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    5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat


    WITNESS THIS



    -VS-


    Game Time Start: 3:30 PM ET
    Where: The Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
    Officials: S. Foster, B. Kennedy, B. Spooner, D. Jones

    Media Notes: Indiana Notes, Miami Notes
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    64-31
    Home: 39-10
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    Away: 26-20
    May 20
    May 24
    May 26
    May 28
    8:30pm
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    T B D

    HIBBERT
    WEST
    GEORGE
    STEPHENSON
    HILL
    BOSH
    BATTIER
    JAMES
    WADE
    CHALMERS


    PACERS
    None reported


    HEAT
    None reported



    John Schuhmann: Heat-Pacers matchup will bring out the best in all

    It was early December when an Eastern Conference finals rematch appeared inevitable.
    The Indiana Pacers were off to a 16-1 start, the Miami Heat were the defending champs,
    and the rest of the East was pretty awful.

    A lot has happened (especially to the Pacers) since then. But here we are. Indiana and
    Miami -- the only two East teams that were ever considered title contenders -- are
    back in the conference finals. Your dreams of a Nets-Wizards matchup have been
    vanquished.

    These two teams know each other too well. They've split their 14 meetings over the
    last two seasons, with the home team winning 12 of the 14.

    "In terms of Xs and Os, we know who they are, they know who we are," the Pacers'
    David West said after his team closed out the conference semifinals in Washington.
    "It's going to come down to the details and who's able to impose their will, particularly
    on the defensive end."

    The team that did that in last year's series was the Heat. They couldn't put two straight
    wins together, but completely shut down the Pacers' offense in Game 7 in Miami.

    This year, Indiana has the home-court advantage that they worked so hard for. But
    home-court advantage has had no bearing on the first two rounds. The Pacers are just
    3-4 at home in the playoffs, while the Heat are 3-1 on the road. More importantly, you
    never know what you're going to get from Indiana on any given night, no matter where
    they're playing. The Pacers survived the first two rounds, but have had a few stinkers
    along the way and continue to struggle offensively.

    As poorly as they've played over the last few months, the Pacers did beat the Heat at
    home in late March. And with Paul George and Roy Hibbert, they have the defense that
    can slow down LeBron James and the champs.

    The playoffs are about matchups more than momentum. And this matchup is still a
    fascinating one.

    Five quick questions (and answers)
    1. Will the Heat play small or big? Erik Spoelstra may choose to start Udonis Haslem
    instead of Shane Battier, like he did in these two teams' final regular-season meeting.
    Asking Battier to bang with West at this point in his career may be too much. He
    played just 3:15 in the last two regular-season meetings, and Miami has been
    successful (plus-20) in 84 minutes against the Pacers with two bigs on the floor. But
    the Heat might still play more minutes with just one big, staying true to their floor-
    spacing identity. Playing Chris Bosh at center could pull Roy Hibbert away from the
    basket, or make him pay for staying there.

    2. Does Indiana have a bench this time? A little more than they had last time. In last
    year's conference finals, the Pacers were a plus-46 with their starting lineup on the
    floor and a minus-74 when any of the five starters went to the bench. Thus far in this
    postseason, there hasn't been nearly the same dropoff, mostly because the starters
    haven't been that great and because George has logged some major minutes (41.4
    per game).

    3. Is this where the Pacers miss Danny Granger? Yes. Against the Miami defense,
    you need weak-side shooters. In that regard, Granger was missed in last year's
    conference finals. But before the Pacers could get back, they traded him for Evan
    Turner, who isn't as willing to shoot from distance and who dribbles a lot. And against
    the Heat, you can't dribble a lot. The ball must move.

    4. Is this the series the Heat signed Greg Oden for? Yes, but Oden has yet to play
    a minute in the postseason. He was on the active list for the Charlotte series, so
    Spoelstra was apparently ready to use him if needed. But the coach has three other
    bigs -- Bosh, Haslem and Chris Andersen -- that he's more likely to trust at this point.
    Oden could be active again (he was inactive for the Brooklyn series), but only for
    emergencies.

