The Miami Heat will be out for the series clinching victory as they take the court in Game 6 of their best of seven Eastern conference playoffs as they face the Indiana Pacers in a pro basketball contest on Saturday night. Tip off time from Indiana is set for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT TV.
The betting odds from Game 6 have the road team Miami Heat favored by -2 points with an over under line of 182 points. There has been no movement in the betting lines since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The Miami Heat are on the verge of advancing into the NBA Finals as they take the 3-2 lead in the Eastern conference finals following a game six 90-79 home victory against the Indiana Pacers as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 185 ½ points.
Behind by four points at the half to the Pacers the Miami Heat came out with a dominant performance in the third period by outscoring Indiana by a 30-13 margin that led to victory. Miami shot 50.7% from the floor and made 7 of 18 from three point range. The team got to the free throw line just 12 times and made only 7 shots. The Heat had eight less turnovers than Indiana. LeBron James led Miami with 30 points along with six assists as he made 13 of 26 shots and played over 44 minutes. Udonis Haslem gave the Heat a necessary lift as he produced 16 points on a very good 8 of 9 shooting from the floor. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade combined for 17 points on 6 of 15 from the field. Miami is an outstanding offensive team as they lead the NBA with 49.6% shooting on the year. They make 39.6% of their three point shots which is good for second best in the league.
The Pacers could muster just 35 second half points in defeat. They connected on 44.9% from the field along with 5 of 13 makes from three. Indiana got to the free throw line 15 times and made 12 shots. The Pacers could not match their rebounding margin from game four as the team pulled down one more board than the Heat. Paul George led Indiana with 27 points and 11 rebounds on 11 of 19 shooting. Roy Hibbert chipped in with 22 points along with six boards as he made 8 of his 14 shots. The Pacers bench a weak spot all year produced a mere 8 points. Pacers guard George Hill and Lance Stephenson scored just a combined five points on 2 of 11 shooting. Indiana is a great defensive team by ranking number one in all of basketball in defensive field goal and three point shooting. Their woes come on offense with no fire power coming from their bench as the team ranks 26th and fifth last in the NBA with a 43.6% shooting percentage.