Indiana Pacers

By mwells THE HOUSE - You've had the opportunity to see Kobe Bryant and LeBron James face the Pacers in back-to-back games. Just ask Danny Granger, Troy Murphy and Roy Hibbert about getting their shot swatted by King James. O'Brien moved Murphy to the bench and started Hibbert.

By mwells I decided to push the Blair-Hansbrough debate to the side about a minute into the Pacers game when it was obvious that coach Jim O'Brien committed a blunder by starting Troy Murphy with four wing players. O'Brien obviously didn't see it that way.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Danny Granger scored 25 points, Troy Murphy added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 105-93 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Elton Brand scored 23 points, and Thaddeus Young had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers' 107-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

By jrabjohns During those two seasons, the Pacers and Pistons were battling for Eastern Conference supremacy, the Pistons replacing the New York Knicks as the Pacers' main conference rival. The Pistons beat the Pacers 4-2 in a 2004 Eastern Conference Finals in which neither team scored more than 85 p...

By mwells ORLANDO, Fla. - It's no secret that Pacers coach Jim O'Brien can be moody. He takes certain losses very personal. Again, who would you want off this roster if you were an opposing general manager? Roy Hibbert or Troy Murphy are the likely candidates to move to the bench if O'Brien does change th...

By jrabjohns And the small lineup just means when Danny Granger is at power forward. The Pacers still can have 7-2 Roy Hibbert at center to battle an opponent's big man with Granger, two other shooters and a point guard. Mike Dunleavy figures to continue to come off the bench, but O'Brien said Dunleavy doe...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Danny Granger scored 22 of his 28 points in a 72-point first-half blitz and the Indiana Pacers posted their third straight win with a 121-105 victory over the woeful New Jersey Nets on Friday night.

By mwells You have to give it to him," Mike Dunleavy said. "I don't know if it was playing at UConn or what, but he has a feel for playing in big games and coming up at the end." Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said Price is quickly becoming the steal of the draft. It's hard to argue that, especially since he was taken...

By mwells What I was finally seeing was a direction that I thought was all but set in stone way back during summer league games, ironically played in Orlando. Back then Coach O'Brien made the rare appearance by a head coach when he ran the summer team. He was hands on and down in the dirt working with the yo...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger, an All-Star last season, expects to play soon after missing the past month because of an injured heel.

By mwells I asked O'Brien and several players if they felt like the team has quit. I guess we should all take blame for it, but I'm not big at pointing fingers because I don't like it myself," Pacers point guard T.J. Ford said. "I'm not going to point a finger. We win as a team, we lose as a team."

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David Letterman said it better than us last week: " Tiger Woods announced he would be taking a leave from the sport - didn't the Knicks already do that?" You can at least come out and root for the forwards: Indiana's David Granger is averaging around 24 points a game as we go to press, and the Kn...

By mwells It was one for the ages," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "That was a great win for us, to be able to scratch it out." O'Brien decided to go with Earl Watson after the backup point guard had six assists and ran the offense effectively in the second quarter when the Pacers got their lead up to 17 poin...

By mwells The Pacers have three days to think about how bad they played on the trip before hosting the Portland Trail Blazers at Conseco Fieldhouse on Wednesday. SF: Dunleavy, there's no way O'Brien wouldn't start him if he went with a small lineup because he holds Dun's offensive game in high regard

Tyreke Evans took T.J. Ford out of the game in the first quarter. Literally. Evans so abused Ford that Pacers coach Jim O'Brien had no choice but to pull his point guard eight minutes in.

By mwells Now onto Dunleavy. You likely won't be seeing him in the lineup against the Los Angeles Clippers at Conseco Fieldhouse on Wednesday. O'Brien said Dunleavy has been cleared to play, but the swingman wants to get in better shape before he plays in a game.

The Indiana Pacers have signed coach Jim O'Brien through the 2010-11 season. O'Brien initially signed a three-year deal in 2007, with an option for a fourth year. The team did not disclose terms Friday's announcement. Pacers president Larry Bird said he feels the team is moving in the right...

