Your Miami Heat come home to play the Pacers on Sat 2/25, 8 PM, in Miami, AAA.
Starting line-up:
Goran Dragic - Dion Waiters - Rod McGruder - Luke Babbitt - Hassan Whiteside
Bench: Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Okaro White, James Johnson, Willie Reed, Udonis Haslem
Injured: Chris Bosh, Justise Winslow, Josh McRoberts
Pacers:
Teague - Miles - George - Young - Turner
Miami (26-32) is in 9th place 4 games behind the Pacers (30-28) who are in 6th. Miami is two games behind the Detroit Pistons (28-30) and 3 games behind the Bulls (29-29).
The Pacers are 4-6 over their last 10 games. Miami is 8-2 and 15 of their last 17. Previously we were 11-30.
This year we have played the Pacers once, on Dec 14, beating them 95-89 at home. Aside from tonight’s game we also play the Pacers in Indiana on Mar 12.
We are currently on a 3-game winning streak. The longest Pacers streak was 12 games that ended in 2005. Miami doesn’t win often in the Field House and have lost their last 9 games there. Our last victory in Indiana was Feb 14, 2012.
Here is the historic head to head, which has to be one of the craziest displays of home field advantage in the league:
44 wins - 60 losses
9 wins-43 losses in Indiana.
35 wins-17 losses in Miami
Miami has won 3 of the 4 playoff series with the Pacers, including our last 3.
4-2 (2014)
4-3 (2013)
4-2 (2012)
2-4 (2004)
The Heat:
The Pacers:
Indiana, of course, has never won an NBA championship, only 3 ABA championships, the last in 1973. These championships were like those soccer tournaments where every kid has to get a trophy.
Miami has won so many NBA championships that we have problems finding trophy storage space.
Charms:
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