The Miami Heat will travel for Game 1 of their best of seven Eastern conference finals playoff series against the Indiana Pacers as they meet in an NBA pro basketball game set for Sunday afternoon.
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Start time from Indiana is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.
The NBA wagering odds for Game 1 have the road team Miami Heat favored by -2 points with a total lined at 181 points.
The teams met four times this regular season with each team winning twice on their home court. Indiana defeated Miami at home on December 10th by the score of 90-84 favored by -3 ½ points and over 3 ½ months later defeated the Heat at home 84-83 as a -2 point wagering favorite.
Miami advances into the Eastern conference finals after disposing of the Brooklyn Nets in five games. The Heat is coming off the 96-94 home victory on Wednesday in Game 5 to the Brooklyn Nets as a -7 point wagering favorite. The game total went over 189 points.
The team rallied with a late fourth quarter run to beat the Nets as they outscored Brooklyn 30-19 in the final stanza. Miami shot 43.3% from the floor and made 9 of 29 three point attempts. LeBron James had 29 points and nine rebounds as he made 6 of his 14 shots and 15 of 17 from the line. Dwyane Wade chipped in with 28 points as he made 10 of 18 shots. Miami allowed 47.4% shooting to Brooklyn along with 8 of 22 from three. Free throw shooting aided the Heat to victory as they made 29 of 31 shots.
Indiana enters the Eastern conference finals after eliminating the Washington Wizards in six games. The Pacers come off the 93-80 road victory on Friday in Game 6 to the Washington Wizards as a +4 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total finished at under 181 points.
The Pacers jumped out to the 52-40 lead at the half in victory. They shot 51.4% from the field and connected on just 2 of 10 three pointers. David West had 29 points and six rebounds on 13 of 26 shooting. Lance Stephenson had 17 points and eight rebounds as he made 8 of his 13 shots. Indiana had a good defensive effort as they give up just 39.2% shooting and 2 of 18 from three to the Wizards.
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