Should waiting for this matchup become a yearly tradition? After all,this is the third year in a row that the east's powerhouses, the Heat and the Pacers, have faced each other in a best of seven playoff series.The Pacers are finally back from a lengthy slump and have given the Heat a taste of the challenge they are up for by eliminating the talented wizards in 6 games. The Heat, meanwhile,look as good as ever, winning eight of their first nine playoff games. Indiana features incredible defense and impressive chemistry, a combo that is hard to beat.Yet the Heat may be just the right team to challenge Indiana, for they have the pleasure of having one of the greatest trios ever assembled in Lebron, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.That being said, these teams are evenly matched, although the Pacers have a huge x-factor in Roy Hibbert. If Hibbert is able to step up on a nightly basis, the Pacers have a good chance of putting this one away.Yet if the 7-2 center goes back to his ways of old(meaning the first round matchup against Atlanta) the Heat will fid themselves with a huge advantage over the Eastern Conference's first seed.