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NBA : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 5/22/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
INDIANA
 
MIAMI
+8.5  

-8.5  
+300

-400

181.5
 
102
Final
103

INDIANA (57 - 36) at MIAMI (74 - 17)
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Wednesday, 5/22/2013 8:05 PM
Eastern Conference - Finals - Best of 7 - Game 1
Board OpenLatest
503INDIANA183.5182
504MIAMI-8-8
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
INDIANA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games57-36+3.550-4346-4794.446.643.4%54.790.545.042.0%49.4
Road Games21-25-1.222-2421-2590.643.642.9%53.391.644.742.8%49.0
Last 5 Games3-2+13-22-387.043.041.3%56.688.440.240.5%46.6
Playoff Games8-4+4.78-47-592.045.142.0%56.989.444.241.6%46.8
INDIANA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)94.446.635-8043.4%7-2034.2%18-2474.5%551320207156
vs opponents surrendering97.949.437-8145.4%7-2035.9%17-2275.3%511122208145
Team Stats (Road Games)90.643.634-7942.9%6-2031.5%17-2374.5%531220207156
Stats Against (All Games)90.545.034-8242.0%6-1733.0%16-2175.7%491119228135
vs opponents averaging97.549.137-8245.0%7-2135.9%16-2274.9%501122208145
Stats Against (Road Games)91.644.735-8142.8%6-1633.9%16-2176.4%491120228135

MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games74-17+1852-3944-44102.551.149.5%46.794.048.343.7%48.3
Home Games41-5+5.624-2225-19105.852.950.6%46.594.748.844.4%46.9
Last 5 Games4-1-7.53-23-297.447.048.6%47.084.242.838.9%48.4
Playoff Games8-1-5.56-33-598.647.449.1%49.084.743.740.9%46.3
MIAMI Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.551.138-7749.5%9-2239.1%18-2375.4%47823199135
vs opponents surrendering97.949.237-8245.3%7-2035.7%17-2275.1%511122208145
Team Stats (Home Games)105.852.939-7750.6%9-2140.1%19-2577.3%46823199135
Stats Against (All Games)94.048.335-8043.7%7-2234.5%16-2175.9%481120218153
vs opponents averaging96.948.837-8244.7%7-2035.5%16-2275.1%501122208145
Stats Against (Home Games)94.748.835-8044.4%8-2234.3%16-2175.4%471018218152
Average power rating of opponents played: INDIANA 95.5,  MIAMI 95.2
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
INDIANA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
4/12/2013BROOKLYN109-117L-6L187O40-8050.0%421642-8251.2%4814
4/14/2013@ NEW YORK80-90L3L193.5U28-6543.1%582635-8242.7%3811
4/17/2013PHILADELPHIA95-105L-2.5L187O36-8045.0%491643-8550.6%5016
4/21/2013ATLANTA107-90W-7W185.5O35-7844.9%521438-7650.0%4016
4/24/2013ATLANTA113-98W-6.5W187O41-8747.1%551039-7949.4%4814
4/27/2013@ ATLANTA69-90L2L188.5U22-8127.2%672235-8242.7%5814
4/29/2013@ ATLANTA91-102L1L187.5O32-8438.1%531333-7444.6%5813
5/1/2013ATLANTA106-83W-7W188O35-6950.7%581625-7533.3%396
5/3/2013@ ATLANTA81-73W1W186U32-7642.1%611526-7833.3%449
5/5/2013@ NEW YORK102-95W5W181.5O37-7648.7%541635-8143.2%4210
5/7/2013@ NEW YORK79-105L6L183O30-6645.5%442144-8949.4%476
5/11/2013NEW YORK82-71W-5.5W183U28-8035.0%651725-7135.2%4714
5/14/2013NEW YORK93-82W-5W180U31-7640.8%631231-8735.6%479
5/16/2013@ NEW YORK75-85L5L181.5U25-6936.2%601932-7841.0%4710
5/18/2013NEW YORK106-99W-5.5W179O34-6750.7%51934-8540.0%459
5/22/2013@ MIAMI              
5/24/2013@ MIAMI              
5/26/2013MIAMI              
5/28/2013MIAMI              

