Third Loss in a Row for the Pacers

Where is that Pacers team that was rolling along and taking care of business?  They've hit a rough spot here, and it won't get any easier on Tuesday night when the Miami Heat visit town for a Valentines Day game.  Will there be love in the air for the Pacers?  Last night, they just got outplayed after giving up that 13 point lead, and never seemed to get going in the past three games.  Danny Granger had 18 points in the first quarter and finished only with 26 points.  I will say I predicted he would score 24 points, so kudos to me for almost getting that right!  But overall, the team had to scramble to make it interesting after getting down by 12 in the fourth quarter, and end up losing by 4 points 113-109.  These teams know how to put up the points when they meet as I believe I heard they average over 110 points each when playing.  It was a throwback game with the throwback uniforms on.  The Pacers let guys like Ty Lawson and Corey Brewer score at will as they each put up 27 points and 19 points respectively.  Time for the Pacers to get back to doing what they were doing, and what better time to do it then Tuesday night against the Heat.  Show that this Eastern Conference isn't all about the Bulls and the Heat.  Time to get back to playing smash mouth basketball and finding that open man.