By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers are faced with a number of small decisions and a few big ones this summer as they try to accomplish their related goals of keeping together their core and making the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. To keep the payroll from reaching a level […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the Pacers move forward and try to learn from the painful experience of a Game 7 beatdown, the biggest takeaway from their extended playoff run is that this is the right group of players. While there’s no guarantee they make it back to the Eastern Conference finals, you have […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Roy Hibbert was sitting in front of cameras all fidgety and sad after the Indiana Pacers were eliminated from the playoffs, when a reporter mentioned how the summer months often present an opportunity for individual and team improvement. Hibbert perked up at the idea of looking past playoff heartbreak, having […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers were blown out 99-76 by the Miami Heat on Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat advance to face San Antonio in the NBA Finals. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers’ effort and […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Eastern Conference finals have produced just four Game 7s in the past 17 years. Well, here’s a good one to add to the collection. It’s the reigning champion Miami Heat versus the third-seeded Indiana Pacers. Win or go home. In 2005, the Heat were in this very same position […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers are one win from the NBA Finals. One of the best spectacles in all of sports — a winner-take-all Game 7 — awaits at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday night. “We didn’t want this to be our last game,” center Roy Hibbert said after Indiana’s 91-77 victory […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It’s do or die for the Pacers on Saturday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. If the Pacers win, they will force a Game 7 in Miami Monday night. If not, curtains, and a long offseason awaits. Their task won’t be easy. Miami […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers lost 90-79 to the Miami Heat on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in Game 5 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lead the series 3-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers were the better team for a half, leading […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers played with extra energy and effort Tuesday night and pulled out a must-win game at home. They had a noticeable dose of desperation and urgency because a loss would’ve effectively ended the Eastern Conference finals. Now the series is 2-2 heading back to Miami for Game 5 on […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – On a night they needed their defense more than ever in the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers’ came through. An intense performance proved too much for Miami to overcome in a 99-92 Indiana win in Game 4 that evened the series. Yet it was an impossibly difficult rainbow […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers grinded out a critical 99-92 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The series is tied 2-2. WHY IT HAPPENED: The Pacers found their defensive footing […]
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