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Toronto Raptors – The Opposite of Tanking
Even though the Toronto Raptors shoud be tanking according to early season predictions, they’ve beaten the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the span of two weeks, making it to .500 for the first time in almost four years.
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Pacers vs Nets – It’s Not Fair Toying With the Helpless
At no point during the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets did it seem like this was even a remotely fair contest, even when the scoreboard was suggesting that it’s a pretty even contest up to a certain stage. One team is going to be in the Eastern conference finals and looking better than expected. The other is yet another example of how not to build a team, further hurt by a long list of injuries that keep coming at them.
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Celtics vs Pacers – Too Easy to be Taken Seriously
The Indiana Pacers from time to time get serious challenges from teams, even in the weak Eastern conference. However, the Boston Celtics, a legitimate playoff team according to the standings, looked like a bunch of college guys teaming up to play against pros, and the result was as you’d expect it to be.
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Excellent Wade & Angry LeBron Just About Enough to Beat Pacers
Things we’ll remember from the Miami Heat getting their version of regular season vengeance against the Indian Pacers? Dwyane Wade having a night to remember, LeBron James playing on a bad ankle, and in between big plays getting into a big argument with Mario Chalmers on the bench, later apologizing for his outburst.
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Josh Smith On Those Rare Nights When Everything Works
No one is going to convince Josh Smith that he isn’t a jump shooter and that it’s better for him and his team to stick with close range shots. However, when it works, it’s a thing of beauty, and the Detroit Pistons can actually beat anyone, handing the Indiana Pacers their first home loss of the season with Smith leading the way.
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Heat vs Pacers – LeBron James Shouldn’t Have Stopped Guarding Paul George
There’s a good chance Paul George is the best second half player in the NBA this season, but that might have been a fact not worth mentioning if LeBron James would have stayed on the Indiana Pacers star even after getting his third foul. The Miami Heat and their MVP were dominating up to that point, but lost the game the moment they allowed George to face inferoir defenders in Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen.
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Pacers vs Thunder – Not a Fair Fight Right Now
All the talk about how good the Indiana Pacers being the best in the NBA and Paul George being a better player than Kevin Durant went into hiatus after a 118-94 win for the Oklahoma City Thunder, keeping their undefeated status and proving some kind of a point in the meaningless power rankings at this stage of the season.
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Indiana Pacers – Making History One Win at a Time
After years of being on the outside of the important moments in the NBA season, the Indiana Pacers are generating them so far. The team with the best record in the league, picking up wins in places they haven’t won in for years. Next up were the San Antonio Spurs, losing to the Paul George and co. phenomenon 111-100, finding it a bit too difficult to handle the length, athleticism and skill Frank Vogel has to work with.
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Indiana Pacers – Their First Win in Utah After 18 Years
When a franchise is having something of a record breaking start to the season, you can expect some negative streaks to be broken and stopped. One of them has been the lack of success the Indiana Pacers have endured over the years upon visiting Salt Lake City, beating the Utah Jazz for the first time since 1995 on the road, thanks to some excellent fourth quarter defense and some clutch scoring from non other than Paul George.
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Indiana Pacers – Paul George Above Everyone Else
What’s different about the Indiana Pacers this season compared to the team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season? Not much, but it seems like Paul George, taking yet another step forward in his overall game, finally gives them a true, reliable and clutch superstar to carry the team when the going gets tough.