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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Not too many trilogy’s live up to the hype. But Lance Stephenson might be in a class of his own.  It’s no secret that “Born Ready” is just different when he’s wearing a Pacers uniform. And on Wednesday night, he proved it once again. Stephenson is on a […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — On New Year’s Eve of 2020, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to improve to 4-1 on the late-starting season. Things were looking pretty promising under new Head Coach Nate Bjorkgren.  But a lot can happen in a calendar year.  Since that day, this “little team” has […]

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  On Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic confirmed what we’ve all been thinking: A Pacers rebuild could be on the way.  After a lackluster 10-16 start, and with a roster that can’t get healthy or find a way to gel together, the writing has been on the wall.  And according to […]

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Another small crowd, another no-call, and another close loss. That’s been the unfortunate formula for this Indiana Pacers team to start the season.  They’ll continue trying to turn things around, but Wednesday night looked like the same movie on a different day. We knew it would be a challenging […]

By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — After going 2-2 on the West Coast Road Trip, Indiana came home and took care of business against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pacers were 6-8 and momentum indicated that this team might be turning things around. Indiana had three winnable road games ahead of them against New York, Detroit […]

By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor In this week’s column, we will look at games from the past eight days. The Indiana Pacers faced Brooklyn (FRI), Toronto (SAT), San Antonio (MON), New York (WED) and Portland (FRI). With a underwhelming 3-7 start, it’s hard to love anything about this team right now, but there are still a […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers finally put together a full game on Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs.  They scored 43 points in the 1st quarter, which bumped them up to 2nd in the entire NBA in 1st quarter points average. They even won the third quarter for the first […]

By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — Five games into the season, and the Indiana Pacers sit with a lousy 1-4 record. The Pacers have once again been bitten by the injury bug and their schedule has not been the easiest. Indiana’s front office felt that this current core (with a few subtle changes) would be […]

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  After two crushing losses to start the season, it was finally time for the Indiana Pacers to play in front of their home fans (with full attendance) again.  And those fans might have made all the difference. Playing in their second Overtime game in as many days, the Pacers […]

By TIM FLINTISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — Something magical happens when you take your kids to see the Indiana Pacers play. From the moment you buy your tickets to the drive home, there’s an electric buzz of excitement that can’t be matched. It doesn’t even matter if the Pacers win or lose, your kids will still […]

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — In one week, it’s go-time for the Indiana Pacers. As exciting and refreshing as it will be to start the season, the Pacers have a daunting task ahead of them with a brutal opening schedule. Combine that with a new coaching staff and the typical Pacer injury problems, […]