    5. Will Vogel leave Hibbert on the floor for a last-second defensive possession?
    Let's hope we find out. Of course, the dilemma that Vogel faced on the last possession
    of last year's Game 1 still exists. If he keeps Hibbert on the floor, he runs the risk of
    losing a shooter on the perimeter. If he takes him off, he's not protecting the rim.

    When the Pacers have the ball ...
    Lance Stephenson will look for easy baskets in transition, which will be necessary to
    keep the Indiana offense afloat, because in the half-court, things will bog down. Only
    the Atlanta and Memphis offenses were less efficient than Indiana's has been in the
    playoffs. The one thing that the Pacers did well last season (and in the conference
    finals) -- grab offensive boards -- hasn't been a strength this year.

    The Heat will hedge hard on pick-and-rolls, looking to pressure the Indiana ball-handlers
    and force turnovers. The key for the Pacers will be those ball-handlers getting rid of the
    ball quickly, so they can play 4-on-3 on the weak side. West will be asked to make plays
    from the top of the key and make shots from the wing when he pops out after setting a
    screen. The Pacers' weak-side perimeter shooting will be critical, but Hibbert will also
    get decent looks inside if the ball moves faster than Miami's rotations.

    When the Heat have the ball ...
    The Indiana defense starts with the Indiana offense. If the Pacers commit too many
    turnovers and allow the Heat to get out in transition, they're in trouble. But if they can
    limit the transition opportunities, nobody defends the champs better.

    In the half-court, James will have the Pacers' full attention. They will hope that George
    can stay attached through screens, so that everyone else can (basically) stay at home
    and prevent open looks on the perimeter. Hibbert, of course, will look to protect the
    rim. Over the last two seasons, 41 percent of James' shots have come from the
    restricted area, but that number has been only 30 percent with Hibbert on the floor.

    In the clutch
    Despite their offensive issues, the Pacers had the league's second-best record (26-11,
    behind only 22-8 San Antonio) in games that were within five points in the last five
    minutes, in part because they were actually a good offensive rebounding team in
    clutch situations...CONTINUE READING AT NBA.COM

    Rey-Rey: 2014 East Finals Preview (Pacers Vs Heat)

    Despite all the difficulties in the last few months, the very up-and-down Indiana Pacers
    have gotten their wish and are now back in a rematch with the Miami Heat for the right
    to go to the NBA Finals. The Pacers got rid of the Washington Wizards in six games. On
    the other side, the Heat have gotten away relatively unscathed as they only lost one
    game in the entire postseason thus far. The difference in this match-up this time? Indy
    has the home court advantage.

    Who will go to the NBA Finals? Let's talk to Tim Donahue (8p9s) and Hayley Barnes
    (Hot Hot Hoops) about this, shall we?

    The Pacers won four of their last five games. How encouraged are you right now?
    TIM: I'm relieved that their season didn't end in abject failure, but I wouldn't say I'm
    encouraged. This team's performance fluctuates so wildly, that you can never entirely
    be comfortable with them...or give up on them. The defense that made this team a
    serious contender made a reappearance in the Washington series, but the offense is
    still largely a hot mess.

    But, more than anything else, it's hard to judge how good performances against a
    promising, but not-there-yet team like the Wizards will translate against a been-there
    -done-that team like the Heat.

    Dwyane Wade looked especially good in Game 5 of the Nets series. Do you
    expect him to keep it up in the upcoming series?

    HAYLEY: A year ago, Wade's knees troubled him throughout the Pacers series.
    However, now he's coming off his most productive effort of the playoffs. Again, he
    has been in this position numerous times; he's now in the homestretch. I think we
    will definitely see another effort like that against the Pacers.

    Is it fair to say that if Roy Hibbert goes, so do the Pacers?

