Indiana Pacers Articles - Page 93

Despite a scare in Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers, the Boston Celtics are now up 2-0 in their first round series in the Eastern Conference. The first game was a walkover for Boston who easily cruised past Indiana, 84-74, behind a raucous TD Garden crowd. The defense was suffocating from the Celtics in Game […]

Shaquille O’Neal (along with Charles Barkley) provide endless laughs on NBA on TNT as their antics are known far and wide, and on Wednesday night, Shaq was caught taking notes on the pronunciation of Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic’s name. Shaq needs a little help pronouncing Bojan Bogdanovic's name 😂 pic.twitter.com/JZiCh6MCNN — NBA on […]

Boston Celtics youngsters Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have had a charmed start to their careers. After nearly helping lead Boston to the NBA Finals last season, Brown and Tatum were widely lauded as two of the best players in their respective draft classes. Brown was drafted by Boston in 2016 and has since become […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan admitted that staying in front of Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving is easier said than done. Irving led a furious rally to help the Celtics escape with a come-from-behind 99-91 win over the Pacers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. Indiana looked lost when Irving was torching […]

Despite dealing with an illness, Boston Celtics center Al Horford is planning to play in Game 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Horford told the Celtics he felt sick on Tuesday. The All-Star big man skipped the morning shootaround on Wednesday to get some rest, and it looks like […]

The Boston Celtics could be without the services of Al Horford for Wednesday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. Horford, who is now listed as questionable, is dealing with an undisclosed illness: #NEBHInjuryReport for Game 2: Al Horford (illness) – QUESTIONABLEMarcus Smart (left oblique tear) – OUT — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 17, […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their eastern conference first round series with a final score of 94-84. Throughout the first half, the Pacers controlled the game allowing them to go into the halftime break with a 45-38 lead. Yet, the third quarter would be the turning point, as the […]

As if the Boston Celtics did not have enough internal drama during the regular season, they were dealt a hefty deficit before the playoffs even began, with shooting guard Marcus Smart suffering an abdominal oblique injury that will keep him out for the next three to five weeks. With the Celtics losing their best perimeter […]

The Indiana Pacers did not get off to a great start in the playoffs. With the team scoring a mere 74 points in their Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics, coach Nate McMillan knows they must come out firing in Game 2. Not only that, but McMillan believes that in order for that to happen, […]

If you’re a fan of offense, Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics wasn’t for you. The Celtics won Game 1 of their first round series against the Pacers by a final score of 84-74. Both teams shot under 37 percent from the field and Indiana only scored eight points in the third […]

Well, that was a fun, interesting opening weekend of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, wasn’t it? Aside from the last two games on Sunday night, which were both blowouts, Game 1 of the playoffs was full of intrigue around the bracket. Upsets, home-court advantage not being home-court advantage, scores from the mid ’90s. You name it, […]

The Indiana Pacers were not up to the task on Sunday afternoon — and that may be an understatement. The Pacers were upended by the Boston Celtics, 84-74, in Game 1 of the team’s opening round series. Indiana had some serious trouble in the second half of the game, especially during the third quarter. With […]

Nate McMillan didn’t have to wait very long to encounter adversity in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. The Boston Celtics trampled McMillan’s Indiana Pacers on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The Pacers scored eight points in the third quarter and 29 in the second half. McMillan was forced […]

The Boston Celtics managed to pull out a win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 despite their poor performance on the offensive end. Regardless, it appears point guard Kyrie Irving was still pleased with his team’s effort. The Celtics were able to secure an 84-74 victory over the Pacers on Sunday. Irving feels Boston […]

The Boston Celtics will be facing the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, and although the latter lost Victor Oladipo to a season-ending injury, they are still a pretty good team, especially in the painted area. Celtics forward Gordon Hayward acknowledges the advantage the Pacers have because of their bigs, and in […]

The NBA has seen plenty of surprises in another action-full regular season, but there are a few teams that have left their mark in one way or another. On the verge of completing an arduous run of 82 games over the course of a six-month campaign, ClutchPoints is proud to bring you the end-of-season awards: […]

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge could not help but take a shot at his team’s fierce rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in a recent meeting with the press. Ainge took the opportunity to make a joke that he was resigning from his post, which is obviously an insinuation to Magic Johnson’s recent decision to […]

The Indiana Pacers finished the 2018-19 NBA regular season with a 48-34 record, which was the same as they had last year. Even without Victor Oladipo, the Pacers are going to be a tough out in the playoffs. Boston is currently favored to win the series and they aren’t expected to have too much difficulty. […]

The first-round series between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers is poised to be among the most well-coached and hard-played in the postseason. If Brad Stevens’ maddeningly inconsistent team reaches a level approaching its peak, though, the absence of Victor Oladipo will probably keep that matchup from being as competitive as one would expect between […]

This past Saturday, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum left early during his team’s loss against the Orlando Magic as a result of a shin contusion and proceeded to miss the rest of that game and the final game of the regular season. However, the injury does not seem to be too big of a deal, […]

