Autumn Allison

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With a second home win and a losing streak snapped, the Indiana Pacers have a clear objective: "Be greedy."

"That was two words that I had on the board today. We can't just be happy that we got over a hump. Momentum can shift and we have got to keep the momentum going in our favor," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel.

"We have a great opponent in the Miami Heat, who is playing exceptionally well, but that doesn't mean we can't go in there and get a win."

The Pacers face Miami at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the first matchup between the two since they both lost their best player.

However, the now LeBron James-less Heat aren't any less formidable.

Between a healthy and productive Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and big numbers from the rest of the lineup, like Luol Deng's 30 points against Dallas, Miami is not hurting for options.

"They've got a lot of horses, a similar style, well coached obviously and their record shows that," said Vogel.

And to contain some of those horses, Pacers will look to Solomon Hill and likely Chris Copeland.

"It's a challenge in its own right. You look at Dwyane Wade being one of the best shooting guards in the game and Luol Deng is one of the most active out there," said Hill. "We just have to watch film, be prepared and switch times (because) they are a transition team."

The Pacers will be limited in bodies with David West (ankle), C.J. Watson (foot) and Rodney Stuckey (foot) out for this week. C.J. Miles is listed as questionable Wednesday due to lingering symptoms of a migraine.

"We are hoping (he will play), but he still has some symptoms, though they've gone and done a bunch of testing just to make sure that there is nothing else going on," said Vogel. "He was able to do some dummy offense and some shooting today so hopefully he is feeling better tomorrow."

Now the club is looking to capitalize on Monday night's 97-86 win against the Utah Jazz.

"We got off the schneid a little bit with the six-game losing streak, got a home win and now we are going for our first road win as well," Vogel said.

While the goal is to start the season's first win streak, the often turnover-prone Pacers need to keep the giveaways to a minimum, as they did vs. Utah.

"I think we can believe in ourselves as long as we stay in the game. We can't get down by 20, we can't get down by 15 and try and fight our way uphill," said Hill. "We have to stay in games. If we stay in games then we can put ourselves in a position to win."

Point guard Donald Sloan believes that the way for Indiana to stay close to opponents lies in the details of the game.

"Definitely keeping the turnovers down. I think it'll help to make some shots in there too. For the most part I think paying attention to detail is what we really lack," he said. "So if we can just keep our minds locked in these next few games, there is no doubt in my mind that we shouldn't be able to pull out some wins."

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INDIANA AT MIAMI

• Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, American Airlines Arena, Miami

• TV: FSI, ESPN

• Radio: 107.5 FM, 1070 AM

PROJECTED STARTERS

Pacers (2-6)

Pos. Player Pts. Key Stat

PG Donald Sloan 13.5 5.1 assists

F Chris Copeland 15.4 5.5 rebounds

SF Solomon Hill 12.1 4.9 rebounds

PF Luis Scola 7.0 7.6 rebounds

C Roy Hibbert 14.6 7.9 rebounds

Heat (5-2)

Pos. Players Pts Key Stat

C Chris Bosh 23.6 10.3 rebounds

SG Dwyane Wade 19.7 6.9 assists

SF Luol Deng 15.6 56.5 free throw percentage

PF Shawne Williams 10.1 4.9 rebounds

PG Norris Cole 7.3 3 assists

• Back Home: A.J. Price has melded back into his former team, saying that it feels just like being back home. On Monday, Price's shooting and game management skills helped the Pacers secure the club's second win of the season. Price had 22 points. "He belongs in this league," Roy Hibbert said.

• Big Impact: Solomon Hill has made the most of his extended minutes. The small forward is currently tied for sixth in the league for minutes played and has put out team leading showings this season. "He is very aggressive within all of our systems and that's why he is being successful on the offensive end," Vogel said. " … I think he is really going to be a guy that you can put on any perimeter player that we encounter and will do well."

• Prediction: In the past, this matchup has been a bout between to Eastern Conference powers but with an injury depleted lineup and a high turnover rate, the Pacers are an unlikely victor in Wednesday's game. Miami's quick transition style with stars like Wade and Bosh are difficult to contain for a healthy team. Indiana will have to mimic the ball control from the Utah win, while getting on an offensive hot streak. If the Pacers can't match the Heat's tempo, they can kiss this season's first away win goodbye. Miami 103, Indiana 95.

- Autumn Allison