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30 Team Association: Heat-Pacers Preview

Posted on May 5, 2013 at 02:30 PM.

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#1 Miami Heat vs. #4 Indiana Pacers

Game 1: Heat vs. Pacers (5/4, 7:30 p.m.) TV: ABC
Game 2: Heat vs. Pacers (5/6, 7:30 p.m.) TV: ESPN
Game 3: Pacers vs. Heat (5/8, 7:30 p.m.) TV: ESPN
Game 4: Pacers vs. Heat (5/10, 7:30 p.m.) TV: TNT
Game 5: Heat vs. Pacers (5/12, 4:30 p.m.) TV: ABC
Game 6: Pacers vs. Heat (5/14, 7:30 p.m.) TV: ESPN
Game 7: Heat vs. Pacers (5/16, 7:30 p.m.) TV: ESPN
Games 5-7 if necessary

Matchup Preview *|* May 3, 2013

Indiana Pacers
(4-3, 0-3 Away, 4-0 Home)

Miami Heat
(4-1, 3-0 Home, 1-1 Away)

Stats Comparison
94.7	Points Per Game	106.2
93.7	PPG Allowed	95.6
.533	Field Goal %	.639
.506	3-Point %	.591
.889	Free Throw %	.886
32.9	Rebounds	32.4
6.0	Steals	3.6
5.7	Blocks	3.4
7.6	Turnovers	6.0

Projected Starters
George Hill-10.6 PPG	Point Guard	Mario Chalmers-9.6 PPG
Paul George-19.0 PPG	Shooting Guard	Dwyane Wade-17.2 PPG
Danny Granger-17.7 PPG	Small Forward	Ray Allen-11.0 PPG
David West-7.6 PPG	Power Forward	LeBron James-23.8 PPG
Roy Hibbert-9.4 PPG	Center	Chris Bosh-9.4 PPG

Injury Report
None		None

Game Notes
Indiana's reward for emerging victorious against the Chicago Bulls in the first round is a date with the juggernaut Miami Heat, who easily moved on by beating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. While shutting down LeBron James and company will be tough, the mismatches Paul George and Danny Granger pose for Miami's smaller lineup could drag this series to seven games and see the Pacers emerge victorious. George and Granger are going to have to continue their strong play through this series for Indiana to compete, but Indiana will really need more from David West and Roy Hibbert after seven decidedly average games in the first round. Miami got Ray Allen for just one game against the Bucks, so they're going to be better off with his scoring ability back in the starting fold, but Miami's offense will continue to run through James and Dwyane Wade in the playoffs. Don't be surprised though if a game in this series is decided by a big night from Allen or Chris Bosh, presumably part of a Heat series win in six or seven games.