In the 2013-14 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued a tradition spanning four years of missing the playoffs and not finishing in the top two of the Central Division. Over these four seasons, the Indiana Pacers qualified for the playoffs four times, winning the division twice and coming second to the Chicago Bulls twice.
But then, in July 2014, LeBron James returned to Cleveland to take …
LAS VEGAS — The best thing to happen to the Pacers during NBA free agency was something they could not control. LeBron James choosing to play in the Western Conference, for the Los Angeles Lakers, makes the East a wide-open race.
For the Pacers, that means a LeBron-led team cannot eliminate them from postseason play, which has been the case in five of the last …
The Indiana Pacers pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games before they were eliminated from the playoffs. And thanks to their performance this season, the Pacers will have favorable NBA betting lines next season.
… unlike before last season, when the over/under on wins was 31.5. They went on to win 48 games.
One of the big reasons for Indiana’s success this season was Domantas …
In the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Indiana Pacers gave LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers all that they could handle. While the Cavaliers won the series in seven games, Indiana had their chances to win the series and send LeBron home early. With that in mind, it is worth asking whether or not James should consider joining the Pacers should he leave …
Hindsight can be a cruel beast sometimes and every basketball fan has felt the sting of it at some stage.
Trading and signing players has never been an easy task for managers and trying to make the correct decisions can be both hugely rewarding and extremely frustrating. Sometimes a move works out and other times it doesn’t, it’s as simple as that. Let’s take a …
As we start to move towards the tail end of the season it’s great to see Indiana exceeding all preseason expectations. When general manager Kevin Pritchard gave the all clear for the Victor Oladipo trade, many felt 30 wins for the year would be a solid realistic target. But the team has proved the critics wrong and are currently 30-25 while sitting in sixth place …
Sports betting is the subject of many press reports nowadays thanks to the Supreme Court hearing on the matter that took place early in December.
The case heard by the US’ the highest federal court is often referred to as “Christie vs. NCAA”, with New Jersey governor Chris Christie seeking the right to legalize sports betting in the state he represents, arguing that the federal …
Most top tier teams in the NBA have had their fair share of excellence in drafting great players and others have lost their luck in trading great ones. For the case of the Indiana Pacers, they have fallen short of this a couple of times and also signed great players in return. During the 2016/17 NBA season, they were able to make it to the …