Article: NBA PLAYOFFS; Result upsets `favorites'.(Sports)

Byline: SARAH MEINECKE

INDIANAPOLIS - Just two days before Indiana faced off against the Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Pacers players felt they were a solid favorite.

After Game 1, they were wondering what happened.

"We thought we had the win. Obviously it was a long game," Indiana forward Ron Artest said after his club lost a 16-point lead and a 103-100 decision to the Celts. "Tonight we learned a big lesson. We beat ourselves tonight. There's no panic. There's always desperation, but there's no panic. We shouldn't lose to any team. That's how we feel."

Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal said Thursday that the Pacers ...

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