INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers look loose and sound confident.
They were laughing, smiling and joking around at practice Thursday as turned to a new task — protecting their home court this weekend against LeBron James.
Sure, his sensational 46-point, 12-rebound effort in Game 2 exposed flaws in Indiana's defense and allowed Cleveland to even the series, but it sure didn't shake the faith of the fearless Pacers.
"It's a good sign when you lose by three and the best player in the world has a game like that," Indiana point guard Darren Collison said.
The Pacers shouldn't be rattled.