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  • Can the Pacers actually beat Heat?

    Can the Pacers actually beat Heat?

    Brunos Blog, Pacers May 19, 2013 at 10:58 am

    You’re already hearing and reading the national storyline: nice job getting this far, Pacers, but there’s no way you’re going to beat the Heat. And the thing is, they’re probably right. Miami has, after all, won 45 of its last 48 games, including an 8-1 record in the playoffs. And [...]

     
  • Stephenson’s career game lifts Pacers into East Finals

    Stephenson’s career game lifts Pacers into East Finals

    Pacers May 18, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    INDIANAPOLIS (TSN) – Unlike the New York Knicks, Lance Stephenson didn’t want to go back home. The Indiana Pacers withstood Carmelo Anthony and a 3-point barrage by the Knicks in the second half to advance to their first Eastern Conference final in nine years. The Brooklyn-native Stephenson netted a career-high [...]

     
  • Pacers vs. Knicks Game 6 LIVE blog!

    Pacers vs. Knicks Game 6 LIVE blog!

    Brunos Blog, Pacers May 18, 2013 at 6:14 pm

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  • Pacers, Knicks both have backs to wall in Game 6

    Pacers, Knicks both have backs to wall in Game 6

    Pacers May 18, 2013 at 10:52 am

    The New York Knicks staved off elimination against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, but now have to find a way to keep the series going when Game 6 shifts back to Indianapolis Saturday night. The Pacers are 5-0 at home during the postseason and the Knicks lost both games at [...]

     
  • Pacers have many questions to answer in Game 6

    Pacers have many questions to answer in Game 6

    Brunos Blog, Pacers May 18, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Let’s assume George Hill is not going to play tonight. It’s a relatively safe assumption, given no player this season has missed fewer than five days with a concussion. Will his absence be the tipping point that reverses the course of this series and gives the Knicks not only opportunity, [...]

     
  • If Hill can’t return, Pacers are in trouble

    If Hill can’t return, Pacers are in trouble

    Brunos Blog, Pacers May 17, 2013 at 8:05 am

    Fast breaks from the Pacers’ sloppy, slogging 85-75 loss to the Knicks in Game 5 Thursday at Madison Square Garden: >> Are concussions contagious? That might explain the Pacers’ performance. The bright lights of a potential closeout game at the Garden sure made them blink. >> Not sure what George [...]

     
  • Pacers try to bury Knicks in Garden

    Pacers try to bury Knicks in Garden

    Pacers May 16, 2013 at 11:05 am

    The New York Knicks are in a must-win situation Thursday night when Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Indiana Pacers shifts back to Madison Square Garden. The Knicks dropped both contests in Indiana, including a 93-82 setback on Tuesday night. In that loss, head coach Mike [...]

     
  • Pacers try again to scratch seven-year itch in Atlanta

    Pacers try again to scratch seven-year itch in Atlanta

    Pacers April 29, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    ATLANTA (TSN) – The Atlanta Hawks will try to knot up their Eastern Conference playoff series with the Indiana Pacers Monday night when the two teams meet in Atlanta. The Hawks clawed back into the series with a resounding, 90-69 thrashing on Saturday night. That moved this Eastern Conference quarterfinals [...]

     
  • George NBA’s MIP, but is he also Pacers’ MVP?

    George NBA’s MIP, but is he also Pacers’ MVP?

    Brunos Blog, Pacers April 23, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    When it came to the NBA’s Most Improved Player award, Paul George basically stood alone. Consider: the guys that finish second and third (Greivis Vasquez of New Orleans and Larry Sanders of Milwaukee) combined for fewer points (289) in the balloting than George’s 311. So it’s pretty clear there was [...]

     
  • Pacers slumping into first-round matchup with Hawks

    Pacers slumping into first-round matchup with Hawks

    Brunos Blog, Pacers April 18, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Fast breaks from the Pacers’ 105-95 loss to Philadelphia in the regular-season finale Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: >> As expected, the Pacers drew a first-round matchup with Atlanta, with Game 1 coming Sunday at 1 p.m. at home (TNT). Game 2 will be Wednesday at 7:30 on NBA TV. [...]