By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have been a different team this season when George Hill has been on the court. Though this entire year has been defined by the absence of Paul George, you can’t overlook the significance of the injuries to George Hill. Hill contributed his first career triple-double […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After their first three-game winning streak of the season, the Pacers had to go through the NBA Champion Spurs to continue their winning ways. The opportunity was there with a 14-point lead in the second half, but the machine from San Antonio got the job done late. They […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Ever since Larry Bird spoke about a possible return of Paul George, the Pacers have played inspired basketball. They followed up a win over Detroit on Wednesday with another big win Friday night over the surging Cavaliers. The Cavs had won 12 straight games coming into this one, […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Sacramento Kings came into tonight’s game having lost eight straight contests. Right from the opening tip, they looked like a team on a mission to end that slump. They started on fire, and built a lead as high as 23 points at one point in the game. […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor Years ago, Pacers center Roy Hibbert wanted to help bring fan excitement back to the Indiana Pacers. The city was still in a long recovery process after the brawl in Detroit, and years of losing basketball. The Pacers were barely noticed for many years in the shadow of the Indianapolis […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — This has been a season of streaks for the Indiana Pacers. They started 1-6, then went 6-3, 1-10, 7-4, and now 1-8. Add those numbers up, and you get a record of 16-31. The two stretches of good basketball have been overshadowed by the longer stretches of poor […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers lost 26 games all of last season. At the halfway point of this season, they have already matched that total. Injuries and close losses have plagued this season, and Friday was no exception. Andre Drummond made a tip-in with 0.3 seconds left, giving the Detroit […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The first home game after a Western road trip is always a tough challenge. The Pacers met the challenge, winning in overtime over the Boston Celtics 107-103 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was their first overtime win of the season in three tries. It wasn’t just cold outside […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — A lot has changed since last season for both the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers. Both rosters look quite different from the rosters that took center stage in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals match-up. Nevertheless, the intensity of the games between these two clubs is still high. […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers have made a habit of coming back from large deficits this season. Unfortunately, they have still fallen short in many of those games. That was the case once again tonight, and this one probably stung the most. After going on a 21-2 run in the 4th […]
Continue ReadingBy TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers received an early Christmas present on Tuesday night: The return of point guard George Hill. Though he came off the bench and was limited to 21 minutes of action, Hill still led the Pacers with 15 points on way to an impressive 96-84 victory over the […]
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