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Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris thrived when the lights were the brightest, holding postseason leading scorer LeBron James to a playoff-worst 15 points and seven turnovers on Sunday afternoon. Morris has been a willing and skilled defender throughout his NBA career, but upon landing with the Celtics this summer, he finally found the church where […]

On paper, the Toronto Raptors might be the better team than the Indiana Pacers. After all, the Raptors locked the first seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers were just fifth. But another look at how the playoffs turned out, it seems that the Pacers are the far superior team. As observed by Reddit user The_Unknown98: […]

Victor Oladipo is already a fan favorite in Indiana, but there is no question that a letter he wrote to a boy battling cancer will send a few more fans in his direction. On April 16, 10-year-old Cameron Kirk of Danville, Indiana, was diagnosed with leukemia. Eleven days later, Oladipo penned a letter to the […]

The Indiana Pacers were reluctant to get rid of Paul George last season, trying to find every possible way to keep their All-Star forward before the inevitable. This time around, president Kevin Pritchard isn’t so sure they would take him back. Speaking on the Dan Dakich Show, Pritchard laid out a potential possibility for a […]

For teams who suffered an early exit in the postseason, it’s high time for them to look at their roster and see what they can improve upon. The Indiana Pacers, who now have a bona fide star in Victor Oladipo, could use another star player in the mix. Paul George had a relatively bad stint […]

The Indiana Pacers overachieved to what most around NBA circles expected after the Paul George trade took place last offseason. Fresh off a Game 7 four-point loss to the reigning Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the organization will be forced to fine-tune the roster in hopes to take the next step for 2018-19. With Cory […]

The 2018 offseason is just a few months away and the biggest storyline this summer will be the destination of a certain number 23. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently fighting for their playoff lives in their second-round playoff match-up with the Toronto Raptors. The possibility that James will have his earliest playoff […]

Indiana Pacers point guard Cory Joseph will exercise his $7.95 million player-option to return to the team next season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This would be the final of a four-year, $30 million deal he signed while still a member of the Toronto Raptors, playing backup to All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry. The Canadian […]

Victory Oladipo had himself quite a season for the Indiana Pacers. As a player who was the centerpiece surrounding a trade that brought Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Oladipo wasn’t thought to be a player that can lead a team. Furthermore, the Pacers were supposed to be one of the teams that was […]

Dirk Nowitzki couldn’t help but have some fun after news broke of Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo texting his trainer 16 minutes after a Game 7 loss. The soon-to-be 40-year-old Dallas Mavericks forward did some texting of his own, reaching out to Mike Procopio, director of player development for the Dallas Mavericks – getting […]

It took a complete team effort for the Indiana Pacers to even force their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach Game 7, but not all of their players lived up to the expectations. One of those guys is Lance Stephenson who gets a lot of hype because of his antics against LeBron James, and […]

Unless it is a massive blowout, Game 7s rarely disappoint, delivering the promise of an intense win-or-go-home battle between two hungry ball clubs. The first-round series that pitted Victor Oladipo’s young Indiana Pacers team (that many have waved off before the season started after shipping away All-Star Paul George) against LeBron James’s Cleveland Cavaliers was […]

Lance Stephenson tipped his cap after his Indiana Pacers fell short of moving into the second round of the postseason, suffering a crucial 105-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 on Sunday. The Pacers faced a tough task on the road, playing against a star determined to play 48 minutes to propel his […]

Victor Oladipo sealed his stature in the NBA as a bona fide superstar. Along the process, he uplifted the Indiana Pacers organization. And just like any bona fide superstar, his allegiance lies strongly with the franchise. After their heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oladipo fired at the naysayers who have criticized his […]

The Indiana Pacers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon in Game 7 of their first round series, 105-101, officially eliminated from playoff contention. The series was the closest and likely the best of the first round with both Cavs’ superstar LeBron James and Pacers’ rising star Victor Oladipo exchanging blows each and every […]

When the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, they were laughed at. However, during the 2017-18 NBA season, Oladipo and company shocked the basketball world by winning 48 games, the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference. In the first round of the playoffs against the […]

On Sunday, Victor Oladipo will have the chance to do what the star who preceded him in Indiana never could: beat LeBron James. Paul George tried to pack James’ bags four times. He failed four times. Now, the star no one saw emerging gets his shot. And he’s so close. While the first-round series is […]

Thanks in large part to solid outings from Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, the Indiana Pacers managed to even their first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers at three games apiece with a lop-sided 121-87 victory inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday night. During his post-game media availability, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan — no […]

The series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers will have a Game 7. The Toronto Raptors are just waiting on who they’ll face in the next round. If DeMar DeRozan is concerned, Pacers or Cavaliers — it doesn’t matter much. Per Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun, DeRozan was asked who he prefers to […]

