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With a successful and entertaining over, the true fun can finally begin. The off-season, for me at least, may be even funner than the regular season.

Point guard Darren Collison, still in uniform, sat in his chair staring across the locker room Thursday night after the Indiana Pacers' season ended with a loss to the Miami Heat in Game 6. Collison was frustrated.

Beating the Pacers without Chris Bosh took six games and a chunk of flesh from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who were superb yet also gassed.

With the NBA draft lottery only a few days away, the draft talk is heating up, and workouts are finally getting started.

Remember when the Heat were routed by the Pacers in game three and panic ensued? Then LeBron had one of those memorable performances , and the Heat followed it up with 61 percent shooting in a game five rout .

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

That was the message the Indiana Pacers had after the Miami Heat coach implied the Pacers targeted LeBron James and Dwyane Wade with hard fouls.

For the Pacers, it's a case of opportunity gained and lost. Or, to put it in a way that only Indianapolis can understand, they had an early lead on the racetrack and just got lapped.

MIAMI – Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird doesn’t do a lot of interviews. He prefers to stay in the background and let his players get the attention.

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Percentages: FG .337, FT .739. 3-Point Goals: 6-21, .286 . Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 10 .

If you're named the NBA 's Executive of the Year, is there no filter as to what you're allowed to say about any team? Apparently that rule doesn't apply to Larry Bird, who vented his frustration to reporters after the Pacers were annihilated by the Miami Heat in Game 5 on Tuesday as the series now shifts back to Indiana for a must-win situation.

Tens of thousands of students marched through the streets of Montreal on Tuesday to mark 100 days since the movement against higher tuition fees began.

The Indiana Pacers don't lack for confidence as they head to Miami for Game 5 with the Miami Heat .

MIAMI -- The Indiana Pacers had a chance to lead by more than seven points at the end of the first quarter of their Game 4 loss to the Miami Heat.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James dunks in front of Indiana Pacers' George Hill , Roy Hibbert and Paul George during the second half of Game 4 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Indianapolis.

Juwan Howard's 39. Lance Stephenson's a 21-year-old rookie. Neither is in the playing rotation for the Heat or Pacers, and both only get on the court in garbage time.

Two years ago, prior to the draft, I wrote a rather lengthy fan post detailing the many reasons why Wolves should draft Paul George .

The Indiana Pacers have a decent shot at reaching the NBA Finals, but forward thinking tells me that restricted free agent Eric Gordon would be an excellent addition to the team in 2012-2013. There was some talk about Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon getting a max offer this summer, possibly from Indiana.

Q: What does this insect have in common with a horse conch, a Key lime pie and a sabal palm? A:... Miami Heat forward LeBron James dunks in front of the Indiana Pacers' George Hill , Roy Hibbert and Paul George today.