    TIM: It's more accurate to say, "If Hibbert is a disaster, the Pacers are cooked." He
    doesn't need to be dominant for the Pacers to play well, he just has to contribute. When
    he is able to contribute, he stays engaged and will be a factor defensively. For Indiana
    to have a shot, their starting five has to be extremely effective.

    The important thing about Hibbert is that he not go into another funk. When he does, it
    bleeds through the whole team...CONTINUE READING AT THE NO-LOOK PASS

    Paul Flannery: Calm before the storm - The Heat's quiet quest

    Unlike years past, the Miami Heat have stayed out of the spotlight and away from
    controversy. As the conference finals approach, they seem more relaxed and at ease
    with their championship quest.

    There is a calmness about the Miami Heat this season that is perfectly understandable.
    Since their inception in the summer of 2010, they have existed within the withering eye
    of public consciousness where their every move has been dissected and debated. "The
    noise," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra calls it. If they did not learn how to deal with the
    noise, they wouldn't be two-time defending champs.

    "You get more comfortable with it," Spoelstra told me after a Miami practice last week.
    "We were all uncomfortable our first year. That's why I coined it, ‘Noise,' and that's all
    it was. It was just noise and we had to learn how to block it out. Very few of us have
    been through anything like that. There's strength in going through that together. When
    you live in that world after three straight years you learn not to overreact to it."

    Yet, it's still a bit strange that the Miami Heat, of all teams, have been as tranquil and
    controversy-free as the San Antonio Spurs. They have been practically normal this
    season.

    "I don't analyze that," Spoelstra said. "I don't know if it's been normal. There's been
    enough speculation about our team positively and negatively."

    The issues for Miami have been almost quaint by comparison to past seasons. LeBron
    James turned in yet another outstanding season, but conceded the MVP race to Kevin
    Durant before it was officially over. The Pacers challenged them from the start of the
    season and Miami's answer was ambivalence.

    Even when there was a chance to steal home court late in the season, the Heat let that
    opportunity pass without much comment or fight. Not even the pending possibility of
    free agency for James, Wade and Chris Bosh (all have early termination clauses after
    this season) has given rise to chatter beyond the normal whispers and speculation.

    "The main thing is to differentiate what's real and what's not real, not to get caught
    up in all the different storylines," Spoelstra said. "Whatever your main thing is to get
    the win the next time that's the only thing that matters. Not all the other noise."

    The real concerns are as old as time itself. Dwyane Wade missed almost 30 games
    for routine maintenance and rest and has had uncomfortable moments in the
    postseason. Shane Battier has said that he will retire after the season, and his play
    has indicated that it's time. There is not the proven depth of prior seasons when
    Spoelstra could call on a Mike Miller or a Joel Anthony, depending on circumstances.

    These issues are potentially more damaging than all the manufactured drama and
    controversy that came before it...CONTINUE READING AT SBNATION

    Ben Dowsett: Miami’s Rebounding Concerns

    The Heat hit a speed bump in what had been an otherwise smooth postseason Saturday
    night, falling amid a storm of Brooklyn 3’s, including nine combined from Joe Johnson
    and Mirza Teletovic. The disparity from beyond the arc was a big factor, to be sure –
    the Nets shot an even 60% on 25 attempts while the Heat were just 33.3% on their 24.
    In some ways, the game was a lesson on how simple shooting variance can
    dramatically swing singular outcomes, with Miami shooting just over 44% on their
    uncontested field-goal tries, per NBA.com’s SportVU box score tracking, and Brooklyn
    going over 58% on just two more of such attempts. Such numbers are obviously
    prone to large swings from game to game, and it is indeed true that more even totals
    here would have likely produced a different result.

