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As if playing at the Madison Square Garden wasn’t hard enough for the Indiana Pacers Monday night, the officiating during a crucial moment in the series opener versus the New York Knicks made it harder for Rick Carlisle’s team to steal a win in the Big Apple. A controversial kickball call that favored the Knicks […]

The Dallas Mavericks may be in the Western Conference, but the organization has some pretty deep connections in the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, thanks to former coach Rick Carlisle, now with the Pacers, and former player Jalen Brunson, now the Knicks’ star. The Knicks and Pacers […]

New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson has garnered well-deserved praise within the basketball world for his Herculean efforts the last few games. After Thursday night’s 118-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Brunson became the first player since Michael Jordan to score at least 37 points in four straight playoff games. Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle sang […]

The Indiana Pacers are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020 and since Rick Carlisle took over as the franchise’s head coach in 2021. However, they did not have a great start to their postseason campaign, as they got lit up by Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday night to […]

The Indiana Pacers had some of their recent momentum halted on Sunday night when they lost a 150-145 shootout to the Los Angeles Lakers. While there were certainly quite a lot of points scored in this one, if you ask Rick Carlisle, it’s clear that the Lakers got a little extra help from the referees […]

Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers have their work cut out for them in the coming games. After a narrow loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyrese Haliburton made a declaration about not liking the slump that his team is in. Obviously, this can affect a team and a player’s mental fortitude. With the help of […]

Recently, the Indiana Pacers received some devastating news when it was announced that young forward Bennedict Mathurin would be out for the remainder of the season due to a season-ending surgery on his shoulder, originally reported by ESPN. Mathurin had played a huge role in what had been a revamped Pacers squad on both sides […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle had a timeout in the dying seconds of Thursday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves but opted to trust his guys on the floor to make the right decision. Enter Anthony Edwards. Carlisle opted not to call a timeout during the last possession, expressing his reluctance to allow the Wolves […]

The Indiana Pacers are now in the play-in race after an abysmal February run. Coach Rick Carlisle could not replicate the momentum of his heliocentric offense after the NBA All-Star break. Now, the Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin-led squad has a lot of catching up to do if they want to get homecourt advantage come […]

Tyrese Haliburton’s production significantly dropped after his injury return. Since All-Star Weekend, the Indiana Pacers have been doing their best to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference standings. While they do have a six-game advantage over the Chicago Bulls, Coach Rick Carlisle still has to make adjustments to get out of the play-in race. One […]

The Indiana Pacers, entering their Monday night clash against the Toronto Raptors, were coming off one of their best wins of the season, a 133-111 beatdown of the surging Dallas Mavericks. Alas, being on the second night of a back-to-back, the Pacers ended up falling flat against the Raptors, 130-122, after Tyrese Haliburton had one […]

The Indiana Pacers carved out a 132-129 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Led by Pascal Siakam, the Pacers increase their momentum as they win their second game in a row. Still, one of the lingering storylines surrounding the team revolves around Tyrese Haliburton’s injury. Missing 10 games in January due to a hamstring […]

The Indiana Pacers, a team with a bottom-five defense, were always going to have their hands full with Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. The Pacers were already without Tyrese Haliburton, who continues to recover from a hamstring injury, and their perimeter defense isn’t already the best in the first place. This […]

It has not been easy for the Indiana Pacers. They are slowly slipping down the Eastern Conference standings because of consecutive losses to the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers. In their last loss, they also had to battle it out against Nikola Jokic without Tyrese Haliburton. Moreover, Rick Carlisle also got ejected […]

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was ejected from his team’s game against the NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Carlisle thought that Pascal Siakam had been fouled with no call when he racked up two technical fouls in quick succession with 8:07 remaining in the third quarter: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was ejected with two technical fouls for […]

The Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets game has started to get heated. Rick Carlisle was shouting at the officials about a non-call. He would then get hit with two technical fouls which led to a very crucial ejection. However, Jamal Murray and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are not allowing the game’s tension to get into their head. […]

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was ejected from his team’s matchup against the NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Carlisle was arguing a non-call when he racked up two technical fouls in quick succession with 8:07 remaining in the third quarter: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was ejected with two technical fouls for arguing a non-call […]

Spearheaded by Lauri Markkanen, the Utah Jazz defeated the Indiana Pacers in a blowout at home, leading by as much as 29 points at one point. Prior to tipoff, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle praised Markkanen, who eventually had another big night. In Carlisle’s exact words, Markkanen is “the closest thing I’ve seen to (Dirk) […]

In the first half of the Indiana Pacers’ rousing 133-131 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night, they lost Tyrese Haliburton to what looked like a serious leg injury. The Pacers star point guard slipped and appeared to extend his leg, injuring his hamstring in the process. To put in perspective how serious Haliburton’s […]

The Indiana Pacers are set to face the Boston Celtics at home once again on Monday after losing by the score of 118-101 on Saturday, and Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle made an interesting comparison to Nolan Ryan when describing the type of effort it takes to beat Boston. “Playing against these guys is kinda […]

The Indiana Pacers’ offense has been on an absolute tear this season. They’re scoring at an incredible rate and Tyrese Haliburton looks like a true superstar in the NBA. When discussing Indiana’s high-powered offense, Rick Carlisle dropped an all-time quote every basketball fan will love. As any coach will do, they focus on where the […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo set a franchise record with his 64-point outburst against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. However amazing that is, it may be what happened next that will have fans talking. After the game, the Bucks star wanted the game ball as a memento of the occasion, only to find out […]

Wednesday night’s matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers was expected to be tense given the fact that it was not that long ago when those two squads met in the semifinals of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. True enough, the contest was filled with drama that even spilled outside of regulation time, […]

The Indiana Pacers are a surprise finalist in the 2023 In-Season Tournament Final, and now superstar Tyrese Haliburton is speaking out about his thoughts on the journey and destination so far. Recently Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle dropped a truth bomb on what has made Haliburton a great player during the 2023 season. The team […]

As the Indiana Pacers get set to play the Los Angeles Lakers during the in-season tournament championship on Saturday, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is praising the player who has gotten them to this point — Tyrese Haliburton. After finishing just outside of the Eastern Conference a season ago when they went 35-47, the Pacers are […]

What LeBron James is doing at this point of his career is pretty much unheard of. At 38-years-old and in his 21st NBA season, James is still one of the league’s most effective players. He’s showed that most recently when he helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a dominant semifinal win over the New […]

The Indiana Pacers are hungry for a title, regardless of when it is awarded. Despite beating the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks in consecutive games, they enter the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship against the Los Angeles Lakers as clear underdogs. That label will only be reinforced following the latest injury update. Pacers head coach Rick […]

The Indiana Pacers continued their magical run in the NBA In-Season Tournament after stunning the Milwaukee Bucks 128-119 in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton had another stellar game, racking up 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists in the win. After the game, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle talked about Haliburton and […]

On Thursday evening, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the NBA’s first ever In-Season tournament with a thrilling win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas. Haliburton continued his stellar play as of late, recording 27 points and 15 assists with no turnovers, and Indiana was […]

Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield had some rather interesting postgame comments after eliminating the Boston Celtics from the In-Season Tournament. “In all scheme of things, I don’t think the league would really want Indiana inside of the Final Four”, Hield said with a smile. “Let’s keep it real. Boston Celtics sounds a lot better”, he […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the early surprises of the 2023-24 NBA season. Fairly enough, a lot expected the Pacers to make a leap this season following Tyrese Haliburton’s breakout 2022-23 campaign that saw the young point guard emerge as an All-Star. However, nobody really saw Indiana sport the best offense in the NBA […]

Playing in the second night of a back-to-back is never an easy task, no matter how good the collective conditioning of a team is. And the Indiana Pacers learned this the hard way when they faced the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. With Damian Lillard not available to play, the Bucks turned over the offense […]

Led by franchise star Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers have one of the most exciting young teams in the NBA. The youth is definitely showing for Indiana this season as they own one of the more enigmatic offenses in the NBA. With one of the best facilitators in Haliburton running the show, Rick Carlisle has […]

The Indiana Pacers absolutely destroyed the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, winning by a score of 152-111 to push their record up to 4-3 on the new season. With the latest victory, head coach Rick Carlisle found himself making some more history, as this was the 900th win of his storied head coaching career. […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has a gruff exterior that could intimidate anybody. Carlisle is all business on game days and rarely smiles on the sidelines. However, he showed another side to his personality in a pre-game talk with point guard TJ McConnell prior to their game against the Washington Wizards. Rick Carlisle almost […]

The Indiana Pacers and coach Rick Carlisle have agreed on a multi-year contract extension, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Rick Carlisle’s Pacers started the season with a 143-120 win over the Washington Wizards, and he is being rewarded with the contract extension. He is three wins away from 900 in his career. This is […]

The NBA’s Coach of the Year award is a significant honor for any head coach in this league, but it’s certainly not easy being in this position. Anything that goes wrong during the game is always their fault, regardless of what actually happened, and the coach is always the first one to take the blame […]

The Indiana Pacers aren’t a team that embraces the prospect of bottoming out. The Pacers, through the years, have mostly re-tooled and remained in the dreaded middle ground of the NBA — not too bad to win the draft lottery, not too good to compete for a championship or at least a playoff spot. Even […]

The Indiana Pacers have huge expectations this upcoming 2023-24 NBA season after they locked up their franchise cornerstone Tyrese Haliburton to a massive five-year deal this offseason. The Eastern Conference has become more top-heavy with the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics emerging as the clear two best teams following their massive offseason moves. Yet, the […]