The Indiana Pacers earned the No.
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Eastern Conference and theyll begin their crusade for an NBA title Saturday
night when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Catch the
game on TSN2 starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. The Pacers held the No. 1 spot in the
East for much of the regular season, but the end of the campaign didnt go as
planned. Indiana went 10-13 to finish the season, but got the top seed when the
Miami Heat rested some starters late in the campaign. "I was excited that we got
it. It was something we set out for," head coach Frank Vogel said prior to their
season-finale. "It gives us the best chances going into the playoffs." The
Pacers lost in seven games to the Heat in last years Eastern Conference Finals.
They finished second in the NBA in opponents scoring and first in opponents
field-goal percentage. They also finished with the best home record at 35-6. But
the Pacers will need to improve significantly if they are going to advance in
the postseason. All-Stars Paul George and Roy Hibbert both regressed as did
Lance Stephenson. But the team is built on defense and have had time to try and
cure whats ailing them. "This is the best time of the year," said Stephenson.
"Every game is on TV and every game is about business. Theres no joking around.
Everybody is watching." The Hawks are in the playoffs for a seventh consecutive
season and needed both late-season heroics and a collapse by the New York Knicks
to punch a ticket. Under the guidance of first-year head coach Mike Budenholzer,
the Hawks managed to tread water in an otherwise dreadful Eastern Conference and
hope to move past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since
2010-11. The Hawks have been bounced in six games in each of the last two
conference quarterfinals. They lost six in a row in late March and started to
feel the heat. However, the Hawks won six of the next eight games to get back on
track and a 98-85 win over the Heat on April 12 sealed the eighth spot. "Im
happy for all the guys," Hawks guard Jeff Teague said. "We worked so hard all
year. Injuries and everything that can happen to a team happened. We were able
to still make it to the playoffs." The Hawks dealt with a major loss early on
when All-Star center Al Horford went down with a right pectoral injury. But
Teague and Paul Millsap picked up the slack and got Atlanta the eighth seed.
Teague averaged 16.5 ppg and 6.7 apg and Vogel indicated that he was the key to
stopping the Hawks. "The whole defensive game plan is keeping (Teague) out of
the paint; its the toughest challenge were going to have," acknowledged Vogel.
Indiana and Atlanta met in the 2012-13 playoffs and the Pacers disposed of the
Hawks in six games. The Pacers and the Hawks will face each other in the
postseason for a sixth time and the two sides split four regular-season meetings
this season. The Hawks trounced the Pacers in Indiana on April 6, but Indiana is
10-5 in its last 15 as the host in this series. Atlanta has won 14 of its last
16 against the Pacers at Philips Arena.
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the final whistle of Sporting Kansas Citys 3-0 victory over a shorthanded
Montreal Impact squad on Saturday afternoon, Saputo tweeted: "Our fans deserve
better.SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs have said their goal this season was
not to have the leagues best record. But once it was in sight, they went for it.
Danny Green had a career-high 33 points and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a
21-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-104 on Friday and clinch
home-court throughout the playoffs. "Its a big plus," Green said. "Its not
something we were focused on, but we know it will help us. Well be at home for
most of the playoffs. The biggest thing for us is to stay healthy and to build
chemistry. Winning games in the process helps and we get home-court advantage.
Thats just the extra bonus for us." Eric Bledsoe had 30 points, 11 rebounds and
nine assists to lead Phoenix (47-32), which fell into a tie with Memphis for the
Wests eighth seed. Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the Spurs and Tony Parker
added 18 points and three assists in his return from a two-game absence due to a
back injury. Green was 7 for 10 on 3-pointers in pushing San Antonio (62-18) to
victory without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, who both sat out the second game
of a back-to-back for rest. It appeared the remaining Spurs were taking the
night off, too, as the Suns ran past them early. Phoenix took a 35-14 lead with
2 minutes left in the first quarter and was shooting 60 per cent from the field
midway through the second quarter. "(The Spurs) could have said, Oh, its tough,
three (games) in four nights, back-to-back, and were just going to take a blow
tonight." San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "But they didnt do it. Those
guys have a lot of pride. I think some of the assistant coaches got on them;
cause you know I didnt, I just kind of watched a little bit." Popovich was able
to jest about his demeanour, but the mood was sombre in the Suns locker room.
Phoenix faces the seventh-seeded Mavericks in Dallas on Saturday night before
hosting the Grizzlies on Monday and playing at Sacramento on Wednesday. The Suns
likely must win out for any chance to reach the post-season. "We dont have much
choice; our season is on the line,&qquot; Bledsoe said.
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is Phoenix appeared to have Fridays game well in hand until it was outscored
37-19 in the third quarter. "They do what they always do, they lock in in the
second half," Bledsoe said. "When theyre down, they dont panic. We had too many
good shots and good looks early. We thought we were going to come in the second
half and it was going to be easy like the first half and we just werent as
aggressive or locked in." After a sluggish start, Parker took over offensively
to spark a 29-14 run to close the third quarter. Parker hit a 15-foot jumper, a
3-foot driving jumper and an 18-footer before Green hit a 3-pointer to pull San
Antonio within 72-68 with 6:45 left in third. "I was just trying to be
aggressive," Parker said. "We were down 13; so I just tried to bring some energy
to the team. It was a back-to-back for everybody. And I had four or five days
off, so I was just trying to bring energy." Marco Belinellis 19-foot jumper put
San Antonio up 79-78, its first lead since leading 9-8 with 8 minutes left in
the first quarter. Phoenix regained the lead in the fourth, taking a 98-97
advantage on Channing Fryes 3 with 4:25 remaining but Leonard and Belinelli
followed with 3s to give San Antonio a lead it didnt relinquished. "Theyre a
good team, it doesnt matter who they put out there, they play hard," Suns coach
Jeff Hornacek said. "You know other guys want to step up and we let guys get
going. Danny Green, we couldnt stop him. Tony Parker in the third was great.
They played better than we did." NOTES: NBA commissioner Adam Silver attended
the game after sitting in on the Spurs quarterly meeting. It was Silvers first
game in San Antonio since taking over as commissioner Feb. 1 when David Stern
retired. Suns G Goran Dragic (ankle) missed the game, but Phoenix coach Jeff
Hornacek expects him to play Saturday in Dallas. ... Phoenix scored 37 points in
the first quarter, coming within 3 points of matching the most points San
Antonio has allowed in the quarter set by Houston on Dec. 25.
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