It wasn't until 10:45 was left in the fourth quarter of Game 2 that the Miami Heat captured their first lead of the match against the Indiana Pacers.
It lasted exactly 11 seconds long. The next two leads then came with 7:35 and 3:31 remaining on the clock. The combined length of time Miami was able to maintain those leads wasn't even four minutes.
Now, mind you, this is coming off a come-from-behind Game 1 victory for the Heat that the Pacers were so successfully able to dictate with their style of play that Chris Bosh would later tell the Sun Sentinel of the contest: "We got away with that one, that's how we feel."
Needless to say, this series may only be two games old. And the Heat aren't exactly in a position of weakness despite playing their next two games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, where the Pacers have yet to lose in these playoffs. But the reality that should be setting in by now is that this Indiana team is the toughest opponent Miami has faced in the playoffs since the inception of the Big Three era.
Now, on one hand, that isn't exactly a bold statement.
After all, the majority of Miami's ...
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