Pacers or Heat?

     This year in the NBA, there is a notable difference between what teams are better in the NBA eastern and western conferences. It is very clear that the West is much better. The fourth seed in the western conference, the conferences are so unbalanced this year that the third seed in the west The Los Angeles Clippers have the same record as the first seed in the east, the Indiana Pacers. The Indiana Pacers, sitting atop the eastern conference have already clinched a playoff appearance with their 52-22 record, the first team in the eastern conference to do so. The Pacers started the year scorching hot as they jumped out to a 9-0 start and looked as if they were going to win it all. As of late, the Indiana Pacers have struggled since their last win coming against the Miami Heat as they outlasted them and won 84-83. Since this game, the Pacers have gone on a two game losing streak to teams coming to ok teams that you would expect the Pacers to beat. These losses came from the Wizards and the Cavaliers, both teams that you would expect the Pacers to beat.
The Miami Heat, currently the second seed in the East. This comes as a surprise to the Heat as you would expect the two time defending champs to sit on top of the rest of the conference looking down but its quite the opposite as the Pacers are two games ahead of the Heat. Although the Pacers beat the Heat by one point in their last encounter I think that the Heat will be crowned the eastern conference champions once again.  

     I believe that the Heat will beat the Pacers if it ends up being these two teams in the eastern conference finals if these two teams make it. One of those reasons being that Lebron James and Paul George are both top five players in this league but Lebron James is better. Another reason that I believe the Heat will beat the Pacers is because in the NBA to win a championship you have to have a coach with Championship experience which the Heat have with Erik Spoelstra but the Pacers don't have this with Frank Vogel. Not only do you have to have a coach with championship experience but you have to have players with championship experience as well which the Pacers don't have. Ultimately, if these two teams are to meet in the eastern conference finals again which tye are most expected to I believe that the Heat will win.