Paul George gets MVP hype as Pacers-Heat hits Game 7

Indiana's loud fans chanted "Heat Are Floppers!" sporadically throughout the second half, urging the Pacers to play harder, to defend better and to make another trip home. The only way they can do that is if they reach the NBA Finals for the first timeNow, the Heat lead the Pacers 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, and Game 6 is Saturday in Indianapolis (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT). As good as Indiana has been, it faces a discouraging proposition: win consecutive games against a team that hasn't lost two in aFor the moment, the Heat can take some comfort in their 3-2 series advantage. But that momentary edge doesn't erase the fact that Wade has hit the 20-point mark just once in this year's playoffs, and has been particularlyIn Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers did exactly that to the Miami Heat. Aside from good 3-point shooting by the Heat (10 of 18

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