I'm really not understanding this... People act like the Heat have a team full of first ballot hall of famers! News flash, the difference between the Heat and the Pacers is LEBRON JAMES! That's it! To a man, based on players, there is no huge disparity of talent down the line...
When the Heat role players are hitting shots, they are tough to beat, but that's with any team! When they aren't, i.e. Games 2-4, they are an average team with a MAJOR superstar! And, if they aren't hitting, LeBron is not as effective. Where was his low post dominance in game 4? It was benched due to the bricks his role players were jacking up.
Let everyone believe it's a cake walk, like there is a magic elixir the Heat are going to drink and all of a sudden shots are going to suddenly consistently drop! Ray Allen is doing what humans due, he is getting old in front of our eyes, he is missing shots he used to make and he is a liability on Defense. Wade is showing the effects of 10 years of being Slash or Crash or whatever his nickname is, he's banged up as hell and a 13ppg average for the playoffs from a 'superstar' shows this. He's like Roy Jones when his skills STARTED to decline, and his game is being exposed. He was a great athlete with some skills who could just dominate athletically. Take away his athletic advantages, and the fundaments aren't there...
Now, there is consistent scoring expected from Battier? Haslem? Cole? Birdman? Yeah, that's a murders row there.
If I am a Heat fan I am more concerned that the Pacers were able to split 2 games with George being bottled up by foul trouble and playing like shit! All this conspiracy theory shit is for the birds... No one is talking about how George has been in foul trouble the past two games? Like if you are a superstar you should get a pass and just be able to run around fouling and shit and not have it called because you have 5 already? That's bullshit and an entitled mentality that has cost many a team!!!
Miami better wake up soon! There have been many upsets through the years and this has the potential to be another one....