Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free: Watch Online NBA Playoffs Game 3 Basketball (Eastern Conference Finals)

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers takes place in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 on Thursday night with the series tied at two games apiece after Indiana took Game 4, 99-92 on their home court in Indianapolis. The series now moves to Miami for the most pivotal game of the playoffs. The winner of this game will be in charge of the series, as most Game 5 winners usually win a best of seven playoffs. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details below).

This series is quickly turning into one of the classics, with every game with the exception of Game 3 being incredibly close, absolutely thrilling throughout, and with nail-biting finishes. Miami defeated Indiana by 19-points in Game 3 but Indiana showed their strength by coming back to tie the series with a Game 4 victory.

The defending NBA champion Heat are in a bit of trouble. They can't get enough rebounds, and have had trouble getting star guard, Dwyane Wade on track. Miami has also been unable to get consistency out of Chris Bosh -- and will likely see all those story lines either grow exponentially or basically disappear Thursday night, when they host to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of a super-competitive Eastern Conference finals that's now knotted at two games apiece.

Indiana is a very confident team after they came from behind in the fourth quarter of Game 4 to win a tense, pressurized game against the defending champs of the NBA..

"We've got to be at our best," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Wednesday. "Our intensity, our determination, our focus, we've got to keep getting better if we're going to beat this team."

"We know what they run, they know what we run," Roy Hibbert said. "So I guess it's more about who wants it more."

Rebounding will be the key in this game, tonight. So far, Indiana has averaged ten more rebounds per game than Miami, an amount that allows the Pacers to control the pace of the game. It prevents Miami from fast-breaking for easy points and it gives Indiana second shots at scoring when they are on offense. If Indiana continues to control the boards, they will have a great opportunity to win the series.

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream by clicking here.

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