MIAMI - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
4/12/2013BOSTON109-101W-11.5L196O39-7154.9%451441-8548.2%4013
4/14/2013CHICAGO105-93W-10W190O36-7051.4%541529-8235.4%5414
4/15/2013@ CLEVELAND96-95W2W192U33-6650.0%521739-8645.3%455
4/17/2013ORLANDO105-93W-7W193O42-7853.8%421140-7751.9%5513
4/21/2013MILWAUKEE110-87W-13.5W197.5U38-6855.9%531934-8241.5%3912
4/23/2013MILWAUKEE98-86W-14L197U35-7844.9%481436-7250.0%4216
4/25/2013@ MILWAUKEE104-91W-7W195P41-7951.9%521933-7245.8%4720
4/28/2013@ MILWAUKEE88-77W-8.5W195U34-7346.6%531330-8137.0%4715
5/6/2013CHICAGO86-93L-13L188U31-7839.7%43831-7143.7%5715
5/8/2013CHICAGO115-78W-13W186.5O42-7060.0%531727-7635.5%3717
5/10/2013@ CHICAGO104-94W-8.5W186O35-7050.0%441235-7745.5%4511
5/13/2013@ CHICAGO88-65W-7.5W185U33-6848.5%481619-7425.7%5417
5/15/2013CHICAGO94-91W-14L181.5O32-7045.7%471033-7544.0%4914
5/22/2013INDIANA              
5/24/2013INDIANA              
5/26/2013@ INDIANA              
5/28/2013@ INDIANA              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
INDIANA: GUARDS: The Pacers went 7-2 during the regular season and won a playoff series with GEORGE HILL in the starting five. He averaged 13.9 PPG and 5.3 APG in those regular season starts . . . PAUL GEORGE is a defensive stopper who is making strides on the offensive end. If he can find the touches, his scoring average will rise . . . D.J. AUGUSTIN has a skill set similar to Hill's. Maybe he'll push him for minutes later in the year, but more likely he'll shoot corner threes off the bench . . . GERALD GREEN is another athlete for their second unit . . . LANCE STEPHENSON has a chance for a bigger role, but he's been atrocious to this point of his career. FORWARDS: DANNY GRANGER's touches dropped last season, but his shot selection improved as last year went on. He'll continue to be a borderline All-Star . . . DAVID WEST's knee should be fully recovered from his torn ACL in late 2010-11. He was their best player in the postseason and should be a star this season with his ability to knock down shots . . . TYLER HANSBROUGH looks like he's settling in as a career second unit player. His lack of athleticism really limits his upside . . . JEFF PENDERGRAPH may or may not hold on to a roster spot in a 12th-man role. CENTERS: They're paying ROY HIBBERT like a franchise player, and he has the ability to control both ends of the court. The question is whether they'll now play him 30-plus minutes, or continue to use him as more of a part-time player . . . IAN MAHINMI should step in as a decent backup center . . . Rookie MILES PLUMLEE was a part-time player at Duke and is highly unlikely to contribute in his first season.
MIAMI: GUARDS: The regular season goal for DWYANE WADE is to just stay healthy. Even following knee surgery, he's still good enough to pile up numbers, but the minutes won't be there in the regular season . . . That's why the Heat brought in RAY ALLEN. He and Wade will share the floor at times, but Allen should primarily play off the bench. His role will be to knock down the wide-open threes Wade and LeBron James create . . . After all the big plays he made in the postseason, MARIO CHALMERS is entrenched as the starting point guard, despite being plagued by a bad hammy in the preseason . . . Super-quick NORRIS COLE looks like he'll become one of the NBA's better backup point guards . . . If he doesn't retire, the absurdly brittle MIKE MILLER will see limited regular-season minutes . . . TERREL HARRIS will likely make the team because he's willing to play defense. FORWARDS: While another title is their No. 1 priority, LeBRON JAMES has shown no need to rest during the regular season. He'll play full-time minutes and be in the thick of the MVP race . . . CHRIS BOSH remains integral to the offense with his ability to pull opposing bigs away from the basket. His stats don't reflect his actual value . . . SHANE BATTIER will continue to be a defensive specialist whose offensive role is limited to shooting open threes . . . UDONIS HASLEM is another guy who will get held back in the regular season. He should lead their low-post rotation . . . RASHARD LEWIS' knee problems have robbed him of athleticism . . . But Lewis should beat out fellow shooter JAMES JONES for a rotation spot . . . JARVIS VARNADO is a shot-blocking force with little to no offensive game. CENTERS: JOEL ANTHONY will continue to tag-team with Haslem in the middle. Anthony is an absolute negative on the offensive end, but he brings more size and shot-blocking than Haslem . . . DEXTER PITTMAN will be battling for a roster spot. Sexy Dexy has shown no signs of being an NBA-caliber player so far in his career . . . MICKELL GLADNESS is a better alternative than Pittman on both ends of the floor.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (INDIANA-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates with quotes, details. With AP Photos.)

