The dust has settled, and the opponent has been set.
For the fifth time in franchise history, the HEAT will face the Pacers in the playoffs. And while a lot has changed since Miami and Indy last met in the postseason in 2014, Erik Spoelstra knows that one thing will remain the same.
“You have two competitive franchises that [have] playoff history,” Spoelstra said. “We wouldn’t expect anything less than great, great competition from the Indiana Pacers organization.”
In the regular season, the HEAT went 3-1 against the Pacers, with the lone loss coming on Friday in a game where both teams rested a bunch of regular rotation players.