Latest Indiana Pacers News
Pacers hope home cooking energizes push to even series with New York, force Game 7
The Indiana Pacers' season is on the brink. It's win or it's over. So the last playoff team with a perfect home record has to dig deep and make the most of the energy it receives from its own crowd as it tries to rebound from an embarrassing loss at New York with a season-saving win...
The Celtics are in a good headspace as they head to a 3rd consecutive Eastern Conference finals
BOSTON (AP) — Opposing fans have been begging for matchups with the Celtics this postseason. And they are all now wishing that they hadn’t. Miami Heat fans chanted, “We Want Boston!” after earning a first-round matchup with the Celtics last month. Boston beat...
Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finals
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready to take it. Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this...
It's crunch time after Nuggets, Pacers made sure their semifinal best-of-7 series would go deep
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets, who heeded their coach's admonition to start acting and playing like the reigning champs they are, and the Indiana Pacers saw to it that their semifinal series wouldn't feature any brooms. The Pacers beat the New York Knicks in back-to-back games...
Haliburton, Pacers take advantage of short-handed Knicks to even series with 121-89 rout in Game 4
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After three games that went down to the wire, the Indiana Pacers were off and running early in Game 4. The short-handed New York Knicks just didn’t have the legs to keep up. Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell finished with 15...
Pacers, Nuggets looking to even conference semifinals following key Game 3 victories
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets accomplished one goal Friday night. They fought their way back into the conference semifinals by avoiding the dreaded 3-0 deficits. Now comes the harder part — getting even. After earning key wins in very...
Andrew Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks. Indiana moves within 2-1
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton limped slowly to the microphone Friday night with a bad ankle, a sore tailbone and a battered body. He sure didn't look as though he was hurting in the waning moments of Game 3. When Haliburton heard New York Knicks coach Tom...
Jalen Brunson starts for New York Knicks despite injured right foot
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson started Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night despite having a sore right foot. The All-Star is averaging a league-high 35.6 points in the postseason, leading the Knicks to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference...
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...
Raucous crowd roars its approval for Caitlin Clark in her home debut with Fever, an 83-80 win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts and jerseys peppered from floor to ceiling. She left as a first-time WNBA winner. A late-arriving but louder-than-usual crowd roared during her official introduction to...
