‘Birdman’ suspended for Game 6

Published on Saturday, 6/1/13, at 12:50 a.m. Eastern.

By Brian Edwards

The NBA has suspended Miami reserve Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight at Indiana. Andersen basically took a pair of cheap shots at Tyler Hansbrough in the second quarter of the Heat’s Game 5 win.

I thought Andersen was fortunate to avoid an ejection. If necessary, ‘Birdman’ would be able to play in a Game 7.

Miami took a 3-2 series advantage with Thursday’s 90-79 win as a 7.5-point home favorite. The Heat will look for the kill shot tonight as a 2.5-point road ‘chalk.’

Andersen has played outstanding in this series, making all 15 of his shots from the field. His size and toughness in the lane will be missed.

For my full preview of tonight’s game, check out this link at VegasInsider.com.