Building suburban indoor malls that drew generations of American shoppers was Melvin Simon's specialty. He was among the first to jump on the trend in the 1960s, starting a company that eventually made him a billionaire and became the largest in the business. Simon, who led what is now Indi...

A spokesman says billionaire shopping mall magnate and Indiana Pacers co-owner Mel Simon has died at age 82. Simon Property Group spokesman Les Morris says Simon died Wednesday. Simon spent nearly 40 years leading what is now Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, the nation's large...

Indiana Pacers guard Mike Dunleavy says he could return from a severe knee injury earlier than expected. Dunleavy says he can do everything except have physical contact, and he expects that to change within weeks. Pacers coach Jim O'Brien has said he didn't expect Dunleavy to be available...

By mwells The closest thing to any drama was the T.J. Ford-Jarrett Jack incident late last month. B-Rush I remember a Pacers official telling me Brandon Rush would be the next $60-million player the day after Danny Granger signed his extension last fall.

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By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The "go figure" stat of the night is that two of the Pacers' seven wins have come against last year's NBA Finalists; the Pacers won their home opener 95-79 against the Boston Celtics. The Lakers swept the season series against the Pacers 2-0 last year and own a 51-19 advantage in the all-time series but they have not had much success at Conseco Fieldhouse, falling to 3-7 in that building. You may recall that two seasons ago the Lakers blew a nine point third quarter lead at Indiana in a 95-84 loss that Coach Jackson, tongue planted firmly in cheek, called "sad," saying, "They just got 'sad' tonight--'s-a-d,' you know what that is, right? It's sunlight deprivation--when you get out here, it's all gray and the California boys get depressed and t...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) I have to say, comments from the other boards are more fun to collect when the Celtics are winning. But, the Pacers fans have a right to be proud of their team. They played with heart and the Celtics did not. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) Danny Granger scored 20 points and T.J. Ford added 19 points and four assists while not committing a single turnover as the new look Indiana Pacers beat the Boston Celtics 95-79 in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 18,165 at Conseco Fieldhouse; the Pacers set a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a home opener. The Pacers were without the services of Mike Dunleavy--who started all 82 games for them last year--and they lost starting center Rasho Nesterovic to an ankle injury early in the fourth quarter when the Celtics were still within striking distance. The Celtics hurt themselves by committing 24 turnovers, shooting just 27-78 (.346) from the field and making just 21-35 (.600) free throws but--as Boston Coach Doc Rivers freely...   [read the full post]

By Tom Ziller Filed under: 76ers, Cavaliers, Celtics, Magic, Pacers, Pistons, RaptorsThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this final dispatch, we discuss the best of the Eastern Conference. Be sure to also check out the hub of our NBA Preview activity....

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Lost: Jermaine O'Neal (shipped to Canada), Kareem Rush (free agent), Flip Murray (free agent), Ike Diogu (traded to Blazers, opened a small pool installation company), Jamaal Tinsley (well, probably) The Dunleavy Faces, "Ooh La La":

By Basketbawful The new guys: Austin Croshere (WTF? He's back?!), Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Maceo Baston, Count Chocula, Rasho Nesterovic, T.J. Ford Good riddance to bad rubbish: Flip Murray, Ike Diogu, Kareem Rush, Jamaal Tinsley, Jermaine O'Neal

 IN - Twenty-one years ago, the Indiana Pacers stood very near to the threshold in which they now stand. Coming off consecutive miserable seasons (22-60, ...

Fox 28 Season in Review: Pacers HoopsWorld - Short Term Prognosis: For the immediate future, things for the Indiana Pacers are as clear as mud. With all of the recent front office changes, ... O'Neal could be finished in Indiana WANE Dunleavy ties career high with 36 points Rotoworld.com

The big news in the NBA today is the New York Knicks have finally made a move in its front office, hiring former Indiana Pacers' CEO Donnie Walsh as its new president and making Isiah Thomas just the coach. There is a possibility that Walsh could retain Thomas as the coach for next season.

Seattle signed Mike Wilks to a second 10-day contract today, which means he'll be with the team at least until March 20. Wilks has only appeared in one game for Seattle, but said he's getting more comfortable with the system and looking forward to proving himself worthy of an invite to Sonic...

