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Shane Battier was moved back to a bench role for the second half of Sunday's Game 1 against the Pacers.

Battier was moved back to a bench role for the second half of Sunday's Game 1 against the Pacers.

Analysis:

Battier started the game at power forward, but the Heat were getting outworked by the Pacers in the first half, falling down 10 points (55-45) at halftime. With the Pacers starting a bigger froncourt, the Heat decided to try and get some new energy in their starting lineup by starting Udonis Haslem at power forward to begin the second half.

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