By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers kicked off the new season with a bang on Wednesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a thrilling overtime game, 130-121 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After compiling a 1-7 overtime record last season, it was a fitting beginning to the new-look Pacers. Myles […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor The Pacers season came to an end on Sunday night with a Game 7 loss to the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors. The question now is, what’s next? On one hand, it looks like a successful season considering the Pacers had a lot of roster changes, and they took a […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers have been a hard team to predict this season. After the 4th quarter meltdown (to put it lightly) in Game 5, many fans thought it would be too much to overcome. Instead, the blue and gold dominated the second half on Friday night in Game […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George said the Pacers needed to play mad after dropping Game 3 on their home court. The team responded, dominating the Raptors from start to finish, winning by a final score of 100-83 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. With the win, the Pacers have tied the best-of-seven […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor After finishing the regular season with a record of 45-37, the No.7-seed Indiana Pacers will face the No.2-seed Toronto Raptors in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Game One will take place Saturday afternoon in Toronto. Here is our series breakdown and preview: Season Series- Toronto won […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — With or without LeBron James in uniform, the Pacers needed to play well against Cleveland on Wednesday night. After connecting on 16 3-pointers on the night, it’s safe to say they did just that. They shot well in every quarter, on way to a 123-109 victory at […]
By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Close losses have been the story for the Indiana Pacers this season. Jimmy Butler has been a main contributor in three of them. Butler scored the game-winning shot with 3.7 seconds left, as the Chicago Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated the Pacers 98-96 at […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The way he’s played this season, it’s hard to believe Myles Turner is just now turning 20 years old. On Thursday night, the birthday boy put on a show. Turner scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the Pacers 92-84 win over the New Orleans […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — If you don’t count overtime games, the Pacers would have a record of 35-25. That winning percentage would be good enough for the 3-seed in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately for them, the overtime games count. The Pacers fell to the Toronto Raptors Thursday night by a final score […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Outside of the Golden State Warriors coming to Indianapolis, Monday night’s game against the Lakers had the most anticipation of the season. Longtime former Pacer Roy Hibbert was set to make his return, and Kobe Bryant was making the final appearance of his career to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. […]
BY TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Right before this year’s NBA Draft, Pacers General Manager Kevin Pritchard talked about the importance of getting the right player: “You try to get the best player you can because in a small market, it’s your only chance to get special.” It might be early in his career, […]
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