NBA on TNT Analysts Break Down the 0 Eastern Conference Finals -

TNT will be the exclusive home of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals when the Miami Heat face the Indiana Pacers beginning with Game 1 tonight, Wednesday, May 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

TNT NBA analysts Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith, who will all be a part of the network's coverage, offer their breakdown of the series:

Kenny Smith on...

the Pacers backcourt: Their size and strength is different than any backcourt in the league. They are tall and physical with George Hill and Lance Stephenson. They are the most unique, because they are traditionally guys that could play some small forward. Physically they are tough to match-up against.

the Heat backcourt: You have to minimize their strength. [Dwyane] Wade, [Mario] Chalmers and [Norris] Cole those three guys in that backcourt they all have different strengths. So they complement each other well.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

Reggie Miller on the small forwards...

Pacers Paul George: Paul George is The Future,' and is quickly becoming a nice two-way player. He has to make LeBron work defensively.

Heats LeBron James: LeBron is The Present.' If he continues to play on this level, it wont matter what the Pacers do.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

Reggie on the power forwards...

Pacers David West: West is the voice of the Pacers. His offense will be critical in the series when the Heat go small.

Heats Udonis Haslem: Haslem is a grit-and-grind player but his minutes will be cut in this series because the Heat will probably play small with [Shane] Battier.

ADVANTAGE: PACERS

Reggie on the men in the middle...

Pacers Roy Hibbert: The Pacers need to feed [Hibbert] and he has to crash the offensive glass. He must be disciplined defensively and remember how they got to ECFs.

Heats Chris Bosh: This series should have [Bosh's] fingerprints all over it. He will have to lure Hibbert away from the paint with his jump shooting.

ADVANTAGE: EVEN

Reggie on the benches...

Pacers: They dont score a lot of points but they hustle. [Ian] Mahinmi and [Tyler] Hansbrough must win the battle of hustle points vs. the Heats second unit. [D.J.] Augustin must hit shots like he did vs. the Knicks [in the second round].

Heat: [Ray] Allen, [Shane] Battier and [Norris] Cole have played great this postseason, especially with their ability to knock down 3s. Birdmans [Chris Andersen] role vs. [Roy] Hibbert will be key if can he stay on floor.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

Steve Kerr on the coaching match-up...

Pacers Frank Vogel: Frank Vogel is a rising star in the coaching ranks and has done an incredible job with the Pacers.

Heats Erik Spoelstra: Erik Spoelstra has become a great coach. He has a really good feel and command of his team and a really good plan night-in and night-out.

ADVANTAGE: EVEN

Kenny Smith on the Pacers vs. Heat: Im only going to give the Heat the edge because of experience; not because of talent. I think this is a seven-game series If Indiana grows up inside the series, they could win it. The only thing that separates them in terms of overall teams is experience. Period.

PREDICTION: HEAT IN 7 GAMES

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