Category: Pacers

Pacers dominate Bulls, improve to 3-3

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  That’s more like it. It took six games into the season, but the Indiana Pacers finally showed what they are capable of.  They dominated the Chicago Bulls from start to finish on Saturday night, winning by a final score of 111-94 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. They improved […]

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Pacers win opener in overtime

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor    INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers kicked off the new season with a bang on Wednesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a thrilling overtime game, 130-121 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After compiling a 1-7 overtime record last season, it was a fitting beginning to the new-look Pacers. Myles […]

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What’s next for the Pacers and Frank Vogel?

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  The Pacers season came to an end on Sunday night with a Game 7 loss to the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors.  The question now is, what’s next? On one hand, it looks like a successful season considering the Pacers had a lot of roster changes, and they took a […]

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Pacers force Game 7

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  The Pacers have been a hard team to predict this season.  After the 4th quarter meltdown (to put it lightly) in Game 5, many fans thought it would be too much to overcome.  Instead, the blue and gold dominated the second half on Friday night in Game […]

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Pacers dominate Game 4, series tied 2-2

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Paul George said the Pacers needed to play mad after dropping Game 3 on their home court.  The team responded, dominating the Raptors from start to finish, winning by a final score of 100-83 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  With the win, the Pacers have tied the best-of-seven […]

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Pacers blown out in Game 3, trail series 2-1

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  After splitting the first two games of the series on the road, the Pacers were hoping to feed off their home crowd and regain the series lead over the Raptors in Game 3.  Toronto had other ideas, outplaying the Pacers in every aspect of the game, on […]

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Pacers-Raptors Preview

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  After finishing the regular season with a record of 45-37, the No.7-seed Indiana Pacers will face the No.2-seed Toronto Raptors in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.  Game One will take place Saturday afternoon in Toronto.  Here is our series breakdown and preview: Season Series-  Toronto won […]

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Pacers shoot their way to third straight win

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  With or without LeBron James in uniform, the Pacers needed to play well against Cleveland on Wednesday night.  After connecting on 16 3-pointers on the night, it’s safe to say they did just that.  They shot well in every quarter, on way to a 123-109 victory at […]

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Pacers drop to 8th-seed after another close loss

By TYLER SMITH  (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  Close losses have been the story for the Indiana Pacers this season.  Jimmy Butler has been a main contributor in three of them.  Butler scored the game-winning shot with 3.7 seconds left, as the Chicago Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated the Pacers 98-96 at […]

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Solomon Hill instrumental in Pacers win over Houston

BY TYLER SMITH ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  One night after a rather embarrassing loss to the Nets, the Pacers were back in action Sunday night, needing a win over the Houston Rockets.  They blew a 16-point lead, and nearly gave another close game away.  In the end, they were able to prevail.  The main reason? […]

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