a real intense game," George said. "Both teams were playing at a high level. You could see an urgency to win this game tonight." While Indiana extended its franchise-record home start to a perfect 10-0 and took a three-game advantage over Miami in the early chase for home-court advantage, this was no ordinary regular season game. During pregame media availability, Indianas Lance Stephenson said this game felt like a championship matchup. Two of Miamis big three, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, tried to downplay that sort of talk by explaining this was not a win or go home night. The hometown fans didnt care what the Heat thought. They were already in post-season form, booing loudly at the officials, chanting "Hes a flopper" on some contestable foul calls and eventually serenading Miami players with those familiar chants of "Beat the Heat." But the Pacers (19-3) also understood this was only be the start of a season-long quest that could pit the two best teams in the East in the conference finals for a second straight year. First, theres the rematch in Miami on Dec. 18. They wont meet again until March 26 in Indy, then head back to Miami on April 11 before what most expect to be a third straight meeting in the playoffs. If those games have as much intrigue and pizazz as Tuesday nights showdown, they may be the most compelling all season. And the Pacers cant wait to show how much they can improve -- even on a win over the two-time champs and four-time MVP LeBron James. "Its just one game," Hibbert said. "Were going to learn from it. Its a learning experience. Its still early in the season. We have a lot more work to do." To the average fan, it looked a lot like last seasons playoff series, which Miami won in seven games. Hibbert dominated the middle, scoring nine of Indianas first 11 points and making a season-high 10 baskets -- most from point-blank range -- despite playing in the second half with cotton in his nose. David West added 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists including a left-handed 4-foot runner that gave Indiana an 88-81 lead with 38.9 seconds too go.dddddddddddd James defence and Miamis physical double-teams frustrated George most of the night, but when George finally got free late, he made three big 3-pointers s to help the Pacers pull away. George, the NBAs No. 4 scorer, finished with 17 points, three rebounds and four assists. "I knew it was going to be a night when I was going to explode offensively," George said. "I knew I had to move the ball and share it." Chasing George all night apparently took a toll on James and the Heat (16-6). While James, the leagues No. 2 scorer did get 17 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, he was just 3 of 11 from the field with nine points over the final 36 minutes -- three quarters when Miami failed to top the 20-point mark and had five turnovers. Wade also finished with 17 points, while Bosh added 12. It was Miamis third loss in five games. "I thought we brought it tonight," James said. "We know theyre a very good defensive team. I thought they hit some tough shots and they attacked the rim real well but even though they had us down by 10 rebounds, I thought we rebounded well and we battled." Aside from the slow start, the Pacers couldnt have produced a better script. After Miami took a 13-pont lead midway through the second quarter, Indiana charged back to get within 47-40 at halftime. Indiana then opened the third quarter with back-to-back baskets to close the deficit to four. The Pacers finally tied it at 55 on George Hills 3 with 8:15 to go in the third, and Hibbert gave the Pacers their first lead, 58-57, on a three-point play 2 minutes later. George helped keep the Heat at arms length after finally making his first basket with 3:51 left in the third, and Miami never tied the score or regained the lead. "Anytime you get into this kind of a slugfest with them, where youre down six to eight points, it feels like its a 20-point lead," Bosh said. "We know theyre a good team. We know what their goals are, we know what our goals are, we want to keep building to be a complete team for the spring." NOTES: Singer Justin Timberlake, Jim Courier and Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles were among the familiar faces in the crowd Tuesday night. ... David West recorded his 5,000th career rebound in the first quarter. ... Indiana had a season-high 21 turnovers. ... Miami shot just 42.9 per cent from the field and was a dismal 4 of 21 from 3-point range, scoring just 54 points over the final three quarters. ... The Pacers improved to 10-2 this season when trailing at halftime. ' ' '