Category: Pacers

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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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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