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TYLER SMITH 
ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — After winning three straight games in this second-round series, the Pacers looked to be in great shape coming back home with a chance to wrap things up in Game 5. The Wizards had other plans, completely dominating the Pacers on their home floor (something that has become surprisingly normal), […]

TYLER SMITH
 ISL Correspondent Looking at these numbers from Game 4, you wouldn’t think the Pacers would have come out on the winning side: 20 turnovers, two points from the entire bench, outscored 29-11 in the second quarter, and just 19-of-29 from the foul line. Despite all of that, the Pacers put together a huge […]

TYLER SMITH
 ISL Correspondent Coming into Friday’s game, the Pacers were 5-0 in the desperation games, and 0-4 in every other game this postseason. If they were to follow that trend, they would have dropped Game 3 and came back to win Game 4. Instead, the Pacers finally took control of a series, dominating the […]

TYLER SMITH 
ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — When the Pacers’ backs have been up against the wall, they have responded each and every time this postseason. Needing a win to tie up their second-round series, the Pacers were led by none other than Roy Hibbert, who contributed 28 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots. On […]

TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent  As the Pacers prepare for another must-win Game 2 situation, one can’t help but wonder about the mystery known as Roy Hibbert. His slump has reached historic proportions with another zero-point, zero-rebound effort in Game 1. It was the third time in the last four games that Hibbert has failed to […]

TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Coming into this playoff series, the last time the Washington Wizards won a game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was back in 2007, when it was still called Conseco Fieldhouse. The Wizards showed no fear of that drought as they defeated the Pacers 102-96 to take a 1-0 series lead. […]

By TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — In the first home Game 7 in the franchise’s NBA history, the Pacers prevailed, defeating the stingy Atlanta Hawks 92-80 and advancing to the second round. This entire series had been upside down from the regular season. The Pacers dropped two games at home in the series, after […]

TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent This is what the Pacers talked about all season long: Game 7 in Indianapolis. OK, we all know they were talking about the Eastern Conference finals, and not the first round of the playoffs. Regardless, their season is still alive after winning Game 6 on the road (something the franchise had […]

TYLER SMITH ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — After a big Game 4 victory on the road, the Pacers and their fans felt relieved that they had once again gained home-court advantage and control of the first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks. Game 5 was an opportunity to take a lead in the series for the first […]