Sunday night’s slate of NBA games played out nicely for the Indiana Pacers. A Pacers win in Boston combined with a Cavaliers loss to the Lakers has moved Indiana into third place in the Eastern Conference for the first time this season.
The Pacers, who have won nine of their last 12 games and two in a row, are a half game in front of …
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 99-97 win over the Boston Celtics Sunday night at TD Garden
Alex Poythress was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the G League before the Pacers boarded their flight to Boston on Saturday. The Pacers wore their (white) Hickory uniforms — and they are beautiful — so the Celtics were in all black. Boston was…
The Pacers had their Respect For The Game meeting with Monty McCutchen Friday before hosting the Atlanta Hawks to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. McCutchen was a longtime NBA official who transitioned into a new role with the league as the vice president and head of referee development and training one year ago.
McCutchen — and sometimes officials for that night’s game — is traveling around to …
David Benner is in his 24th season as the Director of Media Relations for the Indiana Pacers. He’s the primary contact between the media and the team.
Benner, however, has been both sides. He spent 16 years as a writer for the Indianapolis Star, including eight years covering the Pacers. He moved over to his present role with the team in 1994, replacing Dale Ratermann. …
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 104-84 loss to the Utah Jazz Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell received a loud applause during team introductions. Plenty of red in the building — Louisville fans making the two-hour drive north to see Mitchell, who played two seasons for the Cardinals. Pacers owner Herb Simon was in his usual seat adjacent…
Lance Stephenson has been issued a Flagrant-1 foul for tripping Milwaukee Bucks center John Henson in Monday’s win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Nothing was assessed during the game, but cameras clearly captured Stephenson sticking out his left foot to trip Henson with 5:10 to play in the Pacers’ 92-89 win. A flagrant was handed out Wednesday afternoon after review by the league office.
“It was …
During Monday’s Pacers win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Lance Stephenson had some fun with veteran Jason Terry.
They clearly were talking trash talk throughout the game — and it picked up in the second half. Early in the second quarter, Terry appeared to blow in Stephenson’s ear after connecting on a 3-pointer over him.
Then, to start the fourth quarter, Stephenson nailed a trey to …
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With Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosting the annual Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament last week, the Pacers went on the road for four in a row. After losses in Dallas and Atlanta, they earned wins…