By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Brooklyn Nets came back for an 89-84 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers overcame a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but Joe Johnson made a 10-footer on the move […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers faltered late and suffered a 100-98 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Rudy Gay made the shot he couldn’t against the Pacers three weeks ago in Memphis. Gay scored 23 […]
From the Indiana Pacers: INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers forward/guard Paul George was named Thursday as a participant in the 2013 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest and Pacers guard/forward Gerald Green was named as a participant in the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest as part of NBA All-Star Weekend 2013. George is excited to be in the 3-point shootout. […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Former No. 1 overall draft pick Greg Oden went back to Lawrence North on Friday night to watch his alma mater host Class 4A No. 1 Carmel. Oden led the Wildcats to state titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He played one season at Ohio State, where he was an All-American and helped the Buckeyes finish […]
ISL’s Doug Griffiths joins the Rail Line and gives insight on the Purdue-Indiana game. Doug Griffiths on the Rail Line __ ISL’s Chris Goff talked IU basketball recently on Ty’s 20 with Tyler Smith. Chris Goff on Ty’s 20 Follow Doug Griffiths on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ISLgriffiths Follow Chris Goff on Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisgoff_isl. Follow Indy Sports Legends […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Pacers coach Frank Vogel didn’t do general manager Kevin Pritchard any favors by benching reserve forward Gerald Green. Pritchard, like many others in the organization, publicly defended the signing. Green hasn’t worked out. Now that Vogel has yanked the alleged sixth man from the rotation, everyone knows it. Green is […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Is it possible to win executive of the year when you’re not an executive anymore? Of course not. But make no mistake — Paul George’s ascendance to All-Star status in just his third year in the league makes former Pacers president Larry Bird look just as good as he did […]
From the Indiana Pacers INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Pacers forward/guard Paul George was named Thursday night as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. In his third season in the NBA, George will participate in the NBA All-Star Game, Feb. 17, in Houston. George, who was voted to the team by Eastern Conference coaches, will be […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I know, this is a bit late for a look back at the Top 10 Indiana athletes of 2012. Forgive me, I was enjoying the ocean, margaritas and 70-degree heat in Key West through the New Year and decided to put this off a bit. There were many worthy athletes […]
Hall of Famer Reggie Miller returned to his old stomping ground Thursday night as an analyst on TNT’s national broadcast of the Indiana Pacers’ 81-76 victory over the New York Knicks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Here’s a comprehensive transcript of Miller’s remarks about his former team. On Paul George: “He’s becoming the face of this […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The low-key story of the season is that Indiana has a huge home-road split. The Pacers are too good at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for nearly any opponent to win there; the fans have left happy after 13 of 16 games. In fact, the Pacers enter tonight’s game against New York […]