In David West's words, the Pacers had the Knicks 'almost on the ropes' near the end of the third quarter on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. A 1-0 series lead already secured, it was time to eclipse any glimmer of daylight that Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks were trying to find in Game 2. ...more

MIAMI -- The Heat have been the hunted, and the hated, for two years now. They've finally found a suitable target for their own fury: the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were dominant again Tuesday night as he Heat ran the Pacers out of the building in the third quarter and went on to a 115-83 victory and a 3-2 lead in a best-of-7 series that has turned ugly. ...more