 Entering the first round, they took a 3–0 lead against the New York Knicks, but like their previous series with the Sixers, were not able to close them out in Game 4.A victory in Game 5 ultimately defeated New York, and the Heat advanced to the second round versus the Indiana Pacers.In a Game 1 home victory, Chris Bosh went down with a lower abdominal strain injury, and was proclaimed to miss out on the rest of the Indiana series.