Pacers wake up from playoff slump, pound Heat in Game 1 of ECF

Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers: Postgame Grades and Analysis for Game 1. Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images. 4.6K. Reads. 42. Comments. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 107-96 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Sunday afternoon.

It made for a sobering reminder of just how difficult last year's championship run really was and how much work the Heat has ahead of itself to win three in a row. Miami's 107-96 loss to the Indiana Pacers felt like an extension of last year's back-and

They took the first step Sunday, when Paul George finished with 24 points and seven assists, David West added 19 points and seven rebounds, and suddenly surging Indiana led wire-to-wire in a 107-96 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern 

That's the word Shane Battier used for all the chatter about the troubled Indiana Pacers, about them struggling and splintering, about them presenting no problems for the Miami Heat in this postseason. The veteran forward wasn't alone, either. It

Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers: Postgame Grades and Analysis for Game 1. Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images. 4.6K. Reads. 42. Comments. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 107-96 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Sunday afternoon.