By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers lost a 103-102 heartbreaker in overtime to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. WHY IT HAPPENED: LeBron James blew past Paul George to convert a game-winning layup as [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Dwyane Wade claims he knew all along it was going to come to this: the Indiana Pacers against the Miami Heat, the defending champions against the team with the $78 million big-man duo, a blue-chip talent at small forward and something to prove. It is a matchup of the best [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Keys to the Series For the Pacers to have a chance, they’re going to need to win a game – probably two – in Miami. There’s an ongoing concern about whether Dwyane Wade (26.2 points per game against the Pacers in last season’s second round) has a functional right knee. [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The postgame podium has never been more full. A combined 33 feet, 3 inches of humanity and 1,169 pounds of pure basketball muscle sat atop the dais – smiling, united and moving onto the Eastern Conference finals. All five Pacers starters. Five microphones. One huge goal accomplished. One [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers knocked out the New York Knicks 106-99 on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 6 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series. The Pacers won the series 4-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: After George Hill made a surprisingly quick [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers have another opportunity to close out their second-round series against New York in Game 6 on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Knicks trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 and must win to force a winner-take-all battle on Monday in New York City. The last time these rivals [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent You can’t help but think the Pacers just gave this game away. The ailing New York veterans didn’t look all that improved from two humiliating losses in Indianapolis, but I’m not sure the Pacers carried over their attentiveness and concentration. The Knicks at least got more of a team-wide effort [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers stumbled their way to an 85-75 loss to the New York Knicks on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in Game 5 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series. The Pacers now lead the series 3-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: With [...]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent In their first of three opportunities, can the Pacers close out the series against the Knicks? The franchise has had success in closeout situations. Indiana has won its last three games in which it had an opportunity to clinch a playoff series. Since May 19, 2000, the Pacers are 7-2 [...]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder The similarities are downright eerie. Last year: Lower-seeded Indiana entered Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals up 2-1 against Miami. The Pacers gained homecourt advantage by taking a game on the road. The Heat’s No. 2 scorer, Dwyane Wade, had been playing below his usual standard, adding fuel to [...]
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