Miami Heat is looking for revenge in its visit to Bankers Life Fieldhouse this Friday to face Indiana Pacers that have lost the magic in recent games, without a doubt a good chance to steal some points away from home.
The Heat has not had the start that they expected this season and for the moment they are in the 9th position of the Western Conference with .429 in their percentage of effectiveness after suffering 8 defeats and 6 victories.
The Miami team is inspired after the triumph at the home of the Brooklyn Nets by 120 -107 in which Tyler Johnson was the big star of the game with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, followed by Goran Dragic who contributed with 21 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. With this result the Heat cut a streak of 3 consecutive games without winning and jumped a position in the table.
The local squad, the Pacers, on the other hand, suffered a surprise defeat in their visit to the Houston Rockets that finished by 115-103. In this match Victor Oladipo was the top scorer for Indiana with 22 points, 7 assists and 10 rebounds, while Bojan Bogdanovic helped his club with 20 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
Indiana has suffered in the last few games with 6 wins and 4 losses, however, it is still enough to position them in the 3rd position of the Eastern Conference with .571 in their percentage of effectiveness, tied with the Boston Celtics, so they will need Tighten up in front of your people if you want to stay on top.
It is important to consider that just a week ago these two teams met in Miami and the Pacers took the match by 110-102. During the first two quarters the Heat stayed ahead, but loosened the pace and ended up being overtaken. On that occasion Kelly Olynyk was the star for Miami with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, while Victori Oladipo returned to throw the team on his shoulder with 22 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds.
It is important to consider that Miami played 3 times this week and Indiana had no activity since Sunday. Probably Indiana come more calm.