Pacers Pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3

The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat are tied 1-1 in their best of seven series with each team trying to raise their level of play.

Coach Erik Spoelstra has been forced to try new things with star power forward Chris Bosh out with an abdominal strain and likely to miss the remainder of the conference semifinal series against the Pacers. Battier will start at small forward over

Indiana Pacers Coach Frank Vogel is still a mostly unknown face in the N.B.A. But that could be changing soon if his team continues to play well against the Heat.

The Indiana Pacers are back home on Thursday with a great opportunity to take control of their playoff series with the Miami Heat.