Tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET the top-seeded Indiana Pacers will try and push their Eastern Conference Finals lead to 2-0 over the Miami Heat on ESPN, in NBA Playoffs action that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Pacers fans can hear the game on 1070 The Fan, while Heat fans may find the radio broadcast on 790 The Ticket.
LeBron James put the brunt of the blame for Miami's Game 1 loss on himself, despite a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds that jumps off the stat page. "My approach is the same every game, try to put pressure on the defense, try to get to the free-throw line to help us win," James said. "I got to the rim, I got my shots going, but I've got to do a little more, too."
James' comments didn't surprise his Pacers counterpart Paul George, who is tasked with guarding James for most of the game. "He (James) will shoulder everything. I think he's going to be much more aggressive with the ball," George said.
"I think he's going to be looking to make more plays, looking to shoot more shots and really looking to get guys going. It's going to be a tough night for me, but that's part of the league."
Another player who needs to ramp up his performance is Heat big man Chris Bosh, whose stellar 3-point shooting this postseason deserted him. Bosh finished with just nine points in 32 minutes, and he was 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.
Bosh was also bullied down low by a resurgent Roy Hibbert, who piled up 19 points and nine rebounds while attempting 13 free throws. Hibbert's production is crucial vs. Miami, as he represents Indiana's biggest advantage (literally and figuratively). The entire starting five hit double-digits in scoring though, as Miami's normally stingy defense allowed 107 points.
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