Pacers Baby!

Out of the woodwork, there will be a lot of Indiana Pacers "longtime fans" who, after defeating the Miami Heat last night in the Eastern division of the NBA finals, will begin filling the Internet with their long-suppressed love for the team that has tied their series at 2-2. While I don't walk around with Indiana Pacers t-shirts or talk relentlessly about the merits of Paul George, West, and others, I have been a fan for quite a few years. At least back to when Reggie Miller was playing and lighting up the court with Jamaal Tinsley. I remember, distinctly, wearing my Indiana Pacers hat to Memphis in May 2003 and, distinctly, how that was going to ensure I would never be forgotten in a business that rotates hundreds, if not thousands of people, a year in Memphis. The waitress told me she would never forget me because I had an Indiana Pacers hat on while she served me on one of the nights during that Memphis in May trip.

Fast forward to 2013 and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from being blown out on their home court in game 3. They also had suffered a heartbreaking OT loss when their defense fell apart and LeBron James easily cake walked through the lane to slam dunk the ball with time expiring. They had terrible help defense and awful decision-making in that game.

Last night, I watched the game laying on our bed, toggling between "The Karate Kid" (remake) and the game. At one point, Indiana had built a huge lead, only to watch James nail some shots that were nothing short of outlandishly impressive. There were two terrible calls where the ball, clearly, touched the rim, but the shot clock did not reset, which resulted in a shot clock violation, as well as when the officials said an Indiana player touched the ball, even though (of course) he could be seen on television saying "I didn't touch it!" His pleas to the officials fell on deaf ears.

Anyways, Indiana did find a way to win. LeBron James fouled out for the first time in nearly a year - who knew he was that clean of a player? - and he had to watch the game from the bench during the last few plays of the game. Indiana won the game and today, it feels good.

Now, however, the series goes to game 5 and Miami, without checking, I think game 6 is in Miami as well. It's entirely likely that the Miami Heat will regroup and be ready to play.

Schedule for the remaining days of May 2013:

• 5/29
• Alex's final band concert. 
• 5/30
• Alex baseball game (if the rain holds off)
• Megan works 5-10
• 5/31
• Work 7-11 (I LOVE SUMMER HOURS!!!)
• Scary Robots rehearsal from noon-ish to 2:30ish
• Going to go see Rattlebox at the J&A Tap in North Liberty with Matthew & possibly Brian
• 6/1
• Potentially, Alex baseball game (if the rain holds off)
• Megan's Saxophone Extravaganza at 6. She will be at rehearsal, literally, all day.
• 6/2
• 11 AM Mass
• Alex baseball game at 1 in West Branch (if the rain holds off)