Chris Bosh Injury: Heat Must Alter Game Plan to Compensate for Injured Star

The Miami Heat were already at a huge disadvantage on the glass against the Indiana Pacers. Unfortunately, that gap just widened considerably.

Chris Bosh missed the final two quarters of the Heat's Game 1 win, and it is worse than they feared. According to Tom Haberstroh of ESPN:

"

Heat announce MRI on Chris Bosh revealed a strained abdominal muscle. Out indefinitely. More later.

— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) May 14, 2012"

Indefinitely is a dangerous word, one that will force the Heat to alter their game plan against a bigger Indiana team.

The Heat just happen to be the one team that can handle the loss of a genuine star—say what you want, but on any other team he is a legitimate superstar.

With LeBron James' versatility, the Heat will lean on him to bang the boards while likely playing at the 4.

He grabbed 15 rebounds in yesterday's game, and the Heat actually out-rebounded the Pacers by seven boards.

The Pacers boast a frontcourt of 7'2" Roy Hibbert and David West, with Tyler Hansbrough coming off the bench.

All three can dominate on the boards and are likely to do so with Bosh on the sideline. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will have to make adjustments to combat their edge, and it needs to include more than just giving Udonis Haslem, Joel Anthony and Ronny Turiaf more time on the court.