By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Defeating the Toronto Raptors (52-17) has been a difficult task for teams this season. Defeating them without your top two big men? Even more difficult. Already playing without Domantas Sabonis, the Pacers then lost Myles Turner to a high ankle sprain during the game, and it was […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After three straight impressive wins, the Pacers were no match for the red-hot Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. The Jazz defeated Indiana 104-84 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, improving to 16-2 in their last 18 games. For the Pacers, it was just their third home loss since the […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Every time the Pacers have been counted out this season, they have silenced the critics. From the very beginning of the season, it was a team “destined for 30 wins.” Early success led to “this team will come back to earth” comments from fans and media alike. […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Glenn Robinson III returned to action for the Indiana Pacers on Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks. It was a long road back after having surgery to repair medial and lateral ligaments in his left ankle before the season. He played nine minutes in the 1st-half, scoring […]
By CALEB LYNN ISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana Hoosiers continued their defensive transformation on Wednesday night, defeating Illinois 78-68 at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers held the Illini to just 41% shooting from the field, and 4-of-19 from behind the arc (21%.) Indiana (15-2, 8-7) received a big boost from the bench in this victory. […]
By DEREK KRAMER (@ipacersblog) ISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS–Victor Oladipo flirted with a triple double. Lance Stephenson rocked out on the air guitar a few times during a fourth-quarter run. It was just your typical night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the Indiana Pacers (32-25) took care of business against the undermanned New York Knicks (23-34) with […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The injury report hasn’t been too kind to the Indiana Pacers this season. And on Monday night against the Washington Wizards, they were without Victor Oladipo (illness), Darren Collison (knee), and Glenn Robinson III (ankle). The result- a 111-102 loss at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. For the season, […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When you think about the Indiana Pacers, you probably think about Victor Oladipo and a team that has surprised a lot of people. You might also think about Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis- two 21-year-olds with bright futures. You might think about the human GIF Lance Stephenson […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When the Indiana Pacers trail by double-digits in a game, don’t change the channel. If you haven’t figured that out by now, maybe Saturday night could serve as another reminder. For the fifth time this season, the Pacers came back to win a game in which they […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Three-point shooting was one of the question marks for the Indiana Pacers coming into the season. They lost Paul George, C.J. Miles, and Jeff Teague, while adding Oladipo (career high 36% from three before this season), Bojan Bogdanovic, and Darren Collison. Thus far, they’ve turned a concern […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends editor Tyler Smith joined the Hoosier Hysteria Podcast this week to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers and Indiana Pacers. Topics: Hoosiers (First 10:40 of the show)- Robert Phinisee, Coach Miller’s recruiting, DeRon Davis injury, Justin Smith’s development, Upperclassmen. Pacers (10:40-21:20)- Victor Oladipo, Pacers record, Thad Young, Domantas […]