Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel does not believe an overhaul of the Pacers strategy is necessary to come back from their 2-1 Eastern Conference finals deficit. He believes that his team just needs to execute the game plan better, come tip off for Game 4, scheduled for tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The game will be shown on TNT and can be live streamed here for free. Heat fans can catch the radio broadcast at 560 WQAM while Pacers fans can check out 1070 The Fan.
Another scheme Vogel said he would try will be more creative double teams of LeBron James, who took over Game 3 by posting up Paul George and scoring with his back to the basket.
"We've got to do a better job on the ball, we've got to be more active on our helps and we've got to double (LeBron James) more," Vogel said. "We're not going to double him every time he touches the ball, but we'll look at some things and try to break his rhythm."
The Game 3 win could prove pivotal for the Heat, as a win tonight would then force a do-or-die Game 5 for the Pacers in Miami. When asked about playing on the road as opposed to home, Heat guard Dwyane Wade said the difference is very big. "Coming on the road is tougher," Wade said. "At home you can make mistakes and get away with it, but on the road you can't make as many mistakes and you have to give yourself a chance. That's all you can do."
For the Pacers to avoid a must-win Game 5 road game, they must treat Game 4 with the same intensity. George, who has emerged in this series as the Pacers' leader and go-to guy, said, "It sucks playing with our backs against the wall, but that's the situation. We knew that's how the champions would respond. But every game is going to get tougher and tougher. It's going to get tougher to score and we have to learn to adjust on the floor."
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