By David Friedman Seldom used rookie Carl Landry scored a career-high 22 points--including 13 in the fourth quarter--as the Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 106-103 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tracy McGrady shot just 6-19 from the field but finished with 19 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals. Yao Ming also had a poor shooting night (4-12 from the field, though he did make 9 of 12 free throw attempts) but still posted a double double (17 points, 12 rebounds). The Pacers are without the services of injured four-time All-Star Jermaine O'Neal and are thus forced to rely on their young players to pick up the slack. Danny Granger led the Pacers with 22 points and Shawne Williams scored 17 points on 7-9 shooting. They received a lot of inside help f...   [read the full post]

By Hash And then it hit me. I wasn't watching the 2008 Warriors. I was watching the 2006 Warriors. I mean, all the major players were there. And they were behaving the exact same way. It all added up! The Warriors losing the game in the fourth. Frustration fouls. Dunleavy and Murphy looking like they were pl...

By Atma Brother ONE In the first part of our Q&A with Tom from Indiana Pacers blog Indy Cornrows we covered how former Warriors Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, and Ike Diogu are doing on the Pacers as well as Stephen Jackson's tenure in the midwest. Some thoughts on Al Harrington's progression, the role race p...

By Atma Brother ONE And after the Warriors finished their 106-101 comeback victory Sunday night over Dunleavy and his Indiana Pacers, the much-reviled forward confirmed that the feeling is mutual. 2006-2007 Report Cards: Sarunas Jasikevicius (D+)Troy Murphy (D+)Mike Dunleavy Jr. (D-)Josh Powell (C)I...

By Atma Brother ONE Click Read More for Tom's report on how former Warriors Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, and Ike Diogu are doing in Indiana, plus some insights on why Stephen Jackson didn't work out in Indy. Look out for the second part of our Q&A with Tom sometime before the second and final battle this seas...

By David Friedman Everyone who penciled the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic or Detroit Pistons into the NBA Finals better have some erasers or liquid paper handy. As LeBron James warned everyone last week, "Teams better get their wins against us now. They're trying to kill us and talk trash about us now because we have guys who are out but when we get our guys back it's going to be a different story." James is more than capable of delivering on those words--he's no Anthony Smith. The Pacers opened the second quarter with a quick 10-0 run as the Cavaliers missed three shots and committed another offensive foul but Indiana was not able to get closer than eight points. James and Hughes combined to score 10 points for Cleveland in less than two minutes as the Cavaliers pus...   [read the full post]

Indiana Pacers Coach: Jim O'Brien 2006-2007 Record: 35-47 06-07 Expected Record: 35-47 Offensive Rating: 102.8 (30th in NBA, league average 106.5) Defensive Rating: 105.6 (10th in NBA, league average 106.5) eFG%: 47.4% (29th in NBA) Possessions per 48: 92.4 (10th in NBA)

Rick Carlisle was fired Wednesday after four tumultuous years as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who failed to make the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

Pacers 94, Clippers 80 — Jermaine O’Neal scored 21 points and set an Indiana franchise record for career blocked shots. The host Pacers took control with a ... Trail Blazers stuff Arenas, Wizards Pittsburgh Tribune-Review NBA | Blazers douse Arenas, Wizards Philadelphia Inquirer

Money talks to Mike Dunleavy Jr. about the transition from Warrior to Pacers. Dunleavy seems pleased.

 PA - Dec 17, 2006 Jermaine O'Neal, who led Indiana with 31 points, had 14 in the third quarter, but no one else scored for the Pacers until a fast-break layup by Sarunas ...

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Anthony Johnson scored 23 points on 10- of-14 shooting and came up with some big shots late, as the Indiana Pacers fought past Golden State, 107-95, at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Clips stopped by the Pacers  CA - Failing to secure key rebounds, the Clippers dropped a second straight game and their first contest at home with a 97-92 loss to the Indiana Pacers in front of ... NBA can succeed in KC only if team is entertaining Kansas City Star

Canada.comNBA ROUNDUP: Pacers rebound against Bobcats INDIANAPOLIS -- Jermaine O'Neal had 29 points and 18 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 93-85, on Friday night. ... Feisty Pacers bounce back Indianapolis Star