French Open: Serena Williams destroys Sorana Cirstea

Serena Williams took just 61 minutes to book her place in the fourth round of the French Open as she destroyed Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-2 at Roland Garros. The American world No 1 extended her winning streak to 27 matches with another excellent performance in Paris. Romanian Cirstea, the 26th seed, needed eight games and 33 minutes to make her mark on the scoreboard, a feat that was greeted by sympathetic cheers from the crowd. After her dismal start Cirstea even had two break points to lead 3-2 in the second set, but Williams simply stepped on the accelerator again to clinch the victory. Williams has dropped just six games in three matches as she goes in search of the 16th Grand Slam title of her career. The 31-year-old, who won her only French Open title in 2002, will now play Italy’s Roberta Vinci. Williams made it 70 wins from 73 macthes since her opening round defeat at Roland Garros last year and hopes she can ignore her winning streak for four more matches. She said: “I actually don’t think about it, and after every match I’m reminded. And, ironically enough, I forget about it as soon as it’s done. “I don’t think it’s about a winning streak. I think it’s about winning important matches and winning the right matches at the right time.” Tags: French Open, May 30, serena williams, serena williams sorana cirstea, serena williams sorana cirstea live, serena williams sorana cirstea live stream, sorana cirstea

Indiana Pacers v Miami Heat Live Report May 30, 2013

1st Quarter Summary TIME INDIANA SCORE MIAMI 12:00 0-0 Roy Hibbert vs. Chris Bosh (Mario Chalmers gains possession) 11:42 0-0 LeBron James bad pass (David West steals) 11:25 Roy Hibbert bad pass (LeBron James steals) 0-0 11:23 Lance Stephenson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) 0-0 11:07 0-0 Chris Bosh misses 17-foot jumper 11:07 Paul George defensive rebound 0-0 10:51 David West misses layup 0-0 10:49 0-0 Dwyane Wade defensive rebound 10:37 0-0 Dwyane Wade misses 14-foot jumper 10:36 Pacers defensive team rebound 0-0 10:21 George Hill bad pass (Chris Bosh steals) 0-0 10:11 0-0 Udonis Haslem misses 17-foot jumper 10:10 David West defensive rebound 0-0 9:45 David West misses jumper 0-0 9:44 Roy Hibbert offensive rebound 0-0 9:42 Roy Hibbert makes two point shot 2-0 9:33 Lance Stephenson personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) 2-0 9:33 Sam Young enters the game for Lance Stephenson 2-0 9:23 George Hill personal foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul) 2-0 9:12 2-2 LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists) 9:00 Sam Young bad pass 2-2 8:41 2-2 LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper 8:41 2-2 Udonis Haslem offensive rebound 8:40 2-4 Udonis Haslem makes layup 8:17 Paul George makes 24-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists) 5-4 8:03 5-4 Mario Chalmers misses Running Jumper 8:03 David West defensive rebound 5-4 7:58 Paul George makes driving layup 7-4 7:43 7-4 Roy Hibbert blocks Chris Bosh 's 5-foot hook shot 7:43 David West defensive rebound 7-4 7:33 Roy Hibbert misses layup 7-4 7:33 7-4 Dwyane Wade defensive rebound 7:18 7-4 LeBron James lost ball turnover (George Hill steals) 7:05 Roy Hibbert makes dunk (Paul George assists) 9-4 6:37 9-7 LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists) 6:26 9-7 Mario Chalmers personal foul (Paul George draws the foul) 6:09 Roy Hibbert makes two point shot 11-7 5:52 11-9 Mario Chalmers makes driving layup 5:31 Paul George makes 20-foot two point shot 13-9 5:07 13-9 LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper 5:05 Roy Hibbert defensive rebound 13-9 4:54 13-9 Chris Bosh shooting foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 4:54 Heat Full timeout 4:54 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2 14-9 4:54 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2 15-9 4:45 15-9 LeBron James bad pass (George Hill steals) 4:39 David West misses layup 15-9 4:39 15-9 Chris Bosh defensive rebound 4:18 15-11 Chris Bosh makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists) 3:59 Roy Hibbert makes 16-foot jumper (George Hill assists) 17-11 3:41 17-11 Mario Chalmers misses driving layup 3:40 17-11 Udonis Haslem offensive rebound 3:39 17-13 Udonis Haslem makes layup 3:13 shot clock turnover 17-13 3:05 17-15 Mario Chalmers makes driving layup 2:59 Pacers Full timeout 2:59 Tyler Hansbrough enters the game for David West 17-15 2:59 17-15 Shane Battier enters the game for Udonis Haslem 2:49 Shane Battier blocks Paul George's layup 17-15 2:48 Pacers offensive team rebound 17-15 2:42 George Hill misses 20-foot jumper 17-15 2:41 17-15 Chris Bosh defensive rebound 2:31 17-15 Dwyane Wade out of bounds lost ball turnover 2:15 Paul George makes 25-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists) 20-15 1:54 20-15 Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot two point shot 1:54 20-15 Dwyane Wade offensive rebound 1:53 Paul George shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) 20-15 1:53 20-16 Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2 1:53 20-16 Chris Andersen enters the game for Chris Bosh 1:53 20-16 Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2 1:52 Paul George defensive rebound 20-16 1:37 Roy Hibbert misses 16-foot jumper 20-16 1:36 20-16 LeBron James defensive rebound 1:15 20-16 Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper 1:14 Tyler Hansbrough defensive rebound 20-16 1:06 Sam Young lost ball turnover (Dwyane Wade steals) 20-16 0:59 20-19 Mario Chalmers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) 0:38 Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper 23-19 0:21 23-19 Mario Chalmers misses 9-foot two point shot 0:20 Roy Hibbert defensive rebound 23-19 0:01 Paul George misses 24-foot three point jumper 23-19 0:00 Pacers offensive team rebound 23-19 0:00 Roy Hibbert misses 20-foot jumper 23-19 0:00 Pacers offensive team rebound 23-19 0:00 End of the 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter Summary TIME INDIANA SCORE MIAMI 11:44 Chris Andersen blocks Tyler Hansbrough 's 3-foot layup 23-19 11:41 23-19 Ray Allen defensive rebound 11:33 23-21 Ray Allen makes 12-foot two point shot 11:17 Roy Hibbert makes 10-foot two point shot 25-21 10:51 25-23 LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot 10:22 Roy Hibbert makes 12-foot jumper 27-23 10:07 27-25 Chris Andersen makes layup (LeBron James assists) 9:49 Paul George makes 7-foot two point shot 29-25 9:21 29-25 Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper 9:19 Paul George defensive rebound 29-25 9:11 Paul George bad pass (LeBron James steals) 29-25 9:04 29-25 Norris Cole misses driving layup 9:03 Paul George defensive rebound 29-25 9:02 30-25 Chris Andersen flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul) 9:02 30-25 Double technical foul: Chris Andersen and Tyler Hansbrough 9:02 Tyler Hansbrough makes free throw 2 of 2 30-25 9:02 Tyler Hansbrough misses free throw 1 of 1 30-25 9:02 Pacers offensive team rebound 30-25 8:48 Chris Andersen blocks Tyler Hansbrough 's 4-foot hook shot 30-25 8:48 Pacers offensive team rebound 30-25 8:48 Official timeout 8:48 Lance Stephenson enters the game for Sam Young 30-25 8:48 David West enters the game for Tyler Hansbrough 30-25 8:42 David West makes 12-foot jumper 32-25 8:27 32-25 Shane Battier misses three point jumper 8:26 32-25 Heat offensive team rebound 8:26 Roy Hibbert loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) 32-25 8:26 Ian Mahinmi enters the game for Roy Hibbert 32-25 8:26 32-25 Dwyane Wade enters the game for Shane Battier 8:17 32-27 LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper 7:50 D.J. Augustin misses three point jumper 32-27 7:50 32-27 Chris Andersen defensive rebound 7:35 32-27 LeBron James misses driving layup 7:33 Paul George defensive rebound 32-27 7:26 David West makes two point shot (Paul George assists) 34-27 7:07 34-27 Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper 7:05 34-27 Heat offensive team rebound 7:05 Ian Mahinmi loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) 34-27 7:05 34-27 Chris Bosh enters the game for Chris Andersen 7:05 34-27 Mario Chalmers enters the game for Norris Cole 6:58 34-27 Dwyane Wade misses 16-foot jumper 6:58 Ian Mahinmi defensive rebound 34-27 6:46 Paul George out of bounds lost ball turnover 34-27 6:26 34-27 Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper 6:24 34-27 Dwyane Wade offensive rebound 6:18 34-27 David West blocks Ray Allen 's 24-foot three point jumper 6:18 Lance Stephenson defensive rebound 34-27 6:13 Paul George bad pass 34-27 6:13 Sam Young enters the game for Paul George 34-27 5:56 Ian Mahinmi shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) 34-27 5:56 Heat Full timeout 5:56 George Hill enters the game for D.J. Augustin 34-27 5:56 34-27 Chris Andersen enters the game for LeBron James 5:56 34-28 Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2 5:56 34-29 Dwyane Wade makes free throw 2 of 2 5:31 Lance Stephenson misses 9-foot Running Jumper 34-29 5:28 34-29 Chris Andersen defensive rebound 5:22 34-31 Dwyane Wade makes 7-foot two point shot 5:01 Sam Young makes driving dunk (Lance Stephenson assists) 36-31 4:41 36-31 Chris Bosh misses 17-foot jumper 4:39 Sam Young defensive rebound 36-31 4:31 Lance Stephenson misses driving layup 36-31 4:31 36-31 Ray Allen defensive rebound 4:13 36-33 Mario Chalmers makes two point shot 3:47 Lance Stephenson bad pass (Mario Chalmers steals) 36-33 3:45 36-33 Mario Chalmers out of bounds lost ball turnover 3:45 36-33 LeBron James enters the game for Ray Allen 3:31 Ian Mahinmi misses driving layup 36-33 3:30 David West offensive rebound 36-33 3:28 David West misses 4-foot hook shot 36-33 3:27 Ian Mahinmi offensive rebound 36-33 3:25 Ian Mahinmi makes dunk 38-33 3:08 38-33 Ian Mahinmi blocks Mario Chalmers 's 2-foot shot 3:06 38-33 Heat offensive team rebound 2:59 38-36 Chris Bosh makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) 2:32 David West makes 10-foot two point shot 40-36 2:20 40-38 Chris Bosh makes driving layup 2:14 Pacers Full timeout 2:14 Paul George enters the game for Sam Young 40-38 2:14 Roy Hibbert enters the game for Ian Mahinmi 40-38 1:54 Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper 40-38 1:53 40-38 LeBron James defensive rebound 1:45 40-40 LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot 1:10 David West makes 6-foot jumper (Paul George assists) 42-40 0:51 42-40 LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper 0:50 Lance Stephenson defensive rebound 42-40 0:40 David West makes 11-foot two point shot 44-40 0:26 44-40 Dwyane Wade bad pass 0:22 Pacers 20 Sec. timeout 0:05 David West misses 6-foot hook shot 44-40 0:04 44-40 Chris Andersen defensive rebound 0:01 44-40 Dwyane Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper 0:00 44-40 Heat offensive team rebound 0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter Summary TIME INDIANA SCORE MIAMI 11:41 Roy Hibbert makes dunk (Paul George assists) 46-40 11:17 Roy Hibbert shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) 46-40 11:17 46-41 Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2 11:17 46-41 Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2 11:15 Paul George defensive rebound 46-41 10:55 Paul George misses 16-foot jumper 46-41 10:53 46-41 LeBron James defensive rebound 10:41 46-43 LeBron James makes driving layup 10:33 46-43 Udonis Haslem personal foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 10:29 Lance Stephenson out of bounds lost ball turnover 46-43 10:15 46-45 Udonis Haslem makes layup (LeBron James assists) 9:56 Roy Hibbert misses 5-foot hook shot 46-45 9:55 Roy Hibbert offensive rebound 46-45 9:52 46-45 Mario Chalmers personal foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 9:51 George Hill offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul) 46-45 9:51 George Hill turnover 46-45 9:37 46-47 Udonis Haslem makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists) 9:37 Pacers Full timeout 9:17 David West makes two point shot 48-47 8:55 48-47 LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper 8:53 Lance Stephenson defensive rebound 48-47 8:29 Lance Stephenson misses 20-foot jumper 48-47 8:27 48-47 Chris Bosh defensive rebound 8:25 48-49 LeBron James makes dunk (Chris Bosh assists) 8:02 Paul George misses 21-foot jumper 48-49 8:00 48-49 LeBron James defensive rebound 7:52 Lance Stephenson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) 48-49 7:52 48-49 LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 7:52 48-49 Heat offensive team rebound 7:52 48-49 LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 7:50 Paul George defensive rebound 48-49 7:33 Lance Stephenson misses 26-foot three point jumper 48-49 7:31 48-49 Dwyane Wade defensive rebound 7:28 48-49 Dwyane Wade bad pass 7:13 48-49 Mario Chalmers shooting foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 7:13 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2 49-49 7:13 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2 50-49 7:07 George Hill personal foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul) 50-49 7:01 50-49 Roy Hibbert blocks Chris Bosh's shot 7:00 David West defensive rebound 50-49 6:58 George Hill offensive Charge (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) 50-49 6:58 George Hill turnover 50-49 6:58 50-49 Mario Chalmers technical foul(1st technical foul) 6:58 50-49 Udonis Haslem technical foul(1st technical foul) 6:58 David West technical foul(1st technical foul) 50-49 6:58 George Hill makes technical free throw 51-49 6:58 D.J. Augustin enters the game for George Hill 51-49 6:39 51-49 LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper 6:39 51-49 Udonis Haslem offensive rebound 6:37 51-49 LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper 6:35 Pacers defensive team rebound 51-49 6:16 Roy Hibbert misses jumper 51-49 6:16 51-49 LeBron James defensive rebound 6:11 D.J. Augustin personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) 51-49 6:03 51-51 LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists) 5:33 Paul George makes 16-foot jumper 53-51 5:15 53-53 LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper 5:05 53-53 Udonis Haslem personal foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 4:50 Roy Hibbert offensive Charge (Chris Bosh draws the foul) 53-53 4:50 Roy Hibbert turnover 53-53 4:26 53-56 Mario Chalmers makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) 4:13 D.J. Augustin out of bounds lost ball turnover 53-56 3:51 53-58 LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot 3:50 Pacers 20 Sec. timeout 3:50 53-58 Ray Allen enters the game for Dwyane Wade 3:35 53-58 LeBron James shooting foul (David West draws the foul) 3:35 David West makes free throw 1 of 2 54-58 3:35 David West makes free throw 2 of 2 55-58 3:13 55-61 LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper 2:59 David West misses 16-foot jumper 55-61 2:58 55-61 LeBron James defensive rebound 2:48 55-61 Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper 2:47 Paul George defensive rebound 55-61 2:44 Paul George misses driving layup 55-61 2:43 Pacers offensive team rebound 55-61 2:43 Heat Full timeout 2:33 Paul George misses 17-foot two point shot 55-61 2:32 55-61 Mario Chalmers defensive rebound 2:11 55-63 Udonis Haslem makes 18-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists) 1:52 Pacers Full timeout 1:52 Ian Mahinmi enters the game for Roy Hibbert 55-63 1:52 George Hill enters the game for Lance Stephenson 55-63 1:46 LeBron James blocks Ian Mahinmi 's 2-foot layup 55-63 1:27 55-65 Udonis Haslem makes jumper (Mario Chalmers assists) 0:59 D.J. Augustin misses 24-foot three point jumper 55-65 0:58 55-65 Chris Bosh defensive rebound 0:47 55-67 Udonis Haslem makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) 0:38 56-67 Chris Bosh shooting foul (Ian Mahinmi draws the foul) 0:38 Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2 55-67 0:38 Pacers offensive team rebound 55-67 0:38 55-67 Shane Battier enters the game for Chris Bosh 0:38 55-67 Norris Cole enters the game for Mario Chalmers 0:38 Ian Mahinmi makes free throw 2 of 2 56-67 0:16 56-70 LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper 0:01 56-70 Shane Battier shooting foul (David West draws the foul) 0:01 David West misses free throw 1 of 2 56-70 0:01 Pacers offensive team rebound 56-70 0:01 56-70 Chris Andersen enters the game for Shane Battier 0:01 David West makes free throw 2 of 2 57-70 0:01 Sam Young enters the game for George Hill 57-70 0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Summary TIME INDIANA SCORE MIAMI 11:45 57-70 Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper 11:44 Paul George defensive rebound 57-70 11:22 Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists) 60-70 10:56 60-70 Shane Battier bad pass (George Hill steals) 10:49 Udonis Haslem blocks George Hill 's 16-foot jumper 60-70 10:45 Tyler Hansbrough offensive rebound 60-70 10:45 Tyler Hansbrough makes layup 62-70 10:41 Heat Full timeout 10:41 David West enters the game for Tyler Hansbrough 62-70 10:41 62-70 LeBron James enters the game for Shane Battier 10:22 David West shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) 62-70 10:22 62-71 Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 10:22 62-71 Chris Andersen enters the game for Udonis Haslem 10:22 62-72 Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 10:04 George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper 62-72 10:03 62-72 LeBron James defensive rebound 9:45 62-72 LeBron James misses two point shot 9:44 Pacers defensive team rebound 62-72 9:22 Paul George makes 18-foot jumper 64-72 9:04 64-74 Norris Cole makes layup 8:42 Roy Hibbert makes 6-foot two point shot (Paul George assists) 66-74 8:25 Lance Stephenson enters the game for D.J. Augustin 66-74 8:21 66-77 Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists) 8:10 Paul George bad pass (Chris Andersen steals) 66-77 8:06 66-79 Dwyane Wade makes layup (LeBron James assists) 8:04 Pacers Full timeout 7:50 David West makes 16-foot jumper (Lance Stephenson assists) 68-79 7:28 68-81 Dwyane Wade makes two point shot 7:07 Dwyane Wade blocks Lance Stephenson's layup 68-81 7:05 68-81 Ray Allen defensive rebound 7:01 Paul George personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) 68-81 6:43 68-81 LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper 6:43 David West defensive rebound 68-81 6:35 68-81 Chris Andersen shooting foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) 6:35 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2 69-81 6:35 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2 70-81 6:13 70-83 Chris Andersen makes 14-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists) 5:54 Roy Hibbert misses hook shot 70-83 5:52 70-83 Chris Andersen defensive rebound 5:35 70-85 Norris Cole makes 16-foot two point shot 5:16 David West misses 14-foot jumper 70-85 5:16 70-85 LeBron James defensive rebound 5:09 70-85 Lance Stephenson blocks LeBron James's layup 5:09 Pacers defensive team rebound 70-85 4:56 Paul George makes driving layup 72-85 4:48 Lance Stephenson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) 72-85 4:48 72-85 Chris Bosh enters the game for Chris Andersen 4:35 Lance Stephenson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) 72-85 4:35 72-86 LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 4:35 72-86 LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 4:35 Paul George defensive rebound 72-86 4:09 72-86 LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper 3:49 72-86 Ray Allen bad pass (Lance Stephenson steals) 3:46 Lance Stephenson makes two point shot 74-86 3:23 74-86 Ray Allen bad pass (Paul George steals) 3:11 David West misses layup 74-86 3:10 David West offensive rebound 74-86 3:09 Norris Cole blocks David West 's 5-foot jumper 74-86 3:08 74-86 Norris Cole defensive rebound 3:08 74-86 Mario Chalmers enters the game for Ray Allen 2:59 74-86 LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper 2:58 Roy Hibbert defensive rebound 74-86 2:57 Roy Hibbert bad pass 74-86 2:57 Official timeout 2:57 74-86 Udonis Haslem enters the game for Norris Cole 2:41 74-86 Mario Chalmers misses two point shot 2:40 Roy Hibbert defensive rebound 74-86 2:15 Lance Stephenson makes 8-foot two point shot 76-86 1:51 76-88 Udonis Haslem makes jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) 1:39 Lance Stephenson offensive Charge (Udonis Haslem draws the foul) 76-88 1:39 Lance Stephenson turnover 76-88 1:39 D.J. Augustin enters the game for Lance Stephenson 76-88 1:23 76-90 LeBron James makes driving layup (Mario Chalmers assists) 1:17 Paul George makes 25-foot three point jumper 79-90 0:55 79-90 LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper 0:54 David West defensive rebound 79-90 0:45 Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper 79-90 0:44 79-90 Dwyane Wade defensive rebound 0:26 79-90 Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper 0:25 Paul George defensive rebound 79-90 0:15 George Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper 79-90 0:14 79-90 Chris Bosh defensive rebound 0:00 End of the 4th Quarter 0:00 End of Game

Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat Live Stream May 30, 2013

Game 5 8:30 PM ET IND@MIA Thursday, May 30 American Airlines Arena Game 1: MIA 103 IND 102 | Game Info | Analysis Game 2: IND 97 MIA 93 | Game Info | Analysis Game 3: MIA 114 IND 96 | Game Info | Analysis Game 4: IND 99 MIA 92 | Game Info | Analysis Game 5: IND at MIA | Thu., May 30, 8:30 PM ET | TNT Game 6: MIA at IND | Sat., Jun. 1, 8:30 PM ET | TNT Game 7: IND at MIA | Mon., Jun. 3 | TNT | If Necessary Game 4 between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers had everything: Roy Hibbert’s dominance in the paint, plenty of flops and a few controversial calls. Our experts set the stage for Thursday night’s Game 5 in Miami and make their picks. Who wins Game 5? bbott: The Heat are the better team. (Right? I mean, I think so. But unlike a week ago, now I know a lot of smart people would argue with me about that.) In the big picture, they have the deeper roster, the more proven ability to get wins, and more tactics to try. And they’re at home. So I’ll guess Heat, but I’d rather not guess, ’cause the real joy is in having no idea. Donahue: Going back home, Miami has to be given the edge, but it’s dependent on the supporting cast. When the Heat dominated Game 3, they did it on the strength of 26-for-39 shooting from Wade, Bosh, Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem. Anything approaching that kind of effectiveness would be too much for even Indiana’s defense to overcome. Anything much less will make for a very interesting game. Gutierrez: Going with the home team. Miami lost Game 5 at home in last year’s Eastern Conference finals. And we remember the heroic effort it took from LeBron for Miami to advance. This will be as much about not repeating Game 5 history as it is about hitting back at Indiana. And when the Heat compete on the boards and attack offensively, they can still control the game, even against the Pacers. McGuire: Miami. I felt the Pacers had at least a game’s worth of pole position heading into Game 2. But after Game 3′s massacre, I no longer feel the same. The Heat aren’t playing very well, but the Indiana offense is playing about 20 leagues over their heads and LeBron simply isn’t going to foul out again. I think the Heat finally wrest control tonight. Thorpe: The Heat. They have a larger margin for error. But as we’ve seen, that does not mean they will win. I love what Erik Spoelstra said in a timeout early in Game 4: “It has to be who has the best team, not who gives the best effort.” I’ll be quoting that line for a decade.

Novak Djokovic vs Guido Pella Match Report May 30 2013

Despite several rain delays, world No. 1 men’s tennis player Djokovic defeated first-time Roland Garros competitor Guido Pella 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the French Open. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 6 6 6 – – Guido Pella (ARG) 2 0 2 – – Djokovic proved once again just how dominant of a player he really is by taking Pella to his physical and mental limit. Using his strong serve, his length and his incredible lateral movement on the clay, the world No. 1 showed that he is ready to contend for the 2013 French Open title. During Djokovic’s first-round victory over David Goffin, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 7-5, the world’s top player looked to be shaking off the rust and trying out all the aspects of his game that he has been working on in live action. The momentum Djokovic created in the first round carried over into Thursday’s match with Pella. While both Goffin and Pella played admirably against Djokovic, the sport’s top player has sent a warning to the rest of the talented field that he will be a force in this tournament.

Novak Djokovic’s French Open match delayed

Rain delayed the start of world's #1 Novak Djokovic’s second-round match at the French Open on Thursday. The Serb is due to play Argentine Guido Pella on Court Philippe Chatrier following the match between Sam Stosur and Kristina Mladenovic. Australian ninth seed Stosur beat Mladenovic 6-4 6-3 between the showers. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia’s 18th seed, beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-0 while China’s Zheng Jie beat American Melanie Oudin 6-3 6-1. British pair Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray were 7-6 (7-4) 6-6 down against Feliciano Lopez and Andre Sa when play was suspended for the second time. Heather Watson and her Ukrainian partner Irina Buryachok were locked at 6-3 4-6 4-4 with Oksana Kalashnikova and Alicja Rosolska.

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Game 5 Preview May 30, 2013

Several times around the start of these playoffs, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insisted that the postseason path his team would wind up navigating had the potential to be more challenging than the route they took to the NBA championship a year ago. He’s apparently correct, probably to his own chagrin. The defending NBA champion Heat are in a bit of trouble. They can’t get enough rebounds, can’t get D-Wade on track, can’t get consistency out of Chris Bosh – and will likely see all those story lines either grow exponentially or basically disappear Thursday night, when they host to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of a super-competitive Eastern Conference finals that’s now knotted at two games apiece. “We have a great locker room of Alpha competitors,” Spoelstra said Wednesday. “And so they take this very seriously. We’re playing against a worthy opponent and if we don’t play well, they beat us. If they don’t play well and we impose our identity, we beat them. That’s what this is all about. So let’s lace `em up and let’s get ready for Game 5.” Game 6 will be in Indiana on Saturday night, while the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs keep waiting to see who they’ll face in the NBA Finals starting on June 6. History says the Game 5 winner when a series is tied at 2-2 has a huge upper hand, though that’s an axiom that the Heat both proved and disproved last season. When the Heat and Pacers split the first four games of their second-round series last year, Miami rolled to a 115-83 home win in Game 5 and captured the series in six games. One round later, Miami lost a home Game 5 of the East finals to Boston, then went on the road for Game 6 and got a virtuoso 45-point night from LeBron James to stave off elimination before coming home and winning a nailbiter of a Game 7 to advance. Considering all that, it’s no wonder why Spoelstra said the Heat aren’t looking back at any series as a blueprint for how the final acts of this one should go. “We don’t need confidence to go into any game,” James said. “We’re a confident bunch. We’re excited to get the opportunity to go back to our home and play Game 5.” Confidence is not exactly in short supply around the Pacers right now, either. Indiana came into the series saying — and believing — that it could find a way to oust the team that was virtually preordained as a champion entering these playoffs. That hasn’t changed. “We’ve got to be at our best,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Wednesday. “Our intensity, our determination, our focus, we’ve got to keep getting better if we’re going to beat this team.” The statistical trends probably aren’t surprising. The Heat have scored 402 points, the Pacers 394. The Heat have shot 47 percent from the field, the Pacers 46 percent. The Pacers have shot 37 percent from 3-point range, the Heat 34 percent. Miami is better at forcing turnovers, the Pacers are better at rebounding. Miami has forced Indiana into 14 more turnovers in the series, but the Pacers are outrebounding the Heat by 10 boards per game. Pacers center Roy Hibbert is averaging 12 rebounds; Bosh has grabbed 13 rebounds — total — in the series, or as many as Miami guard Ray Allen has despite being half a foot shorter and playing 32 fewer minutes. “We know what they run, they know what we run,” Hibbert said. “So I guess it’s more about who wants it more.” Hibbert has had no match in this series. Miami plays without a true center, and Bosh often ends up in the same general spots on offense as a guard would. So at 7-foot-2, Hibbert almost seems like he has permission to do whatever he wants in the paint, and has picked the right time to play the series of his life. “We don’t want to go home,” Hibbert said. “Miami is one of the best teams, along with San Antonio, and we know we have an uphill battle and we trust each other and love each other and that’s just grown, that love for each other. This is probably the first team I’ve felt like that about because last year even there were some guys were not all about winning.” That can’t be said now. “We understand that the champs are going to come back and be ready to play at home,” Pacers star Paul George said. “And we need to be ready to come out and play well.” Game 5 was a cavalcade of mistakes for the Heat, who had their second-worst shooting night of the entire season at 39 percent. James fouled out for only the fifth time in his career, though Miami was clearly miffed at some late-game calls. Bosh went 1 for 6 with only three rebounds. Wade, that aching right knee still apparently an issue, missed 10 of his 15 shots. And despite it all, the Heat still had the lead in the final minutes. “We missed an opportunity to go up 3-1,” Bosh said. “But we did get home-court back. We did our job. We have to come out and play with a lot of passion.” Wade, who’s averaging an uncharacteristically low 13.4 points in his last 10 games, was more succinct: “Our whole team has to do more,” he said. Being in a 2-2 tied series isn’t the right time for Heat panic over now being in what amounts to a best-of-three, or Heat lament over anything that isn’t going their way, Spoelstra said. At one point Wednesday, he took his left fist and right fist, banged them together to make a point, and insisted that the series will simply be won by the team that does enough to deserve a chance at facing the Spurs for the title. “Our guys have respect for the other team in that locker room,” Spoelstra said. “We know nothing is earned easy in this series. We’ve got to work for it. Being home doesn’t guarantee anything.”