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The Indiana Pacers came close to dethroning the Miami Heat in the 2013
postseason after stretching them to full seven games in the East Finals.
We’re at that point of the playoffs again and this time the Pacers have an
added weapon: homecourt advantage after topping the regular season in the
East.
溜馬在去年季後賽經過七場血戰後，差一點阻止了熱火的二連霸，而現在，我們再次來到
了東區冠軍戰，這次，溜馬多了一項武器：主場優勢。
Will it be enough to oust LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest
of the Heat?
主場優勢足夠成為溜馬打敗熱火的關鍵嗎?
3 Keys for a Pacers Upset Over the Heat:
三個關鍵決定溜馬能不能勝過熱火：
Dominant Roy Hibbert
The tallest Heat player is Greg Oden but it appears he’s out of the rotation
of Erik Spoelstra. Can the likes of Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen contain
Hibbert on offense? Or first things first, which Hibbert will play in this
series? The good one has dominated the Heat in the past and the bad one
struggled against the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards in this postseason.
具有統治力的西博：
熱火最高的球員是歐登，但很明顯他不在波帥的輪值裡面，而哈斯倫跟鳥人有辦法在防守
上扛住西博嗎？但更重要的是，西博在這系列能表現的如何？他可以像去年一樣統治熱火
的禁區，卻也可以在打老鷹跟巫師時，變成一個大三零。
Homecooking in Indiana
The Pacers already lost four home games in this postseason. They can’t
afford to lose more against the defending champions. They MUST protect
homecourt advantage if they want to have a chance. The first two games
will be crucial as a win by the Heat will mean a split entering Games 3
and 4 in Miami.
主場優勢
溜馬在季後賽已經在主場輸了四次。而在對陣熱火時，他們一定要極力避免在主場輸球，
好好保護自己的主場優勢才有機會擊敗熱火。
Superstar George
Similar to the pressure on Hibbert, the Pacers will need Paul George to step
up especially as he’s up against the best player in the planet. If George
is consistent in his scoring, at least that sorts of neutralizes LeBron’s
offensive output. And on defense, if he can at least contain LeBron—or limit
him to either just a playmaker or just a scorer… it would already be a small
victory for the Pacers, which will have a better chance of beating the Heat
without a dominant James.
變身成巨星的24號
就像西博一樣，溜馬需要喬治挺身而出去對抗地表上最強的籃球員。如果喬治在進攻面能
抵銷LBJ的得分，而在防守上，他能限制LBJ的發揮，不讓他帶動整個熱火的攻勢，溜馬才
有機會能打敗熱火。
Despite the top seeding in the East, the Pacers are considered (rightfully)
the underdog in this series. They are priced 4.05 to win this best-of-seven
affair against the Heat favourites by 1.25. Even in the opening game the
spread is set at +2.5 for the ‘dogs Pacers.
儘管是東區第一種子，溜馬在這個系列戰卻不被看好，他們的賠率儘有4.05，而熱火是
1.25，就算是溜馬主場的第一場比賽，溜馬也被讓了2.5分。
Are the books totally disrespecting Indiana with these lines? Or is Miami
just that good?
溜馬是不是被小看了呢? 還是邁阿密真的那麼強大？
心得：
溜馬在這個系列中不被看好，跟我所想的不太一樣，不過溜馬在季後賽表現的真的很差，
感覺是靠對手打不好才過關的，但如果能回到最佳的狀態，還是很有機會一拼阿！季後賽
是印證巨星的時刻，究竟24號能不能承擔起整個城市的希望呢？
翻議有錯請指正，謝謝！