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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan will not be calling plays from the sidelines during Thursday night’s road game against the Golden State Warriors, as he’s been excused from the team for personal reasons. According to an official report from the Pacers, assistant coach Dan Burke will serve as acting head coach against the Warriors: […]

When Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June of 2017, it seemed that the Indiana Pacers were headed for a rebuilding period. Instead, their pieces have developed ahead of schedule, and the Pacers are making a legitimate bid for a top-three spot in the Eastern Conference despite losing star shooting guard […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan is one of the leading candidates for the NBA Coach of the Year award. Despite losing star shooting guard Victor Oladipo earlier this season, McMillan has helped guide the Pacers to a top-four spot in the Eastern Conference standings. But how would the roster be different if Paul George […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the best feel-good stories in the entire NBA. After losing franchise centerpiece and two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo to a gruesome leg injury in late January, many wrote off the Pacers as a team that would likely still make the playoffs in a watered-down Eastern Conference but only as a […]

When star shooting guard Victor Oladipo was lost for the season after suffering a devastating left knee injury, pundits around the league thought the Indiana Pacers would drop in the NBA standings. That hasn’t happened, though. After defeating the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday at home, the Pacers improved to 42-23 on the season and are […]

When the Indiana Pacers lost star guard Victor Oladipo to a season-ending injury on Jan. 23, it was assumed that they would be unable to keep up with the teams at the top of the Eastern Conference. Indiana lost four straight following Oladipo’s injury, looking like a team experiencing a crucial brush with vulnerability. But […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki might have faced the Indiana Pacers for the final time on Wednesday. Prior to the game, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan reflected on how much of a “matchup nightmare” the Mavs legend was back in his prime. Per Fox Sports, McMillan, who’s been coaching since 2000, shared his thoughts on […]

Indiana Pacers forward has seen the glimpses of an European-style coach in Nate McMillan, a resemblance that has helped his game in the last few seasons under his helm. The sharpshooter has adjusted beautifully to McMillan’s style of play, putting together the two best scoring seasons of his career under him. “(McMillan)’s a lot like […]

The Indiana Pacers received some terrible news over the past few days pertaining to cornerstone star Victor Oladipo’s quad injury. It was recently confirmed that the 26-year-old will require surgery on his ruptured quad tendon, and that he is officially done for the season. This could not have come at a worse time for the […]

The Indiana Pacers suffered a huge loss with the injury of Victor Oladipo but managed to pull out a bar-measuring 110-106 win over the Toronto Raptors, despite losing him early in the game. Oladipo exited at the 4:05 mark of the second quarter, but team captain Thaddeus Young saw the extent of his injury after […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni and Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan have been named the NBA Coaches of the Month for December. Mike D’Antoni and the Rockets went 11-4 in December, while Nate McMillan and the Pacers went 12-3. The NBA Coaches of the Month for December! Nate McMillan of the @Pacers (12-3)Mike D'Antoni of the […]

After suffering a broken nose on Monday in a contest against the Atlanta Hawks, it was announced that Pacers talent Myles Turner would go through the concussion protocol and be fitted for a mask. His head coach Nate McMillan expressed his hope that he doesn’t have a long-term injury to his head. Myles Turner (broken […]

The Indiana Pacers finished the 2017-18 regular season with a 48-34 overall record, which was good for a 5th seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Though they fought hard, the Pacers were ultimately defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, 4-3. This season however, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan has a new strategy […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will take the reins of USA Basketball starting this year. Along with the arrival of the brilliant but blunt coach, Warriors’ Steve Kerr, Pacers’ Nate McMillan, and Villanova’s Jay Wright will also take seats in the new Team USA coaching staff. Marc Stein of The New York Times wrote […]

The Indiana Pacers and forward Ben Moore have reached agreement on a one-year, partially guaranteed contract for the 2018-19 season per Scott Agness of The Athletic. The 23-year-old played just nine minutes over games last season after signing with the Pacers in January. From Scott Agness of The Athletic: Free agent forward Ben Moore has […]

