Indiana Pacers
Travel is often an issue when it comes to NBA Finals matchups. Long flights are typically included during the championship series, especially when teams from cities like Los Angeles, Miami, and Boston are involved. 2025 NBA Finals Cities Are Less Than 700 Miles Apart But things are going to be different this time around, as […]
The Indiana Pacers dropped Thursday’s Game 5 in Madison Square Garden, failing to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years. The New York Knicks dialed up their defensive play and Indiana left plenty of chances on the table. To win Game 6 at home, the Pacers must adjust […]
Gregg Doyel, a columnist for the Indianapolis Star, is making headlines again—this time for a tense postgame exchange with Pacers forward Pascal Siakam. It’s not the first time he’s come off weird or combative, especially when interacting with high-profile athletes. Let’s look at the Siakam moment, then revisit another recent controversy involving Caitlin Clark. What […]
It’s no secret coaches at all levels steal tips or tricks from other coaches. So, it makes sense Tom Thibodeau, with his New York Knicks facing elimination, would borrow some ideas from Rick Carlisle — who is in the midst of one of the best coaching seasons I’ve ever seen — to help his team […]
Late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Game 4 between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, TNT’s Stan Van Gundy highlighted an important contrast in how Indiana is defending the Knicks’ star point guard, Jalen Brunson, versus how New York is defending the Pacers’ star point guard, Tyrese Haliburton. “Look at the difference in […]
Pascal Siakam sees playing style as a key difference between the 2025 Indiana Pacers and the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors. Speaking to TNT’s Inside The NBA after the Pacers took a 3-1 series lead against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, Siakam was asked about the similarities between his current […]
If you’ve been following my coverage here at Sportscasting all season long, you’ve likely picked up on my formula for winning basketball in this current CBA structure. To be a great team in 2024-25, you need the right blend of talent, balance and depth. Now just one win away the from their first NBA Finals […]
Pascal Siakam was a major factor in the Indiana Pacers win over the New York Knicks on Friday. His total of 39 points ended up being a career playoff high, and he had one of the better individual performances that we’ve seen so far in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Draymond Green Praises Pascal Siakam During […]
Rick Carlisle has been a head coach in the NBA since 2001, but has never really been considered one of the best in the game during his career. But thanks to the current run by his Indiana Pacers (and his championship days with the Dallas Mavericks) he has ed some elite company when it comes […]
To ignite Game 1’s high-scoring affair between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks — a 138-135 overtime victory for Indiana to snag a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals — Andrew Nembhard twice thumped the ball between his legs and laced a pull-up triple from the top of the key. Given Nembhard’s reputation […]
