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Indiana Pacers – A Step Towards Home Court Advantage
Having home court advantage, among other things, means you get NBA referees on your side. The Indiana Pacers enjoyed plenty of that preferential treatment to come away with the 84-83 win over the Miami Heat, even though Paul George struggled keeping up with LeBron James.
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Chicago Bulls – Championships Aren’t Always About Pretty Basketball
With every week and every win that goes by, the Chicago Bulls look more and more like a team that it’s impossible to ignore when talking about contenders for the NBA title, or at least the Eastern conference championship, with their 89-77 win over the Indiana Pacers proving to another defining moment for a team that finds wins the hard way.
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Indiana Pacers – Paul George Epitomizes Their Offensive Problems
Everything is about context, and although a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road isn’t the end of the world for the Indiana Pacers, they’re getting extremely worried about Paul George and this shooting slump of his, because it’s difficult enough for them to generate points without having to deal with their best player making all the wrong decisions on offense.
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Indiana Pacers – The Big Win They Needed
The Indiana Pacers are back in winning form, but they needed something extra to show the league that they’re back, which means looking like a team no one wants to mess with in the playoffs. Luis Scola led six players in double figures, getting plenty of help from a red hot Lance Stephenson as they beat the Chicago Bulls 91-79.
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Knicks Over Pacers – The Beginning of a New Era
There’s that feeling in the air of something new, and hope, which hasn’t been something the New York Knicks have been attached with this season. Phil Jackson in the stands, Carmelo Anthony on the court, and a growing winning streak, this time beating the Indiana Pacers 92-86.
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Indiana Pacers – It’s Good to be Lonely at the Top
The slump might be over, and it’s time for the Indiana Pacers to make one final push and seal the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Despite being down by 25 points against the Detroit Pistons, with other goals in mind, big nights from Paul George and Evan Turner completed the second biggest comeback we’ve seen in the NBA this season.
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Indiana Pacers – Almost Time to Hit the Panic Button
The only reason the Indiana Pacers are still in the lead of the Eastern Conference happens to be their rivals from Southeast suffering from a similar slump. But after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in what is now their fourth consecutive loss, it’s easy to agree on this being more than just a late season slump.
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Two More Reasons to Hate Rajon Rondo
This is a frustrating time to be Rajon Rondo, and it clearly showed in another loss for the Boston Celtics, this time at home against the Indiana Pacers, with the point guard showing his full arsenal of being kind of annoying by interrupting a hi-five session for Paul George and then stopping Roy Hibbert from helping Jeff Green getting up.
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Timberwolves Over Pacers – The Power of the Love & Rubio Connection
Maybe the news of the Indiana Pacers looking for a trade trickled down to the players as they paid the Minnesota Timberwolves a visit. Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio didn’t feel too intimidated by the best defense in the NBA and simply made the Eastern conference leaders look mediocre early on, falling too far behind to catch up.
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2013-2014 NBA Season: Back to Business
The All-Star weekend was fun for the most part, but it was a diversion from what really matters: The NBA championship and the race to the playoffs that precedes it, which kicks back into action after a few days of rest for the league, as LeBron James leads the Miami Heat in his chase of the Indiana Pacers while Kevin Durant keeps trying to steer the Oklahoma City Thunder ship to a top spot finish in the West.