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Two days after blowout win, Celtics face Pacers again
Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics will attempt to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers at home for the second time in three nights when the teams meet Sunday., ,Brown scored a season-high 44 points in Boston's 142-105 victory over Indiana on Friday. ,Brown also had four steals in the win and became th...
Injury-plagued teams meet when Pacers face Pelicans
After a miserable time with 12 losses in their past 13 games, the New Orleans Pelicans will try to reverse the trend on the road with a game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at Indianapolis. ,On Thursday, New Orleans saw a late rally end with a 111-109 home loss to the Sacramento Kings. In a nig...
Indiana Pacers Seek Turnaround as Tyrese Haliburton Struggles in Slump
The Indiana Pacers aim to rebound at home as Tyrese Haliburton works through shooting struggles before Thanksgiving. Can they turn things around?...
Knicks face Pacers optimistic for road ahead
The New York Knicks saw another glimpse at their upside Friday night, while the Indiana Pacers received a sobering vision of their worst-case scenario on the same day.,The Knicks and Pacers each will look to establish consistency Sunday afternoon, when they meet in Indianapolis in the second game of...
Pacers, Magic face off after recent setbacks
A pair of 2024 Eastern Conference playoff teams with designs on title contention this season meet Monday when the Orlando Magic host the Indiana Pacers.,Indiana squandered a five-point lead in the final 93 seconds of regulation on Sunday, only for Tyrese Haliburton to force overtime on a 3-pointer. ...
Sixers, Pacers meet trying to find early-season stride
When the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Indiana Pacers for a Sunday matinee in Indianapolis, they will try to avoid an 0-3 start with their star center Joel Embiid sidelined. ,Philadelphia dropped its second game to open the 2024-25 campaign on Friday, 115-107 on the road against the Toronto Raptors. ...
Report: Pacers C James Wiseman has Achilles surgery
Indiana Pacers center James Wiseman had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, ESPN reported Friday, with a recovery timeline still to be determined.,Wiseman was injured during the first quarter of Wednesday's season-opening win against the Detroit Pistons.,According to the Pacers, Wiseman underw...
Pacers G T.J. McConnell agrees to 4-year, $45M deal
Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension through 2028-29, his representation Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday.,McConnell had been under contract for $9.3 million for the 2024-25 season. He is now linked to the Pacers for the next five seasons at $5...
Pacers, former Cornhusker Keisei Tominaga agree to Exhibit 10 deal
Former Nebraska sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga will get an opportunity to show whether he's worth a turn in the NBA, as he agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, ESPN reported on Friday.,Tominaga was named second-team All-Big Ten last season after helping lead Nebraska to an NCAA Tourna...
Celtics complete sweep of Pacers, punch ticket to Finals
Derrick White drained a tiebreaking corner 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in regulation and the Boston Celtics finished off a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-102 victory on Monday night at Indianapolis.,Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Jayson Tatum ...
Pacers eager to clean up play against Celtics in Game 2
The Indiana Pacers know where improvement is needed on Thursday when they visit the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers committed 22 turnovers in their 133-128 overtime loss in Game 1 on Tuesday, and those miscues led to 32 Boston points. The costliest turnover cam...
Celtics survive Pacers in OT to take Game 1 of East finals
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 36 points and added 12 rebounds as the Boston Celtics earned a 133-128 overtime victory against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals., ,Tatum scored 10 points in overtime, including six straight that gave the top-seed...
Short-handed Knicks hope to shift series flow vs. Pacers
The last time the New York Knicks played at home, Jalen Brunson conjured up memories of the franchise's first NBA title by playing through an injury and lifting the Knicks to a memorable victory.,But the Knicks' next championship may seem even further away by the end of Tuesday night.,The undermanne...
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton throws the ball off the glass in the most mundane way possible
Throwing a basketball off the backboard to yourself is quickly becoming a loophole. The latest NBA player to do it was Tyrese Haliburton, and he didn’t even do it to throw himself an alley-oop. The Indiana Pacers point guard picked up his dribble, almost double dribbled and then threw the ball off t...
The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns, this year brought a bunch of smaller, shrewd moves that moved teams into contention. We have tracked the trades and broken them down by time-tested winners and losers rubric to track how the day wen...
Keeping track of all the NBA trades before the deadline ends
The NBA Trade Deadline is officially upon us. While the deadline may not be as exciting as years past with big stars going on the move, it’s a deadline that’s as important as any in recent memory. Both conferences are up for grabs, with no real contender running away with it. Can someone make a move...
Kim Mulkey needs to do right by Brittney Griner; Ben Simmons a hero?; Klay Thompson being traded?
Anyone who dresses the way Kim Mulkey does loves attention. And since the ultra-competitive and always controversial head coach has never shied away from the camera, she might as well show up in Waco next month for a photo-op on Brittney Griner’s big night — even if the two can’t stand each other. -...
Ben Simmons is the hero the NBA Players Association didn’t know it needed
Ben Simmons shows up to work, posts up on the bench in vibrant fits, shades, and quietly monitors the Nets from afar. The Nets’ well-compensated point forward has one of the best desk jobs in the NBA. Simmons being back on the shelf to rest another affliction once made him a maligned figure, but he ...
Tyrese Haliburton thinks the NBA's 65-game award minimum is stupid. He’s right
Tyrese Haliburton played 22 minutes and change on Tuesday night. A hamstring injury has been nagging him for most of January. Haliburton has missed 10 of the Indiana Pacers’ last 11 games. Usually, there would be no issue with him needing 15-20 games to fully recover from a soft-tissue injury. In fa...
Tristan Thompson gets 25-game PED suspension
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was hit with a 25-game PED suspension, according to reports. ...