IAMI -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed an abdominal strain, and the team said that he will be sidelined indefinitely.
Bosh suffered the injury in a 95-86 Game 1 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Heat With and Without Bosh
Season (including playoffs)
| With Bosh | Without Bosh> | |
| Win pct | .746 | .444 |
| PPG | 99.9 | 87.1 |
| Opp PPG | 92.3 | 87.2 |
| LeBron JamesPPG | 26.9 | 30.8 |
| > 4-5 without Bosh | ||
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Bosh pulled the muscle on a dunk late in the firsthalf, struggling to rise from his knees after being fouled by Pacers center Roy Hibbert on the play.
The Heat were without Bosh for nine games this season and went 4-5.
"Our plan isn't going to change dramatically," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "With Bosh in the lineup we understand LeBron (James) and(Dwyane) Wade are major threats. With him out of the lineups we understand they're major threats. There's not a lot of differences in how you're going to approach the game. Obviously it helps (us) not having Bosh's scoring ability out there but they have other guys."
Ronny Turiaf started the second half in Bosh's place and scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in 10 minutes. Joel Anthony picked up some of the slack, scoring nine points with seven rebounds off the bench.
"I feel like D-Wade and LeBron are going to pick up the slack. This is a very capable team," Hibbert said. "Hopefully we can limit their scoring. We can't let them get 35 a game."
