I don't think the Pacers are better than the Heat overall, as we just saw. But, the Heat barely won the series, so I do think that the Pacers are a good team as well. On any given day, the Pacers have shown they can beat the Heat multiple times. Think of it this way, had the ball bounced a little differently (assuming everything else remained the same, which it probably wouldn't have), the Pacers would've won game 1 in Miami, and we wouldn't be having this conversation.
If the "Big 3" were firing on all cylinders in all games, they probably would've won 4-0. But, since they never are playing up to their potential, for all games in a series, there is always a large chance that they can lose a series by a statistically inferior team.
Personally, I like rooting for the underdog here, since I dislike the Heat, and I'm indifferent about LeBron now. Good luck in the Finals...
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