TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers had no interest in watching the Miami Heat celebrate on their home court. In a wild game that saw LeBron James in foul trouble, and Paul George scoring 31 points in the second half alone, the Pacers prevailed to keep their season alive with a 93-90 win […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tyler Hansbrough and Lance Stephenson might have dropped the two biggest assists for the Pacers in their second-round series against Miami. By hammering Dwyane Wade in Game 5, the kind of foul Jeff Foster was famous for, Hansbrough turned Miami into a team that felt it needed to prove its […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It shouldn’t end this way. The Indiana Pacers have been relatively injury free all season long, and now, they risk the season ending with their two best players sidelined or at less than full strength. Danny Granger went down with a twisted ankle in Game 5 against the Heat, and David West went down […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Brothers James and Penda Kopwe, natives of Tanzania, East Africa, followed the NBA for years but never attended a game. When they finally decided to go, they chose basketball country. They chose Indiana. The two attended Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoff series between the Indiana Pacers […]
Continue ReadingThis was the Roy Hibbert everyone was expecting to emerge. Indiana’s 7-foot-2 center had 19 points and 18 rebounds to help the Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 94-75 on Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 second-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Hibbert has had great expectations placed on him because Chris Bosh, Miami’s […]
Continue Reading-LeBron James is averaging 30 points and 12 rebounds in the series against the Pacers. He leads all playoff scorers with 28.4 points per game. -Danny Granger is shooting 6-for-24 from the field in the series and has committed 10 fouls. Paul George is shooting 5-for-16 from the field and has committed 10 fouls. -Indiana […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I asked Robert Marve about how he has dealt with the fact that Purdue coach Danny Hope has spent the better part of the past few years trying to rein him in. His response? “On or off the field?” That honest response tells a lot about Purdue’s new starting quarterback. In […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the Indiana Pacers open a new season this evening on Halloween, it’s worth pausing to consider what a frightening position the franchise once occupied. When Donnie Walsh left in 2008, a steady degradation of the roster left Mike Dunleavy Jr. as the second-best player on the team. The ghosts […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Notre Dame and Miami (Fla.) were among the nation’s elite in college football. Fast forward to present day and the two storied programs are on a course to return to their glory days a lot sooner than later they hope. The two once […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Each and every week during the Irish football season, IndySportsLegends.com interviews Notre Dame’s upcoming opponent’s radio play-by-play announcer. This week, IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes. Following is what Zagacki had to say about Miami, who is 4-1 overall, 3-0 in the ACC following a 44-37 […]
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