Category: Pacers

Pacers beat Vogel’s Magic for 2nd straight win

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  Frank Vogel returned to Indianapolis for the second time since taking over for the Orlando Magic. And for the second time, the Pacers defeated their former head coach.  Much like the first meeting, this game was never really in doubt, as the Pacers won by a final […]

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Pacers snap four-game losing streak

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  There’s no place like home. After a frustrating four-game losing streak, including a close loss in Chicago on Monday, the Pacers took care of business on Friday night, defeating the Chicago Bulls 111-101 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The one constant in an inconsistent season has been winning […]

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Pacers fall to Celtics

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  When you’re struggling to win games on the road, home losses hurt even more. The Pacers were unable to maintain their home dominance on Thursday night, losing to the Boston Celtics 109-102. The story of this game was the second quarter. After leading 31-22 after the first, […]

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Pacers win another home thriller

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers “Big Three” came to play on Monday night. Paul George, Jeff Teague, and Myles Turner combined for 70 points. It was Thaddeus Young, however, that scored the game-winning bucket with 0.9 seconds left.  Bradley Beal missed a corner three at the buzzer, and the Pacers […]

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Pacers win wild game over Portland

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been an up and down season all year long for the Indiana Pacers. They’ve never won more than two straight. They’ve never lost more than two straight. And they’ve been around the .500 mark all year. Saturday night’s game against the Portland Trail-Blazers was basically the […]

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Pacers dominate Clippers, GR3 continues to impress

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George and C.J. Miles were out with injuries. Myles Turner was in early foul trouble. Jeff Teague and Monta Ellis were held scoreless in the first half.  Add of all this up, and that should spell trouble against the 14-3 Los Angeles Clippers. Right? Wrong. Instead, […]

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Pacers dominate Nets

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor   INDIANAPOLIS —  With Paul George and C.J. Miles sidelined with injuries, the Pacers were still able to dominate the Brooklyn Nets in their annual Black Friday home game, 118-97 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Things didn’t start out so well, as the Nets scored 20 points in the first […]

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Pacers can’t rebound against the Hawks

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — When the Pacers play at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and Paul George is on the court, good things have happened this season. George returned to the lineup on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, but this time, it wasn’t enough to lead the Pacers to victory. Atlanta defeated […]

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LeBron sits, Pacers win

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — “Bankers Life Fieldhouse has been tough my whole career.” Those were comments from LeBron James on Tuesday night after the Cavaliers beat the Raptors.  Less than 24 hours later, and Cleveland decided to rest their star instead of having him play on a back-to-back, much to the […]

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Pacers host Magic in Frank Vogel’s return

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) (ISL/The Sports Xchange) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers will welcome a familiar face to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday night, as former head coach Frank Vogel and the Orlando Magic will be in town.  Vogel coached the Pacers for the previous six seasons. He holds the most wins in franchise history […]

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Pacers lose at home, fall to 4-6

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  This isn’t the start to the season the Pacers had in mind.  Ten games in, and they sit 4-6 after losing to Boston 105-99 on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was their first home loss of the season, and it capped an uninspiring week. The […]

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