Locked in and engaged from the tip, Paul George held James Harden to 15 points Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the Pacers (25-22) earned their third straight victory, 120-101, over the Houston Rockets (35-16).
George has been a pest for Harden their entire career. This was another performance where Harden didn’t look comfortable and could not get in a groove against Indiana’s star.…
Paul George handled fellow All-Star James Harden of the Houston Rockets Sunday night as the Pacers won their third straight game. On top of that, he also had his most memorable dunk in years.
George provided a highlight that will be seen on sports television programs everywhere. In the third quarter, the four-time All-Star threw it down on the Rockets’ Clint Capela. It was a …
Paul George has become a force at the free throw line. A big-time weapon. Almost automatic.
He’s “eating” at the stripe, as some in the locker room like to put it.
Through 39 games, the now four-time NBA All-Star has gone 184-of-199 at the foul line — good for a NBA-best 92.5 percent.
He had his finest evening of the season Friday night in a …
Indiana University graduate Christian Watford has been traded by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. The Pacers’ D-League affiliate sent Watford, plus their 2017 third-round pick, to Raptors 905 in exchange for forward Jarrod Uthoff.
Just over a year ago, on January 4, 2016, the Mad Ants acquired the rights to Watford in a deal with Reno.
Appearing in 20 games this season with Fort Wayne, …
Eric Gordon spent the last five seasons in New Orleans playing for the Pelicans. The Indy native and 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball will be spending the 2017 All-Star Break back in New Orleans — selected as a participant in the 3-point shootout, a league source told VigilantSports.com.
Gordon, in his first year with the Houston Rockets (34-14), has led the league in made 3-pointers for …
Glenn Robinson III has talked for more than a year about how if he only had an opportunity to compete in the NBA’s annual Slam Dunk contest, the featured event of All-Star Saturday night.
Robinson III will get that chance come Feb. 18 in New Orleans. He’s been selected to participate in the Slam Dunk contest, a league source confirmed to VigilantSports.com.
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Prior to the Pacers’ 109-103 loss to the New York Knicks Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Paul George received a special gift.
George, who earned a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was given his Olympic ring. Size 8, he believes.
[VIDEO: Paul George: Gold medal ‘symbolizes me being who I am; can’t break me’]
Afterwards, he stared at it. So proud.
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After hitting the midpoint of the season in Sacramento, the Indiana Pacers have since dropped three in a row for just the second time this season. Inconsistency was the buzzword through the first 41 games, where they went 22-19 — the same midseason record as last season.
Their latest defeat came on Monday, 109-103, in front of a nationally televised audience on TNT that brought …