NBA Playoffs: Indiana Pacers’ Confidence Shaken After Three Straight Losses To Miami Heat, Says Frank Vogel
Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel believed his team's confidence was shaken after dropping three straight games against the Miami Heat in their Eastern Conference Finals series.
Vogel, who fell one win short of leading the Pacers to their second NBA Finals appearance last year, found his team on the brink of elimination after just four games in the series.
The Pacers head coach admitted that his team confidence took a blow after conceding a 3-1 series lead to the Heat. However, he stressed the Pacers still have a chance to pull it off, if they are just going to take one game at a time.
"I think anytime you lose three in a row in the playoffs, it shakes your confidence some," Vogel said in a downtown Miami hotel lobby before the Pacers headed to the airport Tuesday. "But we can't worry about that. All we've got to worry about is coming back and winning Game 5 and giving us an opportunity to come down here and win one game.
"We've won one game in each playoff series that we've played here the last two years. We should have confidence that we can do that."
Pacers point guard George Hill stated that his teammates are proven and tested to endure pressure-packed situations, more so in all-important games.
"I think that is when we are at our best, when our back is against the wall," guard George Hill said. "We are going to be home in front of our fans and I'm sure they're going to be going crazy."
The Pacers cannot afford to lose another ballgame to the Heat, as the series head back to Indiana for Wednesday's Game 5.