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Larry Bird called the Indiana Pacers soft. Players agreed with their team president. Bird said early Wednesday that “I can’t believe my team went soft,” making the comments not long after the Pacers were beaten 115-83 in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat. Miami leads the series 3-2, with Game 6 today ( 5 p.m. on ESPN) in Indianapolis. The Pacers practiced in Miami before flying home Wednesday. Indiana forward Danny Granger says the team got “beat up, we got bullied and we really didn’t respond well” in Game 5. Granger sprained his ankle in Game 5, but the Pacers hope he can play tonight. – AP

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