Series History Indiana have won eight out of their last 14 games against Miami. Feb 02, - Indiana 95 vs. Miami 88 Nov 16, - Indiana 99 vs. Miami 91 Nov 09, - Indiana vs.
Miami Mar 25, - Indiana vs. Miami Jan 10, - Miami vs. Indiana Nov 19, - Indiana vs. Miami 95 Oct 21, - Miami vs. Indiana Mar 12, - Indiana vs. Miami 98 Feb 25, - Miami vs. Indiana 95 Dec 14, - Miami 95 vs.
Indiana 89 Feb 22, - Miami vs. Indiana 93 Jan 04, - Miami vs. Indiana Dec 11, - Indiana 96 vs. Boston put the hurt on New York with a sharp win. Boston's shooting guard Jaylen Brown did his thing and dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 dimes, and 11 boards. That's Brown's first triple-double of the season. The Pacers are expected to lose this next one by 8. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are against the spread when expected to lose.
Indiana is now while the Celtics sit at Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Indiana comes into the game boasting the third most blocked shots per game in the league at 5. But Boston is even better: they rank second in the league when it comes to blocked shots per game, with 5. Points in the paint might be hard to come by. The Celtics are a big 8.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Celtics, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 6. Get picks now. But the Knicks finished on a hot run in April, as Melo and his team often do, and everyone bought in, even me, as I picked the Knicks over the Pacers. And on and on. Back and forth, with every game, with little or no regard for how the entire series has gone.
And the worst part is that context gets lost in that pendulum. The concept will be that the Pacers were never good enough, when in reality, the Pacers have been the better team in probably nine of the series' 20 quarters.
It's that close. If the Heat close out the series in Game 6, it's not indicative of the Pacers' flaws, or that their team isn't good enough.
The Pacers have proved they're good enough to win the East by forcing this Game 6 and having been competitive in each game. It would simply mean the best team in basketball played to its potential, which is a little bit greater. Maybe no Pacers player has his reputation swing from game to game more than Roy Hibbert. Hibbert proved last season he could be a premier center in the league, and he was an All-Star. Still, critics flocked to mock the max contract he earned in restricted free agency last summer.
The reality is that Hibbert was dealing with a wrist injury and is still coming into his own as a player. But in a league with so few legit top centers, Hibbert has cemented himself as a force to be reckoned with.
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