Tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET the Indiana Pacers will try to steal Game 4 on the road against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals and avoid a crippling 3-1 series deficit. Watch the game on ESPN or live stream it free by clicking this link. Heat fans can find the game on 790 The Ticket, while Pacers fans may do the same on 1070 The Fan.
The stakes were raised prior to this gam when Pacers guard Lance Stephenson insinuated LeBron James is "weak." Stephenson questioned LeBron's mental state after James trash talked him a bit earlier in the series and it will be a storyline no matter what LeBron does to downplay it.
"Winning the game is more important," James said. "I understand what the main goal is."
Still, Stephenson's words are eyebrow-raising. "To me, I think it's a sign of weakness," Stephenson said.
"He never used to say anything to me. I always used to be the one who said, 'I'm going to do something to get you mad.' Now he's trying to do it to me. So I feel like it's a weakness. I feel like I'm doing something right because I'm getting under his skin, but I've definitely got to keep stepping up to the plate and be more aggressive when he does that."
While Indiana's behind in the series, Stephenson has played well with averaged of 17.3 points, seven rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. Pacers coach Frank Vogel seemed to find no issues with Stephenson's bravado.
"The little brother spends his whole life getting beat up by the big brother, getting beaten in sports, sporting events, 1-on-1 basketball and what-not," Vogel said. "All those years of getting beat up builds him up to the point where he ultimately takes on the big brother."
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