Category: Pacers

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 […]

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 […]

Pacers defeat Atlanta, remain perfect at home against the East

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS — When Paul George and George Hill combine for 17 points on 6-for-23 shooting, you’d think the Pacers would be in for a long night against a good team like the Hawks.  Instead, Monta Ellis and the Pacers bench led the Pacers to an impressive victory over Atlanta, 93-87 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Pacers get back on track, defeat Miami

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — There was a lot of hype surrounding the Indiana Pacers this past week, simply because the undefeated Golden State Warriors were in town. Paul George called it a “must win,” and some reporters called it “one of the biggest regular season games” the Pacers have ever played. Realistically, […]

Indiana’s Paul George, OKC’s Durant are NBA players of the week

From the NBA The Indiana Pacers’ Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant have been named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 29. George led the Pacers to a 3-0 week behind an Eastern Conference-leading 37.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 […]

Smith: The Pacers believe, and you should too

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Pacers fans know all too well how quickly things can change in the NBA.  Just a short time ago, this team looked poised to become legit title contenders for several years. They had a core group in tact, a ton of confidence, and what looked to be a […]

Pacers survive late rally, defeat Timberwolves

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After a 37 point second quarter, it looked like the Pacers were going to cruise to victory over Minnesota on Friday night. The Timberwolves put together a big rally to make things very interesting late in the game, and even had the ball with a chance to take […]

Pacers continue to progress, defeat Magic

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After an 0-3 start to the season, the Pacers were staring down a stretch of five games in seven nights. Instead of falling into a major hole, the Pacers responded by winning four of those five games, capped off by a 97-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on […]

Pacers win on Hickory night

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — On some nights the Indiana Pacers will need a balanced attack on offense to win games. On other nights, they’ll need Paul George to put the team on his back.  The latter happened on Friday night, as the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 90-87 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse […]