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Bird becomes the first person in history to ever win an MVP award, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. He's done a great job of building Indiana's roster and deserves the honor this season.

We should have an update closer to tipoff, but he was listed as a game-time call on Tuesday, indicating that Oklahoma City will take its time in deciding whether Big Perk will play. If he's unable to suit up, Nazr Mhoammed will draw the start in his place.

Tony Parker struggled with seven points on 1-of-9 shooting, but did have 11 assists in the win, while Manu Ginobili scored 22 points with three assists and three 3-pointers. The Spurs didn't pull away until late, but they look nearly unbeatable right now, getting contributions from across the board, while DeJuan Blair only got one minute of garbage time off the bench in this one.

Paul George missed two free throws for the Pacers, and then LeBron backed it up by missing two of his own, that would have given the Heat the lead. He then passed to Wade (24 points) for a late layup, but Wade was unable to convert. And on the game's final possession, both James and Wade (double teamed) looked for the open man and found Chalmers for a potential game-tying 3-pointer. Chalmers, who was, ahem, 2-of-10 from the floor and 0-for-4 from downtown for the night, missed the open look as the Pacers stole homecourt. Prepare yourselves for endless talk of choking, and keep in mind that without Chris Bosh (abdomen), the third-leading scorers for the Heat tonight were Chalmers and Shane Battier, who each scored five points. Uh oh.

Both teams played a sloppy first half and missed a ton of clutch free throws down the stretch, but the Pacers, who were led by West's 16, will take the win any way they can get it. Game 3 is Thursday in Indy, and West should have his way again, as Chris Bosh (abdomen) will not play in this series.

Perkins aggravated his hip strain during Game 1, playing just 17 minutes in the blowout. The Thunder will likely take their enforcer's status right up until tip Wednesday night, with Nick Collison and Nazr Mohammed as backup plans. It's worth noting that Perkins was reportedly cleared to re-enter Game 1 if needed. However, he did not practice Tuesday.

With Chris Bosh (abdominal) out indefinitely, the Heat are announcing their starting lineup on a game-to-game basis. Starter Udonis Haslem will see a boost in minutes along with Joel Anthony. LeBron James will also spend plenty of time as a power forward when the Heat go small. In five starts during the regular season, Turiaf averaged 4.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks.