The Miami Heat fell to the Indiana Pacers in game 5, but in reality it was sort of a moral victory. The Miami Heat lost by two points, and LeBron James sat out majority of the game due to foul trouble.
I can put my last dollar on it and say that Paul George will not out score James by 30 points, so that alone makes up the point discrepancy that Miami faced in game 5. The Heat are in familiar territory going back home to American Airlines Arena for game 6. It will be important to close out the Pacers at home since the Heat doesn’t have the luxury of having the home court advantage.
The Pacers are an unpredictable bunch, so it is unknown how they will respond to the pressure. I’m no psychic, but I expect them to wilt under pressure as they did in game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.
Despite losing the Heat are still in command of the series, and soon enough Paul George and the Pacers will have all summer long to go fishing.