    Of course, both the eye test and the numbers say there was something more to
    Saturday’s game than shooting randomness. The Nets were far more active, to be
    expected for a desperate team looking to avoid the dreaded 3-0 hole, and whether
    or not that’s sustainable over the remainder of the series may determine whether
    Brooklyn can indeed claw their way back into things. They doubled Miami up in the
    assist column, and the same SportVU tracking from above shows they recorded eight
    secondary assists, or “hockey assists”, to just one for the Heat. Deron Williams
    looked something like his former self, time and again initiating the kind of crisp
    rotations necessary to out-pace Miami’s speedy recoveries.

    Perhaps most telling, though, was the huge rebounding disparity between the teams.
    The Heat were out-boarded 43-27 in total, including a 34-22 disadvantage on the
    defensive glass. LeBron James led them with eight, and no one else had more than
    five, in many cases the result of a simple lack of effort. Chris Bosh was particularly
    ineffective on the defensive boards, overpowered for much of their mutual time on
    the court by Andray Blatche. Per SportVU data, Bosh had five defensive rebounding
    chances on the game (defined as the number of times a player was within 3.5 feet
    of an available rebound), and pulled down only two of them – Blatche got the other
    three, winning battles against the more accomplished veteran:



    A very small single game sample, to be sure, but it was Bosh’s second consecutive
    game with trouble on the defensive glass. He recovered just three of six defensive
    rebounding chances in Game 2, making him five-of-11 in the pair of games, and was
    caught out of position against the far less agile Kevin Garnett:


    This is lazy boxing out by Bosh, and really the entire Heat team – no one picks up
    Teletovic darting in from the perimeter, and Bosh makes the worst possible choice
    between him and Garnett: neither. This sort of thing has been too common for a
    Heat team predictably trying to coast their way through as much of the early rounds
    as they can get away with, as they’ve now collected just 52 of 76 available defensive
    rebounds over the past two contests, an unacceptable sub-70% number that would
    have ranked worse than the last-place team league-wide over the regular season.
    They managed to survive...CONTINUE READING AT HICKORY-HIGH


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  • #2
    Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

    GO PACERS! Dear Lord, Please let the Good Pacers show up.
    "Just look at the flowers ........ BANG" - Carol "The Walking Dead"

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      Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

      It's time.

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      • #4
        Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

        Let's make home court advantage count starting now! We've worked our asses off for this opportunity and it's been on the calendar of every Pacers fan and Player so lets not take it for granted.

        You know I don't want to live in these era's where we keep losing out to teams who always have the best player on the planet. First the Bulls and Jordan and now the Heat and LeBron. I want to change that outlook, I really hope we take them down!!!!!

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        • #5
          Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

          Go get it Pacers! Seize the opportunity. Fuxk Miami

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          • #6
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            this will get you pumped up if you are not there already

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            • #7
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              Almost positive Haslem will start instead of Battier.

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              • #8
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                Lucky Pacers shirt and hat: check
                Neighbors and spouse warned: check
                War cry thread: check

                We need GOOD Lance today, and an aggressive Roy and Hill. And keep the ****ing turnovers down please. The crowd will of course be into it if the Pacers put in the effort.

                This game could set the tone for the whole series! Let's go guys!

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                • #9
                  Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

                  Evan Turner out with a strep throat.

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                  • #10
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                    Thiss is why we worked so hard for home court advantage. Let's get this win
                    "So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.


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                    • #11
                      Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

                      This has gone on long enough. Just beat them.
                      The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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                      • #12
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                        listening to the radio here in Florida on the Miami flagship, their morning talk show guys have promo commercials, running yesterday and this morning, asking people to tune in Monday "for discussions on Miami's game 1 victory"
                        The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

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                        • #13
                          Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

                          Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                          Evan Turner out with a strep throat.
                          Blessing in disguise, no?
                          I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

                          -Emiliano Zapata

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                          • #14
                            Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

                            Bring it - it's clobberin' time.
                            I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

                            -Emiliano Zapata

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                            • #15
                              Re: 5/18/2014 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals - Game Thread #1: Pacers Vs. Heat

                              Turner out and Heat starting Battier? Things are looking good.

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