By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
For Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem, this marks five East finals appearances in nine years. For LeBron James, it's a fifth trip to this round in the past seven years, now three straight with Miami after a pair of trips to the East finals with Cleveland. For Ray Allen, it's a fourth East title-round trip in six years, the first three of those coming with Boston.
This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals.
Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks.
Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation.
Demanding as New Yorkers can be, it doesn't take much to keep Knicks fans happy.
The Indiana Pacers finally showed they could win in Atlanta.
Pacers forward Paul George spent the past summer turning himself into a better player.
Paul George had 29 points and 13 rebounds, D.J. Augustin scored 18 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 89-81 on Wednesday night.
Indiana needs to find a long-term replacement for Danny Granger.
Indiana needs to find a long-term replacement for Danny Granger.
It's not often that a player uses the word "ecstatic" to describe leaving a playoff team to join a lottery team. A.J. Price did.
Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
Larry Bird called the Indiana Pacers soft. His team agreed. LeBron James thought otherwise.
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On the plane ride home from Indiana, Miami guard Dwyane Wade was watching a LeBron James highlight tape. It was otherwise known as Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
"He has to do the same kind of thing he did on Carmelo," Vogel said of George. "He has to come out and compete the best he can and do it without fouling."
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"I think this will be about substance," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "This series has plenty to offer without hard fouls and trash-talking. It's going to be about basketball."
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