INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Heat covered their eyes and counted slowly to 10, then 20, then 30. They gave the Indiana Pacers every chance to flee, scatter and hide, before starting to seek. The Pacers could have gotten so lost, so far away, that the Heat would have called off the search, at least until late spring.
Instead, upon opening their eyes, the Heat find Indiana—having stumbled backward—slouching right in front of them.
"I miss the Pacers," Chris Bosh said late Monday night, after Miami's win against Portland and Indiana's loss to Chicago pulled the Heat within two games of the East's top spot, and just one in the loss column. "It's coming down to a photo finish. We have a unique opportunity. No matter what's happened this whole season, we're within striking distance. We've been putting the No. 1 seed off. It's here. And it will be a great playoff atmosphere. And I can't wait to play there Wednesday."
Photo finish? Perhaps, though lately, neither horse has had much gallop in its gait. Each team has dropped seven of its past 12. The Pacers can't score. The Heat, at times, don't defend.
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Miami Heat Should Savor Shot to Deal Indiana Pacers a Psychological Blow
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