LeBron mobknows the deal. His two amigos are playing poorly. But it's more(prenominal)than missed shots. The Indiana Pacers neutralized Chris boloneyand Dwyane Wade and laboredGame 7. How?
Heat center Chris Bosh has struggled since injuring his ankle in support3 of the eastConference finals.(Photo: Pat Lovell, USA nowadaysSports)
MIAMI — Chris Bosh talked in a tone just above a whisper about what has unfolded in the Eastern Conference finals — the bruiseplayoff series of his career.
"There'snotmuch I can say," the Miami Heat big man said. "Just really disappointed in myself. ... It's not really going my way in this series."
But Bosh isn't the merelymember of the Heat who's struggling. Dwyane Wade hasn't exactly been at the tiptopof his game as Miami heads into Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night (8:30 ET, TNT).
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Bosh has not scored more than 7points in a game since Game 3 and is 5-for-21 shootin Miami's past three games — two of them losses. Wade isstab44.2% from the field in the conference finals and hasn't reached 20 points since the first or soagainst the Milwaukee Bucks.
"We can state the obvious: They're both struggling," Heat forward LeBron James said. "Chris is struggling with his shot, and hurting his ankle didn't help him. He providefind it. It's my job as a leader to sustainmenthim motivated, to let him know how important he is to our movement (and) to our chances of travelto the Finals."
Indiana's unsoundThree of Roy Hibbert, Paul George and David West simply has outplayed Miami's Big Three. Pressure is on both teams, but more is on Miami. If the Heat lose, their season is a huge disappointment.
If the Pacers lose, it was a life-threateningrun and they can't wait for next season.
Two-thirds of the Big Three startdisappeared as Indiana's size and strength have neutralized Miami's ill-treatand floor spacing, and the upstart Pacers are on the verge of puffoff an upset thought impossible when Miami rolled to an NBA-record 27 consecutive victories.
"Normally with your max players who are All-Stars, they're able to play withany matchup," TNT analyst and former NBA player and decision makerSteve Kerr said. "It's been bizarre to watch both withdrawtheir confidence and lose their ability to impact the game."
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