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Although it was in a season where some of the Easern Conference elite were struggling through injuries, the Indiana Pacers emerged as a threat in the powerful top half of the East.

Following the deflating end of the season for the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, the players began decompressing, dealing with defeat and the realization that the frenetic season that had so many high points was suddenly over.

Wade scored 41 points, LeBron James chipped in 28 and the Heat finished off the Indiana Pacers, locking up a return trip to the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 victory in Game 6 on Thursday night.

First off I would like to congratulate the Pacers for a tremendous season. They far exceeded any expectations by anyone.

OVER. LeBron realizes how crucial this game is, and after putting up 30 in a blowout and 40 the game before, I'm going to go with that he absolutely explodes tonight.

Danny Granger started this. Danny Granger can end it. Maybe not in storybook fashion, but certainly better than it stands right now.

Each week, we'll ask our stable of scribes to weigh in on the three most important NBA topics of the day - and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below.

Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat brought out another big performance from LeBron James , who scored 30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists in Miami's 115-83 pummeling of the Pacers.

Miami came back from an 8 point defect to win Game 4 by 8, and tie the series back up at 2-2. Last game, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James impressively combined for 70 points, but the reality is that the Heat are going to need them to keep doing that.

When this season started, if someone said that the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers would be tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals most people would laugh it off.

"Do you try to trade Deng or Noah to get into a pretty good draft this season? Rarely do teams trade lottery picks for players.

The Indiana Pacers would have to be out of their mind to dump Danny Granger for the Hornets' Eric Gordon.

Leandro Barbosa, Darren Collison and other Pacers provided some strong minutes, but it wasn't enough to give Indiana a 3-1 lead.

Indiana Pacers guard and Indianapolis native George Hill has partnered with Community Health Network to be the face of the Community Sports Medicine program.

The Indiana Pacers are the best story in the playoffs. Yeah, we all love seeing Timmy dominate the Clippers , but who didn't see that coming.

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, front, and Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger battle for a loose ball during the first half of Game 3 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Indianapolis.

The Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers just might do the unthinkable and ruin the NBA 's dream Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.

Through the NBA Playoffs, there have been three other players on the Indiana Pacer roster that average more points than Roy Hibbert.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was nestled on a corner bench in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course, thinking back to a time when he was nothing more than a young man trying to make a living in the horse... Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was nestled on a corner bench in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course, thinking ... (more)

Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3... Tony Parker scored 22 points on his 30th birthday, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles ... (more)