Game 2 scouting report: Wizards at Pacers
Once again, the Indiana Pacers are down in a series, but they’ll try to knot things with the Washington Wizards Wednesday night for Game 2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After a grueling seven-game series...
View ArticleHibbert breaks out as Pacers stop Wizards
While everyone else was fishing for reasons to explain Roy Hibbert’s struggles, he was fishing for bass. A day after going scoreless for the third time in eight playoff games, Hibbert was invited for a...
View ArticleAfter breakout, Pacers’ Hibbert must fish for consistency
The question here is not whether Roy Hibbert can have the occasional big game, although the size of his performance in this one was disproportionate by his standards. The question is whether he can do...
View ArticleGame 3 scouting report: Pacers at Wizards
The Indiana Pacers drew even in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Wizards last time out, but the action shifts to our nation’s capital Friday night for Game 3. Friday will...
View ArticleSurprise! Pacers look like their old selves
After it was over, a friend asked if I was surprised by the Pacers’ performance. Come to think of it, this was the first time I was not, at least in this postseason. Which was shocking. The Pacers...
View ArticleTireless George wears out Wizards
Even before the game, Frank Vogel was trying to figure out a way to give Paul George some rest, and asked if he wanted someone else to guard Bradley Beal for a few minutes. George’s reply: “No, I want...
View ArticleTo take next step, Pacers need bench to produce
Benches matter less in the playoffs, but they need to matter more than this. In winning Game 4 in Washington, 95-92, Sunday night, the Pacers received a grand total of two points from the reserves....
View ArticlePacers lose much more than just one game
Technically, it was only one game. In reality, it was much, much more. This was the chance to bury the Washington Wizards while also laying to rest the doubts, internal and external, about the Pacers’...
View ArticleWhile Heat rest, Pacers must seize second chance
The Miami Heat awaits, the target no longer abstract. The team the Pacers have aimed at since last June is resting comfortably in the Eastern Conference Finals after eliminating Brooklyn in five games...
View ArticleWest carries Pacers to destiny’s doorstep
A long, strange trip it has been, but the Pacers have arrived at destiny’s doorstep. They had to survive two elimination games in the first round to beat Atlanta, had to rebound after losing the opener...
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