The head coaches of each of the Eastern Conference finals teams are taking some verbal shots and the exchange is getting a bit sharper.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle told his team before Game 4 that all the pressure was on the Pistons in the series because they had made it to the Eastern Conference finals last season and that their season could only be a success by advancing to the NBA Finals.

Pistons coach Larry Brown didn?t like the comments and responded this way:  ?I would hope that both teams are looking to go to the Finals.  That team is pretty good. They had the best record in the league. So you mean with the best record in the league, you're supposed to lose??

?Now we're playing the team with the best record in the league and we're supposed to win?? Brown continued.  ?Maybe that's the way he feels. Maybe he doesn't expect them to win.?

In response to these statements, Carlisle said: ?Right now, I don't feel like the pressure is on us at all. I think most of the national media has written us off in this series.?