Tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET the Miami Heat will attempt to eliminate the No. 1 seed Indiana Pacers from postseason play for the second time in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Tonight, however, the game will be played in Miami. Watch the matchup on ESPN or live stream it free by clicking this link. Heat fans can find the radio broadcast on 790 The Ticket, while Pacers fans can do the same on 1070 The Fan.
A game after inciting LeBron James' wrath with comments about his "weakness," Pacers guard Lance Stephenson stole headlines again by blowing in King James' ear, and sneaking into a Miami Heat huddle with head coach Erik Spoelstra.
"Just playing ball, man, having fun and enjoying the moment," Stephenson said. "People are in my huddle all the time. Every player in the NBA does that. That's nothing," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "Blowing in his face probably crosses the line. That's not really who we are. We want to be a competitive team, but we don't want to cross the line."
His on-court games drew focus away from a transcendent Paul George performance, though, which is a bigger deal for the Pacers. George had 37 points (16-of-28) six rebounds and two assists, by far his best game of the series.
The next positive development in Game 5 was a bounce back showing from Roy Hibbert, who scored 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the winning effort.
The bad news? LeBron only played 24 minutes due to constant foul trouble and the Pacers still only eked the win out by three points. Very bizarre game," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. "Weird game. But it's over."
Now the Heat get their best shot at eliminating Indiana in their final home game of the series. "It's Game 6," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. "It's our Game 7."
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