This time, Victor Oladipo made sure LeBron James will not have a chance of blocking his shot. In the middle of what is looking like a lopsided victory for the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, Oladipo shredded the Cavs’ defense and embarrassed LeBron James all in […]

The Indiana Pacers have shockingly kept themselves from double-teaming the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, who is leading the league in postseason scoring with a furious clip of 34.8 points per game on 55 percent shooting from the field. While double-teaming a star with his vision has been a long-debated strategy, the Pacers have been carved […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 5 in their best of seven first-round series against the Indiana Pacers but it wasn’t without controversy. James blocked Victor Oladipo’s shot with five seconds left to go in the game, but when the NBA released its Last Two Minute Report on Thursday night, it was deemed […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

The Indiana Pacers and probably the entire population of Indianapolis were all up in arms after Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was not called for a goaltending violation when he laid a huge block on Victor Oladipo late in the proceedings of Game 5 of the first round series between the two teams Wednesday night. […]

The Indiana Pacers failed to get the series lead back against the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they lost to LeBron James and company, 98-95, Wednesday. James came through at both ends of the floor late in the game to secure the win for the Cavs, including a monstrous block on Pacers guard Victor Oladipo’s layup attempt […]

For the first time in these playoffs, the Indiana Pacers find themselves trailing in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s after Lance Stephenson and company absorbed a 98-95 road loss against LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Pacers could have actually ended the game on top had Victor Oladipo’s […]

Through their playoff battles between the Cleveland Cavaliers/Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, LeBron James and Lance Stephenson have established an interesting rivalry over the years. While there is a major discrepancy in talent, Stephenson’s antics towards James can be considered as entertaining or annoying. As the first round series shifts back to Cleveland, the Cavaliers […]

Fringe starter. Best suited for a backup role The Pacers have done well to take overlooked talent and blossom it in Indiana. And that goes beyond Victor Oladipo. In his first season with the Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison is working to disprove the labels affixed to him when he signed a two-year, $20 million contract […]

With a pivotal Game 4 of the first round series between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers set for Sunday night, veteran shooting guard Lance Stephenson believes that the Pacers have the Cavs right where they want them. According to an article written by Mike Wells of ESPN, Stephenson opened up about his mentality heading into […]

November 19, 2004 — The “Pacers-Pistons Brawl”, the “Malice in the Palace”, call it whatever you want, it was undoubtedly one of the lowest points of the NBA, and a day that will live in The Association in infamy. It led to nine player suspensions (including fines and legal charges) and shaped how the modern […]

With at least two games in the books for each series, the only thing predictable is the unpredictability. From LeBron James suffering a first round loss for the first time in almost six years to James Harden going 2-for-18 in a Houston Rockets blowout win, it looks like we’re in for a wild ride this […]

Apart from calling the plays and managing the players’ minutes, a coach’s job also involves protecting his players. Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan did exactly this when he saw Lance Stephenson fall to the floor after an apparent push from LeBron James. Yet lady luck was not on his side. It seemed that he […]

The Indiana Pacers grabbed an impressive road win in Game 1 of the first-round series on Sunday afternoon against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team was in clear control throughout the contest despite a push late in the second half by the Cavaliers. The offensive charge was led by All-Star guard Victor Oladipo dropping a game-high 32 points […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a stunning 98-80 comprehensive road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup Sunday. Indiana’s win took away the Cavs’ home-court advantage. It also gave Pacers head coach Nate McMillan a good time to remind everyone, including Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, that they […]

The NBA is not a Black Mirror episode. Of the four major pro sports leagues in North America, it is the most predictable (including the NBA playoffs). Remember last year when we wasted our time watching each team play 82 games for an entire season knowing full well that in the end, it was going […]

The NBA playoffs are set to begin and the East once again looks like a cakewalk for the higher-seeded teams in the conference. However, it appears that this year’s seedings have paired some intriguing matchups based on the regular season. In fact, the top four teams have had some trouble dealing with their first-round matchups. […]

Lance Stephenson had the highlight of the night against the Charlotte Hornets for all the right and wrong reasons, perfectly summing up who he is as a player. The Brooklynite trailed a gathering Dwight Howard and pinned his shot off the glass, which ricocheted and found an open Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who slammed it home as Stephenson […]

The Indiana Pacers closed out their 2017-18 regular-season campaign with a 119-93 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. Following the game, Pacers forward Lance Stephenson remained on the court to sign a few pieces of memorabilia, as it was Fan Appreciation Night inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After a few successful tosses, Stephenson actually […]

There is only one Lance Stephenson. And NBA fans love him. On Tuesday night, Stephenson pulled off an epic chasedown block on Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard. He celebrated on the court right after it but the ball was still live allowing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to clean up the shot and score, all the while Lance […]