Category: Pacers

Myles Turner has career night on 20th birthday

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — The way he’s played this season, it’s hard to believe Myles Turner is just now turning 20 years old. On Thursday night, the birthday boy put on a show.  Turner scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the Pacers 92-84 win over the New Orleans […]

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Pacers fall to 1-7 in Overtime games

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — If you don’t count overtime games, the Pacers would have a record of 35-25. That winning percentage would be good enough for the 3-seed in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately for them, the overtime games count.  The Pacers fell to the Toronto Raptors Thursday night by a final score […]

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Hibbert sits, Kobe explodes, Pacers win

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Outside of the Golden State Warriors coming to Indianapolis, Monday night’s game against the Lakers had the most anticipation of the season.  Longtime former Pacer Roy Hibbert was set to make his return, and Kobe Bryant was making the final appearance of his career to Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  […]

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Smith: Myles Turner looks like a star in the making

BY TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Right before this year’s NBA Draft, Pacers General Manager Kevin Pritchard talked about the importance of getting the right player: “You try to get the best player you can because in a small market, it’s your only chance to get special.”  It might be early in his career, […]

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Pacers skid continues with another close loss

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After a long stretch of road games, the Pacers were hoping to use some home-cooking to get back on the right track. The Los Angeles Clippers had other plans, as they handed the Pacers yet another close and frustrating loss, 91-89 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was the […]

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Pacers fall at home as Western trip looms

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers were hoping to rebound at home after Wednesday’s tough loss in Boston.  Instead, the Washington Wizards came into Bankers Life Fieldhouse and controlled the entire game from the tip.  They defeated Indiana 118-104 in front of a sellout crowd that had very little to cheer about.  […]

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Pacers’ Paul George fined for incident with Marcus Morris

From the NBA NEW YORK — Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris has been fined $15,000 for shoving Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, and George has been fined $10,000 for contributing to the altercation, it was announced Monday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Pacers’ 94-82 win […]

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How good are the Pacers, really?

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers were a difficult team to predict heading into the 2015-2016 season. And with two months of the season under their belts, they might still be. After an 0-3 start, the Pacers got hot in the month of November, putting together an impressive 11-2 record in […]

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Pacers avoid trap, beat Nets 104-97

By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — This one had all the makings of the classic trap game, the Indiana Pacers looking to go 8-0 at home against Eastern Conference opponents this season with the Brooklyn Nets bringing a 1-11 road record into Friday night’s matchup. It looked for awhile like the Pacers might fall into that […]

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Monta Ellis sparks Pacers win over former team

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  Playing the Western Conference at home has been the only negative thus far in the Pacers season. They came in to Wednesday night with a 1-3 record at Bankers Life Fieldhouse against Western Conference teams, compared to a 7-0 record at home against the East. Despite those numbers, […]

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