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With the Indiana Pacers loss to the San Antonio Spurs and the
Miami Heat's winover the Toronto Raptors, Miami now holds the best
record in theEastern Conference. The Pacers have held the top mark
in the conferenceall season. When asked about losing the top spot,
Pacers All-Star center Roy Hibbert was brutally honest about his feelings:
Hibbert on losing the No. 1 seed to Miami:
"Good for them. We don't deserve it."
It’s hard to pinpoint a single reason for the Pacers’ rough month.
They traded Danny Granger for Evan Turner at the deadline,
and while Granger hadn’t been giving them much,
Turner hasn’t been as productive as they hoped he’d be and the loss
of Granger has impacted team chemistry.
They took a gamble on Andrew Bynum, who is out indefinitely with
knee soreness. George and Hibbert have both fallen off in production
since their torrid start to the season.
But more than anything, the Pacers are just burned out.
The playoffs aren’t going to be any easier for them,
and if they can’t regain home-court advantage,
a potential Eastern Conference Finals series with the Heat will put them
at a serious disadvantage.
溜马今天输给马刺之后，也让出了东部第一的位置。
对此，中锋Hibbert诚实地发表了自己的看法：
Roy Hibbert：为热火感到开心，我们不配那个位置。
这个月对溜马来说非常艰难，
他们先在交易大限前把Danny Granger弄走，换来Evan Turner。
虽然Granger的复出表现不如预期，但顶替的Turner表现也没有预期的好
加上他们赌了Andrew Bynum，而他现在也因膝伤所苦。
但最重要的是，季后赛对他们来说变得不容易，
若他们无法抢回主场优势，
在东部决赛遇到热火时，他们将会非常不利。