*Pacers-Heat Preview* =====================

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Indiana At Miami, Game One, 8:30 p.m. EDT

MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights.

That's when Wade learned a valuable lesson: Never take playoff chances for granted.

Wade hurt his rib cage on a simple crossover dribble during that 2005 East title series, and the Heat season ended with a Game 7 home loss to Detroit. He's been to the East finals three times since, prevailing in them all, and on Wednesday will look to take a first step toward a fourth conference championship when the Heat play host to the Pacers in Game 1 of their playoff rematch from a year ago.

"I know I'm blessed to be going to the Eastern Conference finals for my fifth time," Wade said. "But I would like a lot more in my career. It's a good thing. We've been very successful in my tenure here. But I want more."

For Wade and Udonis Haslem, this marks five East finals appearances in nine years. For LeBron James, it's a fifth trip to this round in the past seven years, now three straight with Miami after a pair of trips to the East finals with Cleveland. For Ray Allen, it's a fourth East title-round trip in six years, the first three of those coming with Boston.

Experience, it all favors Miami.

For the Pacers, this is pretty much uncharted waters. Only one current Pacers player has ever appeared in a conference-final game, and that was backup big man Ian Mahinmi, who played exactly 71 seconds in one game of the 2011 West title series without so much as taking a shot. Nonetheless, the Pacers seem far from bothered by the fact that this stage is a new place for them.

"There's four teams left playing basketball in the NBA and this is something we've been looking forward to all year," Pacers forward David West said. "We lost to this team in the second round last year, so we've already gotten a step farther this season."

Indiana took Miami to six games last season, leading the series 2-1 at one point, and left an impact on the Heat with words, actions and play. The series was always physical, at times bloody, and it took some superb efforts by Wade and James for Miami - which was without Chris Bosh for 5 1/2 of those six games - to put the Pacers away.

It's not in the nature of either of these teams to back down from physicality, and tough play will almost certainly be a theme in this series. But if there's one thing the Pacers and Heat agree upon, it's that this series will be decided by execution, not intimidation.

"I think this will be about substance," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "This series has plenty to offer without hard fouls and trash-talking. It's going to be about basketball."

The Heat are overwhelming favorites, at least according to the Las Vegas oddsmakers, who apparently aren't putting much stock in that it was the Pacers who prevailed in two of the three meetings between the teams this season.

In turn, the Heat aren't putting much stock in expectations. Even though it's starting to seem like an annual event, getting to the conference final round, Heat players insist that it's still as big a deal now as it ever was.

"It's an opportunity for me to continue my dream and that's to compete for a championship," said James, the league's reigning MVP for the second straight year and fourth time overall. "I'm happy that I'm in the position I'm in, with great teammates and a great organization. I've just got to do my part."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was an assistant on that team - Shaquille O'Neal's initial season in Miami - that fully expected to be Finals-bound in 2005.

Then Wade got hurt, and everything changed.

"I let myself get too far ahead," Wade said. "I was thinking, `Championship, we're on our way.' I was riding the wave. It was awesome. Then it smacked me - Pow! - and it just takes one moment to change. Stupid. All I did was crossover. Did a stupid crossover pullup, I don't know what happened and it changed everything for us. That's when you learn, you don't know what's going to happen."

Wade isn't 100 percent this time around either, though has said in recent days that his bruised right knee is good enough for him to play. He doesn't even plan on missing any more practice time this season.

The Pacers have some mild injury concerns as well, with West dealing with an injury to his lower right leg and 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert needing a tape job on his right thumb after a hit in practice earlier this week. They're both expected to play Wednesday.

"I think it will be a good series," Pacers forward Paul George said. "Obviously, we remember what happened last year and it will be on our mind when we face this team. We're not just happy to get to this stage, we want to get past this one, too."

George has deservedly earned high marks this season for his offensive growth. The Pacers' hopes in this series might hinge upon his defense.

He went from guarding Carmelo Anthony in the second round to knowing that he'll be facing off plenty in this series against James - who Vogel called "the best player, the best offensive player in the world."

"He has to do the same kind of thing he did on Carmelo," Vogel said of George. "He has to come out and compete the best he can and do it without fouling."

James told teammates on Tuesday that he's raring to go, especially so since the Heat haven't played in about a week. He was working after practice on his floating jumpers, something he employed against the massiveness of Hibbert last season and a trick he won't be afraid to pull out and use again in this series.

"It's been go time," James said. "Since the playoffs started, it's been go time. And I love the way we've been playing so far."


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 10:59:17 AM EST.


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