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MIAMI -- Before the Miami Heat try to take a 2-0 series lead Friday in the Eastern Conference finals against Indiana, Chris Bosh had a confession to make about the closing seconds of his team's overtime win in the opener. He was never an option. ...

When the Miami Heat faced the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs last season, the series featured two suspensions, a host of flagrant fouls and plenty of blood. It appears the Eastern Conference finals between the teams is already heating up.

In Part 1 of 2, Zach Lowe joins Bill to break down the Heat's overtime Game 1 win, the Spurs' two-game lead in the West, and the free-agent market. In Part 2 of 2, ESPN's Brian Windhorst joins Bill to talk about whether the Cavs might trade the no. 1...

Pacers-Heat Preview

The Heat squeak through Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers thanks to weird tactical stuff including the crunch time benching of Roy Hibbert. ESPN's Tom Haberstroh and Israel Gutierrez discuss the lessons of the opener, and nam...

LeBron James thinks Michael Jordan's scouting report on him is wrong. And James keeps proving it.

Mornings like these make the NBA so much fun, especially when the debate touches on concrete strategy rather than abstractions. On the surface, whether Pacers coach Frank Vogel should have left Roy Hibbert on the floor during crucial, late-game de...

He's the Indiana University professor who got young Mark Cuban interested in advanced analytics, a pioneer of adjusted plus/minus, and a man who says some coaching moves in these playoffs have been flat wrong....

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You'll find takes on moments you might've missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Force of Nature (All GIFs by...

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

In case you were busy concocting an elaborate theory in which the film The Faculty exists as a prequel within the Fast & Furious universe, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday: LeBron James had a triple-double and scored the game-winnin...

Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West shares his thoughts on how to get over a close loss in the playoffs, LeBron James, the Heat's roster, Dwight Howard's demeanor and more. West ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst weighs in on LeBron James' performance in t...

Tom Haberstroh answers questions from Game 1 of Heat-Pacers, including "What was Vogel thinking?"

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Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: So you think Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel had a difficult time getting over taking Roy Hibbert out in the third quarter of Game 2 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals? What he did i...

• ESPN's Dan Le Batard dishes on Pacers-Heat, LeBron James' game-winning shot, Frank Vogel's performance, Dwyane Wade, Roy Hibbert, Paul George and more. Le Batard • ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry weighs in on Pacers-Heat, LeBron James' per...

Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY SportsLeBron James made a buzzer-beater with no time remaining to defeat the Pacers in Game 1.What can't LeBron James do? Score 30 points? Check. Triple-double? No problem. Game winner at the buzzer? Sure. LeBron ...