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Pacers Beat Wizards; Prevent Miami Heat From Making the Playoffs
With a dramatic 99-95 double overtime win over the Washington Wizards, the Indiana Pacers are one step closer towards making the playoffs while their win also meant the Miami Heat don’t have any chance anymore of making the postseason.
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Washington Wizards – Desperation Brings Out the Best
On the verge of elimination from the playoffs, the Washington Wizards brought out their best basketball to humiliate the Indiana Pacers on their own home court, making it a 2-3 series thanks to a 102-79 win that wasn’t even that close, beginning with the dominance of Marcin Gortat and backed up by John Wall Finally showing up when he’s needed the most.
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Wizards Over Pacers – That Was Embarrassing
Back and forth we go in the weird playoffs the Indiana Pacers are having. Losing at home by 23 points (102-79) to the Washington Wizards seems to be something of a low point. Marcin Gortat destroyed anyone, including Roy Hibbert, standing in his path, helping his team staying alive with a game 5 win to make it a 2-3 series, taking it back to D.C.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 5 Predictions (Clippers vs Thunder, Wizards vs Pacers)
In one series, game 5 might mean the end of the road for one team: The Indiana Pacers host the Washington Wizards while holding a 3-1 lead in the conference semifinals over the visitors. The other series has been too close to call, as the Los Angeles Clippers travel to play the Oklahoma City Thunder with the series tied at 2-2.
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Indiana Pacers – Defense Wins Championships
Great defense is the cornerstone to a title run in the NBA and however you feel about the kind of offense the Indiana Pacers are doing, their defense in game 3, leading to a 85-63 win over the Washington Wizards, is what makes them still, despite everything that’s happened to them in these playoffs, a championship contender.
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Indiana Pacers – The Center They Need
The flowchart of these playoffs have turned Roy Hibbert into one of the most talked about players in the nation, mostly negative things. In game of the conference semifinals, he put all the criticisms and problems behind him to have a huge night, helping out the Indiana Pacers even things with the Washington Wizards after two games, winning 86-82.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 2 Predictions (Clippers vs Thunder, Wizards vs Spurs)
Game 2 of the Conference semifinals has two home teams in the same situation: Avoiding getting into big trouble, as the Oklahoma City Thunder try to bounce back from the opening loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, and the same goes for the Indiana Pacers, hoping to even things out against the Washington Wizards.
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Washington Wizards – Embracing the Challenge
Feeling of deja vu as the Indiana Pacers once again drop game 1 of a series, this time in the conference semifinals, facing the red hot Washington Wizards, coming away with a 102-96 road victory, carried by the excellent shooting of Bradley Beal and Trevor Ariza.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 1 Predictions (Clippers vs Thunder, Wizards vs Pacers)
The NBA playoffs can finally move on to the conference semifinals, beginning with one from each conference: The Los Angeles Clippers in the potentially explosive matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Washington Wizards with the potentially still confusing Indiana Pacers.