The Pacers and Nate McMillan have officially reached a deal on a contract extension per Pacers.com. The terms were not released, but it is a multi-year deal and the Pacers are thrilled to have McMillan locked up for the future. McMillan led Indiana to a 42-40 record in 2016-17 and, more surprisingly, led the team […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan is finalizing an extension with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. McMillan had one guaranteed year left in his contract, but has earned an extension with the organization after leading the Pacers to a 48-win season, earning the fifth seed and taking the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland […]

The Indiana Pacers are likely to start negotiations on a contract extension with head coach Nate McMillan, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (h/t Sagar Trika of Blazers Edge). McMillan has been every bit the Coach of the Year for a team that wasn’t even expected to reach the postseason after trading away its best player in […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

As one of the biggest surprise teams in the NBA this 2017-18 season, the Indiana Pacers (40-28) continue to win games and prove many doubters wrong. Despite a brutal schedule for the month of March, Indiana has gone 6-1 and is fresh off a very impressive 101-98 victory on the road over the Philadelphia 76ers. […]

With the Indiana Pacers set to get back to action on Friday night at home against the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced some great news — shooting guard Glenn Robinson III was cleared to play in this upcoming game. He’s coming back! @GRIII says he’s been cleared to play in Friday’s game. “Hopefully, Nate believes […]

Remember when the New Orleans Pelicans announced that the team has signed free agent guard Rajon Rondo, little over five months ago? “We are excited to welcome Rajon to the New Orleans Pelicans,” said Pelicans Senior VP of Basketball Operations and General Manager Dell Demps. Well, last night everyone was excited! Rondo dished out a […]

When it comes to Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo, the rising star continues his ascent from just a piece of the Paul George deal to the face of the Pacers’ franchise. According to a tweet on Sunday night from senior NBA writer Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan wants to develop […]

While many questioned the return package the Indiana Pacers received for Paul George, president Kevin Pritchard saw an opportunity to bring one of the league’s brightest prospects in hometown guard Victor Oladipo. The former Hoosier was drafted with the second overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft, playing three seasons for […]

The Paul George trade was rightfully perceived as one that significantly weakened the Indiana Pacers, who no longer an All-Star and go-to guy on the roster. That doesn’t mean the team has completely flatlined, but in its own way has rejuvenated Pacers Nation in a different way, and it has honestly made the team more […]

After a successful start to the Paul George era, the Indiana Pacers traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Following playoff disappointments, George informed the Pacers he would not re-sign in 2018 and reportedly had an eye on the Los Angeles Lakers. With the Pacers forced to […]

The ongoing search for the Facebook killer in Cleveland has forced the Indiana Pacers to stay put inside their team hotel on Sunday night. Head coach Nate McMillan confirmed the development, via Michael Singer of USA Today Sports, that they were instructed not to leave the hotel for safety reasons, and that some of their […]

Following the Indiana Pacers‘ loss against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Paul George and coach Nate McMillan went on a rant against the officials. They both put the blame on the referees for the lack of calls they received especially — in the third quarter when they were out-shot 28-10 on free-throw attempts. The 6-foot8 […]

An infuriated Paul George was visibly upset following Monday night’s 90-85 loss to the Chicago Bulls. His team was out-shot 28-10 on free throw attempts, earning the Indiana Pacers their third straight loss. “I’ve been fined multiple times,” George told reporters, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. “I’ve been vocal to the point where the league […]

Fresh off a 113-96 preseason win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the retooled Indiana Pacers have plenty of promise for this season. So much, in fact, that star forward Paul George thinks they could easily score 115 points a night. But even after a satisfying start to their preseason, the Pacers were back at work the […]

It’s a great year to be an Indiana Pacers fan. With the acquisitions of an All-Star-caliber guard in Jeff Teague early in the summer — and the additions of Thaddeus Young and Al Jefferson — this team is primed to make a run for one of the top spots in the Eastern Conference. The front office […]

NBA point guard Nate Robinson has been exploring all options as of late, most recently he worked out for the Seattle Seahawks to see if maybe a career in football could be in his future. Unfortunately for Robinson, Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll views that idea as “all but impossible,” according to Sheil Kapadia of […]

Nate McMillan was officially hired as the new Indiana Pacers head coach just a couple of days ago. McMillan joins an organization with a lot of nice assets including Paul George, Monta Ellis, and Myles Turner. McMillan went on Sirius XM Radio yesterday to talk about Turner and had an interesting comparison for him. 'Very […]