The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers are just a pair of wins away from the Eastern Conference Finals showdown that so many expected heading into the 2013-14 season.
That was supposed to be a fantastic series, a battle between offense and defense as LeBron James attempted to hold off the young and hungry Pacers. Paul George was becoming a bona fide superstar, and the rest of the team was sure to be eager in its attempt to avenge its Game 7 loss from the previous season.
But then, the second half of the season happened.
The Pacers experienced an Icarian fall from grace, and things went from bad to worse during the playoffs. Indiana needed seven games to get by the sub-.500 Atlanta Hawks, and it escaped by the skin of its teeth. Things have gone more smoothly against the Washington Wizards, but even that minor revival hasn't given the Heat much to fear.
While the Pacers—owners of the No. 1 seed, in case their play has made you forget—have been struggling, the Heat have been steamrolling through the competition, sweeping the Charlotte Bobcats and then winning three of the first four ...
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Why Miami Heat Have No Reason to Fear the Indiana Pacers Revival
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