Latest Rick Carlisle News
Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals, and don't tell them they can't win playing fast
NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals and don't plan to slow down when they get there. Not when they are so good at playing fast. Indiana put up some of the best offensive numbers in NBA history during the regular season...
Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Indiana Pacers compiled one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history, they were just getting warmed up. For Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they delivered something really spectacular. Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and...
Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle challenged his team to play more physically and more tenaciously Friday night. His desperate team responded with one of its most inspired performances all season. Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and seven...
Pacers' Carlisle fined $35,000 by NBA for criticizing referees, implying bias against small markets
NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing the officials and “questioning the integrity of the league” with his pleas for fairness for small-market teams. Carlisle made his comments after the Pacers' 130-121 loss to...
Wolves bring 2-0 lead on Nuggets into wild night at Target Center. Knicks, up 2-0, brace for Pacers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the surprise hit of the NBA playoffs, winning their first six games behind a dominant defense, clutch performances from superstar Anthony Edwards and enviable depth to fuel a relentless approach. They did the hard part by...
Carlisle: 'Small-market teams deserve a fair shot.' Pacers send calls for NBA review, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have, as coach Rick Carlisle said they would, sent 78 plays they believe were officiated incorrectly from the first two games of their series against the New York Knicks to the NBA office for review, a person with knowledge of the action said Thursday. ...
Jalen Brunson is on a postseason roll not seen since Michael Jordan as the Knicks go for a 2-0 lead
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson's shot at stardom was clear to Tom Thibodeau when he was in high school. Donte DiVincenzo saw it as soon as they became teammates in college. Rick Carlisle witnessed it as Brunson's first professional coach — and now has to figure out how to...
Young Pacers exceed expectations by advancing to Eastern Conference semifinals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Rick Carlisle kept insisting the Indiana Pacers should strive for more than just making the playoffs. He thought his young team could win, advance, maybe even play into late May or June. On Thursday night, Indiana took one gigantic leap...
Pascal Siakam leads resurgent Pacers offense in 125-108 victory that evens series with Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — As a former champion on a team without much postseason experience, Pascal Siakam understands what it’s going to take for the Indiana Pacers to advance beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Siakam’s certainly doing his part. ...
Haliburton, Siakam power the Pacers to a 140-123 win over the Raptors
TORONTO (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points, Pascal Siakam added 16 points in 26 minutes in his second game back in Toronto and the Indiana Pacers pulled away early in the second half and beat the Raptors 140-123 on Tuesday night. Obi Toppin scored 23 points and T.J....
