Indy braces for Heat wave

ByBRIAN WINDHORST
May 16, 2014, 3:01 AM

— -- WASHINGTON -- They started at the top, now they're here.

The Indiana Pacers have been a soap opera over the past three months. The schadenfreude/rubbernecking factor has been high, their near-collapse launching a million conversations and Internet comments.

What do the Pacers think about all that now that they're back in the Eastern Conference finals for a rematch against the Miami Heat after eliminating the Washington Wizards with a 93-80 Game 6 road victory Thursday night?

The thumping bass rattling the visiting locker room said it all.