2013 Eastern Finals: Miami Heat (1) vs. Indiana Pacers (3)

Pacers could have won if they'd been able to avoid some of those terrible turnovers and other mistakes they made late in the game.

That last turnover by Paul Goerge was the key, in my opinion. But it was Paul George who brought them that far. If anybody is to blame, burn Vogel.

David Stern helping the cHeat again by giving Wade more rest time.

The league makes the schedule for the playoff matches after every round.
Schedule that needs to be approved by David Stern.

Wrong statements(facts) for your opinion. Because, they are just not right and that was not the real reason.

Good to know that you posted my opinion and the facts that I posted.
Now learn the difference between fact and opinion.

ktnxbai

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The argument was you provided "facts' for your opinion.

Indeed they are facts regarding the approval of the schedule. How can they be wrong? You keep saying facts are wrong and you haven't even proven otherwise.

Facts for your opinion. They don't hold any relevance.

lol btw, I just had to Google "ktnxbai" thanks to you. Where you learn this stuff I will never know

Now learn the difference between fact and opinion.

Is it natural for Heat fanboys to be this 'brain neutral' (to borrow a phrase from Steve Kerr in 2K13)?

I have nothing for or against your opinion. It's just the "facts" you provided for them are not really the case.

Anyway, this is getting lame Who cares man? Stern isn't gonna be around anyway.

#ktnxbai

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LeKing is pleased.

I'm not saying that you are new, I said that just because of the fact that somebody who is not a Heat fan rooting for Heat.

dont get me wrong, i am in no way rooting for the heat. i hope lebron breaks a leg and on his way down he somehow injures 3 other heat players. i am just saying the heat will win by 15.

That's more like a Celtics fan

That West keeps lowering his shoulder. The refs should call offensive fouls on it more often.

Hot damn... the Pacers look like a better team.

EDIT: Paul George on fire.

Great game so far. LeBron and George are both putting on a show.

The crowd heats up! Heat up by 4, 6 mins remaining.

1-1...

Where is that another gear the Heat have been talking about?

Where is that another gear the Heat have been talking about?

Can't change to that gear cause the clutch is broken.

The Pacers should be up 2-0 going home. That bogus flagrant they called when Lebron got pulled down by the arm in game 1 was horrendous, especially when Norris Cole upper cutted David West in the balls and it was called a common foul.

Looks like Sauru's knowledge needs some re-freshening.

Again, an unexpected loss & very worrying. Pacers are one of the toughest teams on road...let's see.

Can't change to that gear cause the clutch is broken.

Absolutely right. I don't know if we even had any of those high gears, anymore. I was worried despite the huge winning streak for entire season because we looked vulnerable too often. It was completely rare Dwade(less than 100, smh), or Bosh overpowering the opponent especially in the playoffs. LBJ was consistent but obviously can't do it all. Excuse was that we can turn on the switch against appropriate opponent, but that is not happening. If any, game 1 should have been a wake up call.

The Pacers should be up 2-0 going home. That bogus flagrant they called when Lebron got pulled down by the arm in game 1 was horrendou

Stop talking bogus, nobody called that a flagrant except for some commentators. Refs have been worse to the Heat for some reason in a way or two.

Costly turnovers prove to be the deciding factor once again. We saw a good demonstration of the fine line between winning and losing with LeBron's performance in that one. He was phenomenal throughout, 36 points on a blistering 14/20 from the field, grabbing rebounds and making a few assists as he's always one to do, while boldly taking charge down the stretch. There wasn't much he did wrong, but unfortunately for the Heat, a couple of his rare mistakes of the evening came at the worst possible time. It just goes to show how these things happen to the best of the best, not just overwhelmed rookies and role players.

Lance Stephenson is a very intriguing player. There's obviously a fair amount of talent there and he played a significant part in the Pacers' victory, but he also came pretty close to playing a significant role in costing them the game. He definitely needs to calm down a little and make better decisions. When he's playing well, the Pacers can and probably will live with a bad play here or there, but there are some bad habits that he needs to kick. Of course, the same thing was once said about Rajon Rondo and several other players who became perennial All-Stars or at least significant players in the league, so it's far too early to write him off. He's got a lot of promise.

Great game, these first two contests have set up what should turn out to be a great series. Indiana still let a golden opportunity slip away when they dropped game one as they could be heading home up 2-0 now, but they're looking good and getting the split is always big when you're the lower seed. I don't think we should get ahead of ourselves, I still see Miami prevailing in the series, but the Pacers don't look like they're about to go quietly into the night.

Finally, this was awesome:

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So many Heat "fans" left the building even if it's not yet finished. Talk about loyalty.

George Hill is a weak ball handler, Danny Granger is wearing a suit and I don't know what Lance Stevenson was doing tonight but Miami is so weak inside it's ridiculous. The Heat are winning in today's NBA but the top 80's, 90's and early 2000 teams would eat them alive.

He was phenomenal throughout, 36 points on a blistering 14/20 from the field, grabbing rebounds and making a few assists as he's always one to do, while boldly taking charge down the stretch. There wasn't much he did wrong, but unfortunately for the Heat, a couple of his rare mistakes of the evening came at the worst possible time. It just goes to show how these things happen to the best of the best, not just overwhelmed rookies and role players.

That's the thing with this team right now. When we built this team, this was the team that was supposed to overpower at 3 positions, not just one but three. But LeBron has to be the best at everything right now to have any chance at the win. Inside presence, perimeter defender, playmaker, scorer, rebounder, you name it, the Heat have nobody else better than him at anything. It'd be nice for somebody else to step up in a few areas like with rebounding, scoring, or defensively. In the first game, we've got that efficiency and defense from the birdman. (c'mon, RAY ALLEN, show up!)

Just can't be too happy with the team effort. But again, we've been in this situation before. I think we be fine.

The Birdman just got flattened on that dunk...

Is this 2011? No one uses that anymore.

Sorry, it's still applicable up to this time.