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Highlight Of The Night: Roy Hibbert's double-double of 29 points and 10 boards led the Pacers to a 97-93 Game 2 win over the Heat.

David Thorpe ranks playoff MVPs weekly. Last week Marc Gasol topped the list, but the big Spaniard has been toppled by players from Paris and Akron.

The Heat squeak through Game 1 against the Pacers thanks in part to weird tactical stuff including the crunch time benching of Roy Hibbert. Also, we name the dirtiest player of Game 1. ESPN's Tom Haberstroh and Israel Gutierrez discuss.

Kurt Rambis breaks down the Heat's game-winning possession in Game 1 and why Roy Hibbert wasn't on the court.

Highlight Of The Night: Despite 18 of Paul George's 27 points coming in the fourth quarter and overtime, LeBron James' game winner and triple-double lifted the Heat to a 103-102 Game 1 win.

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.

The Pacers have been below the radar almost all year -- even in Indianapolis. But they head into the East finals as the Heat's most ardent rivals. Jared Wade of 8 Points, 9 Seconds weighs in.

Wayne Winston is the Indiana professor who got a young Mark Cuban interested in advanced analytics and a pioneer of adjusted plus/minus. Who does he think is going to win it all?

Spike Lee joins First Take to discuss the New York Knicks' series loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Following the Knicks closely has made things rough all week for Eddie Huang's stomach. He's feeling a little better today. Also, how much would you pay to sit courtside in a beanbag?

One of the smallest players in these playoffs, Stephen Curry, has topped the list thus far. But now one of the biggest, Marc Gasol, is taking over. Also, Thorpe's struggles with Seinfeld trivia come down to crunch time. Will he pull out the victory?

Kurt Rambis breaks down the Knicks' 85-75 win over the Pacers.

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez on the 'myth of momentum' and whether the Knicks can reestablish their identity formed during the regular season.

Great scorers vs. great defense, who wins? Also, Kevin Durant taking too many contested shots? And a David Thorpe vs. Marc Stein trivia showdown.

Al Horford, Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless discuss the comments Tyson Chandler made about the Knicks' meager offensive output in Game 3 against the Pacers.

LeBron James? Kevin Durant? Joakim Noah? Marc Gasol? Tony Parker? Stephen Curry? Mike Conley? David Thorpe names his MVP of the playoffs so far.