INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defence. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibberts block of Carmelo Anthonys dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004. New York native Lance Stephenson scored nine points in the run, finishing with a playoff career-high 25. "Thats why they pay me the big bucks this summer, so I have to protect the paint," said Hibbert, who signed a $58 million contract last summer. "If all else fails, meaning the offence, I have to protect the paint." With players from both teams standing on the court as the final seconds ticked off and Pacers fans roaring in appreciation, the sellout crowd wasted little time breaking into chants of "Beat The Heat!" For Indiana, it sets up a post-season rematch with the defending NBA champs, the team that eliminated them last May after the Pacers had taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven semifinals. The Heat wound up winning Game 4 at Indiana and followed that with two more wins as Danny Granger struggled with a knee injury. Indiana used the lessons from that series as motivation to improve this season and wound up beating the Heat twice at home before losing the third game of the season series at Miami. The Pacers will return to South Florida for Game 1 on Wednesday night. With Granger missing all but five games this season because of the lingering knee injury, the Pacers put an even greater emphasis on playing defence and it showed. Indiana led the league in rebounding, defensive field goal percentage and defensive 3-point percentage while finishing second in points allowed per game during the regular season. It was no different in the playoffs, as the Knicks found out. New York had another subpar shooting night Saturday, making just 40 per cent of its shots, and again wound up on the wrong side of a 43-36 rebounding discrepancy. In the paint, New York was outscored 52-20, and Anthony, who finished with 39 points, scored just four points in the final 12 minutes when he went 2 of 7 from the field. Iman Shumpert added 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and J.R. Smith scored 15. Nobody else was in double figures. The combination, as it had been in the previous three losses to Indiana, produced the same frustrating result. "They have a hell of a defence. They hold down the paint. They do a great job, do a hell of a job of controlling the paint, closing it down, making it tough for guys," Anthony said. "Youve got to give them guys credit, especially when they got a chance to set. Roy Hibbert gets to sit in the paint, causes havoc." Its not just that. The biggest question coming into Saturdays game was whether starting point guard George Hill would play. He took part in the teams morning shootaround, was cleared by the team doctors and wound up returning two days after missing Game 5 with a concussion. His return gave the Pacers a big boost. Hill finished with just 12 points on 2-of-10 shooting but had five rebounds and four assists, and kept the Pacers composed enough to commit only nine turnovers -- 10 fewer than Thursday nights loss in New York. The results showed up everywhere on the floor. Paul George had 23 points, five rebounds and four assists. David West added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Hibbert finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, none bigger than the stuff on Anthony that changed the game. Stephenson had 10 rebounds and three assists in his best post-season game ever. The reason: He wanted to avoid a trip home. "I just didnt want to go back to New York and play Game 7," Stephenson said. "Just get it done with now and Id do whatever it takes to do that today. It showed tonight." The New York native made sure of it. After George grabbed the rebound off of Hibberts block, Stephenson took a pass from West and scored on a layup to tie the score at 92 with 4:51 left in the game. Stephenson followed that with a steal and drove in for a layup, drawing a foul and completing a three-point play. After grabbing another rebound and making two more free throws, West tipped in a miss and Stephenson closed the decisive spurt with another layup. Suddenly, the Pacers led 101-94 with 1:53 to go. New York never got another chance to tie the score or take the lead again despite making a far more typical 13 of 30 from 3-point range. "Its tough to go out this way," coach Mike Woodson said. "I didnt make it happen for us and thats whats disappointing." The Pacers have a far different goal now as they get ready to face LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami. "Were not satisfied with where were at," coach Frank Vogel said. "We feel like theres no ceiling on this team this year." 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Cheap Jordan 12 For Sale .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable.Marc Warren fired a six-under 66 to move into a share of the lead with Danny Willett at the Irish Open, where tournament host Rory McIlroy lies one shot back. Latest leaderboard Irish Open The Scot birdied three of his final four holes at the K Club to join the Masters champion Willett at the top of the leaderboard, as McIlroy picked up a shot at the last to stay well-placed heading in to the weekend.Beginning on the back nine with a two-shot lead, Willett, playing in the group behind McIlroy, briefly extended his overnight advantage with an opening-hole birdie as the Northern Irishman failed to get up and down from a bunker. McIlroy has missed the cut in his last three appearances in this event McIlroy made amends with a tap-in gain at the 13th as the Masters champion bogeyed the same hole, before Willett recovered from a misjudged chip and blemish at the 15th to post an eight-foot gain at the par-five next.A duffed chip onto the front of the 17th green from McIlroy restored Willetts two-shot cushion, only for the world No 3 to post a two-putt gain at the next and roll in a 30-footer at the first. McIlroy relishes weekend Rory McIlroy ready for weekend battle with Danny Willett Shortly after McIlroy missed the green and bogeyed the third, Willett three-putted the second to lift Warren within two of the lead.The two top seeds briefly sat joint-top of the leaderboard when McIlroy took advantage of the par-five fourth, only to lose ground by dropping a shot at the next as Willett rolled in successive gains. Warren posted seven birdies during the morning conditions Warren responded to his only blemish of the day at the fifth to post a birdie-three at the next before closing the gap at the top with a chip-in gain at the eighth.Another gain at the ninth saw Warren set the clubhouse lead at eight under, which Willett slipped back to after a ppoor chip at the seventh on his way to a one-under 71.dddddddddddd McIlroy rolled in a 20-foot gain at the last to head in to the weekend one off the lead, with South African pair Jaco Van Zyl and Richard Sterne a further three strokes back.Matthew Southgate threatened the top of the leaderboard late in the day when a first-nine 33 was followed by back-to-back gains from the third to lift him alongside McIlroy one off the pace. Masters champion Danny Willett is in a share of the lead after the opening two rounds of the Irish Open at the K Club Southgate made a first blemish of the day when his par-save at the fifth brushed the right edge but stayed out, before dropping another at the last when his close-range putt lipped-out. A final-hole eagle from Eddie Pepperell lifted the Englishman in the large group on three under, while defending champion Soren Kjeldsen sits seven strokes back after a two-over 74. Lowry won the event as an amateur in 2009 Former champion Shane Lowry faces an early start on Saturday after a three-over 75, while Andy Sullivan, Matt Fitzpatrick and Padraig Harrington all missed the cut.Watch the Irish Open throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Coverage on Saturday begins at 1pm. 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