Pacers’ Vogel: Belief in beating Heat even stronger

Pacers coach Frank Vogel talks about why Roy Hibbert wasn’t there to protect the rim as LeBron James’ last-second shot gave the Miami Heat an overtime victory in game 1. By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 1:59 p.m. EDT, May 23, 2013 MIAMI— Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel is not backing down. If anything, [...]

LeBron, Heat survive opener against Pacers 103-102 in OT

MIAMI—    The Indiana Pacers got the ugly game they were hoping for and needed.    Whistles, turnovers, fouls, more fouls, and a pace that hardly played  in the Miami Heat’s favor.    LeBron James got the moment the Heat needed most.    With a driving layup at the overtime buzzer, James allowed  the Heat [...]

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Indiana’s Paul George sees opportunity against Heat

MIAMI— For Indiana’s Paul George, the Eastern Conference finals are all about opportunities. The opportunity to help his team move forward. The opportunity to put last year’s tough series against the Heat behind him. The opportunity to prove he is growing into one of the NBA’s top players. A season ago, George was a second-year [...]

Heat prefer not to play with fire again against Pacers

MIAMI—    The Miami Heat have developed a nasty habit of playing with fire during the NBA playoffs. They have yet to get burned.    They also appreciate there can be an easier way.    Just over two weeks ago, the Heat dropped their series opener against the Chicago Bulls at AmericanAirlines Arena. They then [...]

Pacers’ Vogel says Heat series to be decided on ‘substance’

MIAMI—    The extended break before the start of the Eastern Conference finals has allowed ample time for all the ancillary issues to be pushed aside, the talk of respect, the recap of last season’s bad blood between the teams.    “It’s going to be about substance,” Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel said of the [...]

Pacers’ Vogel on Heat: ‘There’s no lack of respect’

MIAMI—    Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel stressed Monday that he meant no disrespect to the Miami Heat in his postgame comments Saturday night and took to South Florida radio to clear the air.    In the wake of the Pacers eliminating the New York Knicks in Saturday’s Game 6 of that Eastern Conference semifinal [...]

Chris Bosh helps makes Heat a swat team in playoffs

MIAMI—    Erik Spoelstra’s message to Chris Bosh was clear: What goes up must come down. And then go up and come down again. And again. And again.    “What we’ve wanted from him this season was to focus on jumping,” Spoelstra said, “focus on how many jumps can he get in a possession.”    [...]

Hyde5 : Why I’m picking Heat over Pacers in 5 games

I want to tap dance around this. I want to pick the Heat in six. I want to be safe. I want to say how tough an opponent Indiana is (true), how much a size advantage they have (true) and how the Heat have had trouble with them lately (1-2 in the regular season; the [...]

Talk is cheap and heaped, as Pacers, Heat prepare

MIAMI—    “Words,” Shane Battier said, “mean nothing.”    Unless, of course, you’re talking a Miami Heat playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, in which case they remain the ultimate starting point for heightened tensions.    A year ago, on the eve of playing the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Pacers coach Frank Vogel [...]

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