With a Miami Heat loss Saturday night to the Atlanta Hawks, the Indiana Pacers regained the top seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference and took a full-game lead after a 102-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With a win by the Indiana Pacers over the Milwaukee Bucks and a loss of the Miami Heat by way of the Memphis Grizzlies, it will be a showdown Friday night between the two teams.
With a 102-91 win over the New York Knicks and an Indiana loss to Atlanta on Sunday, the Miami Heat remained the top seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
Kevin Durant hit for 41 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who lost to the Phoenix Suns, 122-115, last night. But it was a record-setting night for the Thunder superstar.
It's been a disastrous month for the Indiana Pacers, who got blown away at home by the San Antonio Spurs (winners of a franchise-record 18 straight) 103-77 last night.
It was a battle of the Beasts of the East, and the Indiana Pacers held off the Miami Heat 84-84 last night to remain the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Paul George led Indiana with 23 points and big man Roy Hibbert added 21 in the Pacers' win...