By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers silenced the Utah Jazz 95-86 on Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena: IN A NUTSHELL: Roy Hibbert and David West scored 19 of their combined 23 points in the second half, with seven in a row at one point as the Pacers pulled away for […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 106-102 on Monday night at the Moda Center: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored a career-high 43 points on 16-of-30 shooting and made five 3-pointers in the final three minutes while trying to bring Indiana back from […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers routed the Washington Wizards 93-73 on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pacers to their sixth straight win ahead of a difficult […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Washington point guard John Wall is blazing fast in transition and loves to push the ball up the floor. At his side, he has willing and able running mates in Trevor Ariza, Marcin Gortat and Nene Hilario. Pacers coach Frank Vogel knows his big team is in […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor The Pacers start a five-game road trip out West in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon. They will arrive two games ahead of the second-place Miami Heat. 1. Leaving the Leastern Conference: The imbalance of the league is that teams like Miami and Indiana in the East fatten their records on […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers shook off the Charlotte Bobcats 99-74 on Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena: IN A NUTSHELL: Lance Stephenson posted another double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds), while Roy Hibbert added 14 points and 10 rebounds, but it was a bench effort that featured C.J. Watson (team-high […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers unveiled yet another weapon capable of carrying their scoring load. Guard George Hill scored a season-high 26 points to help Indiana beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-84 on Monday night. Hill became the fourth player to at least tie for the team lead in scoring […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Chicago Bulls have announced that star guard Derrick Rose is out for the season. Rose tore the medial meniscus in his right knee last Friday night in Portland. A news release said he underwent successful surgery on Monday at Rush University Medical Center, performed by Bulls head team physician Dr. […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George is the Indiana’s rising star, but the Pacers have plenty of other options. It was Roy Hibbert’s turn on Saturday night. The 7-foot-2 center scored a season-high 27 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 106-98. Hibbert entered the game averaging […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers achieved a 97-82 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night at the TD Garden. WHY IT HAPPENED: Lance Stephenson had his second triple-double of the season with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals as Indiana […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers rallied to defeat the New York Knicks 103-96 in overtime on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored nine of his 35 points in the extra session and added five rebounds and five steals in a marvelous performance […]
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