After the worst playoff loss in franchise history, Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird called out his team, saying he believed his team wilted when faced with Tuesday's physical play.
"I can't believe my team went soft. S-O-F-T," Bird told the Indianapolis Star Tuesday night.
"I'm disappointed. I never thought it would happen." When asked to elaborate more, Bird told the newspaper, "That's all I have to say."
The Miami Heat moved a win away from the NBA's conference final with a 115-83 victory against the hurting Pacers, a Game 5 where three flagrant fouls added more chapters to an already-physical series and Indiana watched starting forwards Danny Granger and David West leave with injuries.
Game 6 will be Thursday night in Indiana. The Heat lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals 3-2.
Granger left with a sprained left ankle in the third quarter and departed the arena in a walking boot, while West left with what the Pacers called a left knee sprain at the end of that period.
"I'm fine," West said, adding that he believes Granger could be ready to play Thursday.
Granger wasn't so sure, though he added that his foot would "have to fall off" for him to miss the game.
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