Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Sports

Finals now a mere victory away for the Heat, while Pacers hoping home-court edge forces Game 7

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • cda9df41-Pacers Heat Basketball
    Image 1 of 2

    Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) drives between Indiana Pacers guard D.J. Augustin (14) and forward Paul George (24) during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (The Associated Press)

  • 593061d1-Pacers Heat Basketball
    Image 2 of 2

    Indiana Pacers forward David West (21) and center Roy Hibbert (55) react to a call during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (The Associated Press)

MIAMI – For the Miami Heat, it's a chance to go to the NBA Finals.

For the Indiana Pacers, it's a chance to show if they're any closer to unseating the Heat atop the Eastern Conference.

The East finals could end on Saturday night, if the Heat find a way to go into Indianapolis and win Game 6 against the Pacers. That's what happened in their second-round series last year, when the teams split the first four games, Miami won Game 5 at home and then went on the road to close out Indiana.

Pacers star Paul George says Game 6 will determine how much his team has grown. Meanwhile, LeBron James and the Heat want their next home game to be Game 1 of the finals, not Game 7 with Indiana.