INDIANA PACERS

The Indiana Pacers are a 3 seed with a daunting task of facing the Orlando Magic in the first round. Good news for the Pacers is that the Magic's superstar, Dwight Howard, is out for the playoffs with a back injury. Without this break I could not see Indiana being able to out play the Magic. With a young star of Danny Grainger, the Pacers look to stay strong and continue their successful season. I don't see the Pacers being able to beat the 6th-seeded Magic even with the injuries to the Magic. Indiana is a good fast paced team that plays whistle to whistle but they are missing key components to match up well with the elite teams. They don't have a dominant big man that they can rely on night to night and the team is too young to be successful in this year’s playoffs. Even if they happen to beat the Magic they will be playing the Miami Heat or New York Knicks in the next round. Either one of those teams shouldn't have a problem being able to outscore this inexperience team. I see the Pacers losing in the first round to the Orlando Magic and will have a tough series. I would not be surprised if the Pacers got swept. Their successful regular season was a fluke and I don't see Indiana going anywhere this year.