Intro:

Reaction after Miami Heat reached their third straight NBA finals after they beat the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to set up a clash with the San Antonio Spurs.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Frank Vogel, Indiana Pacers coach:

"They taught us a lesson. This team has been there before. They have been to the Championship, they have won it all and they know how to ratchet up their defence at a level that just imposes their will on a basketball game. Our guys didn't handle it well in the first quarter, first half really all together. We knew that fifteen turnovers in a half, in a game would probably equal a loss tonight, so to do it in a half was dispiriting. You have to give them credit."

SOUNDBITE: (English) LeBron James, Miami Heat guard:

"Obviously, we are a much better team when we have everyone clicking at the same time, that's obvious. We've had more games when everyone has been clicking then not so. It just happened in this series guys were just not in a rhythm, not feeling like themselves. But you save it to the last game, and it allows us to advance and I'm ok with that."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat guard:

"Moments like this can define your career, situations when everyone is counting you out, you are looking down to see how you respond. I feel like we as a team, we respond very well. I feel like we have individuals on the team that respond very well when adversity hits. I kind of like it a little bit, I kind of like the way our team is when we get to those moments, when our back is against the wall as individuals, because we have winners, we have champions in our locker room. You don't become a champion by luck, so I like the team that we have in those moments."