On Friday, Bojan Bogdanovic had a podium game.
For those not familiar, players with outstanding performances in the postseason are brought to a big room adjacent to the Pacers’ locker room for them to address the media. It’s easier for high-demand players, and is seen aired live by several network broadcasts and a number of streaming platforms.
Victor Oladipo, the face of this Pacers team, …
The Pacers took back control of their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night by edging the LeBron & Co. 92-90.
Bojan Bogdanovic turned in a playoff career high 30 points on 11 of 15 shooting, including seven 3-pointers. Those seven makes matches a franchise playoff record, one of three players to do it. Most recently, Paul George hit seven on May 11, 2014 …
All even at one game apiece, the Pacers and Cavaliers first-round series shifts to Indianapolis for games three and four.
Game 3 is on Friday at 7:00 pm (FSI, ESPN), and Game 4 is a late one, on Sunday tipping after 8:30 pm (FSI, TNT).
Here are six takeaways from the first two games in Cleveland.
Pacers Are The Better TeamThis is a fair …
After games, Victor Oladipo always checks his phones. He has a routine he goes through — getting wrapped in ice bags, talking to the media, firing up his Bose bluetooth speaker, singing, and then hitting the showers.
At the Pacers’ final road game of the regular season in Charlotte, he didn’t need a text from his former coach … because Tom Crean was in the …
The Pacers had just completed practice Friday, two days before their opening game of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team was in good spirits, and Victor Oladipo is always in a talkative mood.
As he made his way to the backdrop, where he answers questions from the media, he first fielded one from the good-humored assistant coach Bill Bayno. But, it had …
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 98-80 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena.
It was game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series.
LeBron-led teams enter this series with 21 consecutive first-round victories. They’re 48-7 all-time. His last loss was all the way back in 2012, to the New York Knicks when already leading 3-0. The Pacers wore their…
The Pacers drew the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first-round of the playoffs, which begin on Saturday. Going against LeBron, the Pacers are included in the marquee game Sunday afternoon — which can be seen over the air on ABC.
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It’ll be just their second appearance on national television this season. They’ve surprised everyone, both in their results (48-34) and …
Victor Oladipo has been on the Pacers and playing alongside Myles Turner for seven months, but the chemistry between the duo didn’t even take that long to develop. They’re both starters and key contributors helping the Pacers win 48 games and earn the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
These two have lockers directly in the middle of the Pacers’ locker room exactly how they …