There are still two days remaining in the 2018-19 NBA regular season, but nothing that happens over the course of Tuesday or Wednesday will affect the playoff standing of the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics and Pacers are locked into the 4 and 5 seeds in the Eastern Conference, meaning Boston will […]

Entering Monday, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has 199 blocks on the season. Turner not only leads the NBA in blocks and blocks per game (2.7), but the Pacers big man has more blocks than the entire Cleveland Cavaliers roster. The 23-year-old says that in itself should be enough for him to win the 2019 […]

The Boston Celtics are slated to face off against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday for the final game of the regular season. C’s head coach Brad Stevens has announced that he intends to give his main guys some rest for this one, with the playoffs fast approaching. Brad Stevens said the #Celtics top 7 will […]

With both the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers losing their respective games tonight, they are now officially going to face each other in the first round of the playoffs. We have our fist playoff series matchup locked in. The #4 seed Boston Celtics will play the #5 seed Indiana Pacers in the first round. […]

Indiana Pacers fans love to troll the players of opposing teams. They have done it multiple times this season, most notably during a February game against the Los Angeles Lakers when they chanted “LeBron’s gonna trade you!” in a sequence when Brandon Ingram was shooting free throws. Well, they’re at it again. In their game […]

The 2019 NBA Defensive Player of the Year couldn’t be any more wide open with at least five or so names all equally worthy of earning the award. One such player is the Indiana Pacers young big man Myles Turner who, on Friday night against the Boston Celtics, showed why he’s in contention by viciously […]

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown has been dealing with a bout of lower back spasms, which has forced him to miss the last two games. In light of his ongoing back soreness, the team has elected to hold him out of Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, according to report from ESPN’s Tim […]

The Boston Celtics will be facing off against the Indiana Pacers in what is touted to be a preview of a first-round playoffs matchup in the Eastern Conference. Both teams are currently tied for the fourth spot in the East with a 47-32 record, and Friday night’s contest might determine which team will have a […]

Victor Oladipo is set to rejoin his Indiana Pacers teammates during their home playoff games, now one victory away from matching their last season win total, now with Oladipo on the sidelines. The two-way star went down to a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 23, but fully intends to be there for his teammates as […]

Jaylen Brown was hopeful that he could play in his team’s biggest game of the season despite suffering from significant pain. One day before the Boston Celtics’ crucial matchup with the Indiana Pacers, though, the third-year wing was listed as doubtful on the injury report, which should come as no surprise given the extent of […]

Veteran point guard Tyreke Evans is reportedly not expected to be back with the Indiana Pacers next season, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic. Evans signed a one-year, $12.4 million free agent deal with the Pacers last summer. Nope. Don’t expect Tyreke back. That was a bad fit from the beginning. Both parties are […]

Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The franchise reportedly wants to re-sign him, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic. Bogdanovic is making $10.5 million this season. [He] turns 30 this month. That’s notable. I don’t expect him to get a max, but it wouldn’t be surprising for him to […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without superstar power forward Blake Griffin on Wednesday when they host the Indiana Pacers. Griffin is still feeling discomfort in his left knee. However, the team will have shooting guard Luke Kennard, who was listed as doubtful on Tuesday due to an illness. Blake Griffin out, Luke Kennard in for […]

When the Indiana Pacers lost Victor Oladipo for the season due to a devastating knee injury back in January, it looked to be the end of the road for the Pacers, but instead, Indiana is fighting admirably to the finish the line. One of the biggest reasons for the Pacers staying afloat is big man […]

Detroit Pistons frontcourt player Thon Maker jumped over Bojan Bogdanovic of the Indiana Pacers after biting on the latter’s shot fake. In the clip posted by Bleacher Report, look at how Maker cleared all of Bogdanovic’s 6-foot-8 frame. Thon cleared him 🤯 pic.twitter.com/s25zbrYmnA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2019 This could have been an […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan says his team isn’t in a position to be resting with the playoffs just around the corner. Indiana is in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The team has been in a funk lately, as they are just 3-7 over their last 10 games. McMillan wants the Pacers […]

One week before the season’s trade deadline, New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis shocked the basketball world when he requested a trade via his agent, Rich Paul. Although it seemed out of nowhere, the speculations were his camp would want to team him up with LeBron James, who is currently playing for the Los Angeles […]

The Boston Celtics have occasionally lacked the edge this season that’s been a lasting hallmark of the green and gold ever since Brad Stevens was hired as head coach in 2013. But in a crucial matchup on Friday against the Indiana Pacers, the Celtics rebounded from surrendering a double-digit lead, outplaying their fellow Eastern Conference […]

The Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers are set to face off on Friday night in what is going to be a crucial matchup in deciding both team’s position entering the playoffs. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was asked to give his thoughts on the current Pacers squad, and the 42-year-old provided some very interesting […]