News and Tickets to the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers are through to the 2004 Eastern Conference NBA playoff finals for the first time since 2000 and the sixth time since 1994! They will face the Detroit Pistons. Tickets for the games are very hard to find. In game 6 vs Miami, the Indiana Pacers wanted desperately to avoid a pressure-packed Game 7 against the scrappy Miami Heat. Ron Artest helped make sure they got their wish. Artest hit several clutch shots and finished with 27 points to help the Pacers eliminate the Heat with a 73-70 victory in Game 6 on Tuesday night, snapping Miami's 18-game home winning streak. "We wanted to get this over with," Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley said. "We definitely didn't want to get to a Game 7." "It was a tough win, although at times it was not pretty," Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "Miami is a strong-willed franchise and a strong-willed group of guys. It was clear what we needed to do. We needed to play an unbelievably good game defensively, and we needed to find a way to get the ball to the basket." Game notes Caron Butler's steal in the first quarter was his 28th of the postseason, breaking the team record. Tim Hardaway had 27 steals in the 1997 playoffs. ... The Indiana Pacers had nine turnovers in the first quarter, the most ever by an opponent in any period against the Heat in the postseason. ... The list of celebrities attending the game included comedian Tommy Davidson, actor David Caruso, rapper Bow Wow, former NFL star Dan Marino and NBA vice president Stu Jackson.