By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers played with extra energy and effort Tuesday night and pulled out a must-win game at home. They had a noticeable dose of desperation and urgency because a loss would’ve effectively ended the Eastern Conference finals. Now the series is 2-2 heading back to Miami for Game 5 on […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – On a night they needed their defense more than ever in the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers’ came through. An intense performance proved too much for Miami to overcome in a 99-92 Indiana win in Game 4 that evened the series. Yet it was an impossibly difficult rainbow […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers grinded out a critical 99-92 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The series is tied 2-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers found their defensive footing […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Since the Pacers’ Game 3 loss on Sunday, David West has admitted frustration with the team’s defense, Roy Hibbert conceded that the Heat are too talented to account for all their strengths, and coach Frank Vogel expressed confidence in the Pacers’ ability to make up for recent deficiencies. The Pacers […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – Roy Hibbert stood on top of a two-foot dais, let his eyes scan the room full of reporters left to right the way he might examine his team’s defense from the back line, and finally folded his towering 7-foot-2 frame into a small chair. Planting his face into […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers were outclassed 114-96 by the Miami Heat on Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lead the series 2-1. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers allowed their most points ever in […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Both the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat expect Dwyane Wade to be in the lineup when the teams meet Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Wade forearmed Indiana’s Lance Stephenson in the head with 4:05 remaining in Game 2, and the NBA said it was […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As if the Indianapolis 500 weren’t enough, the Circle City is treated to an always-pivotal Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. What a sporting day it will be in Indianapolis. The Pacers’ confidence is at an all-time high after their 97-93 victory […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Shortly after LeBron James made the infamous “Decision” to leave Cleveland and join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, he made a staggering boast. When asked how many championships the Heat would win, he famously said, “Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers earned a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The series is tied at one game apiece. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers’ defense, the best in […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent For starters, the Pacers need their top two wings, Paul George and Lance Stephenson, to be more careful with the ball in Game 2. They combined for 10 of the team’s 20 turnovers on Wednesday night in the Pacers’ loss. George Hill’s five-point, 2-of-9 performance dragged them down, too, while […]
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