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Pacers' defense pleases coach
They're still a work in progress, but the Indiana Pacers played the type of preseason game coach Jim O'Brien wanted to see in their easy 112-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Conseco Fieldhouse.They held the Grizzlies to 34...
Parker's 19 lead Spurs over Indiana
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker had 19 points and eight assists in 23 minutes, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 106-98 in a preseason game Saturday night.Matt Bonner, starting in place of the resting Tim Duncan, scored 15 points...
Thumb injury slows Ex-IUPUI star Hill
SAN ANTONIO — The transition to the NBA was going a lot smoother than expected for San Antonio Spurs rookie guard George Hill.The former Broad Ripple High School and IUPUI star’s quick grasp of the NBA has been one of the highlights of...
Defense woes return for Pacers
SAN ANTONIO -- The Indiana Pacers relapsed into one of their bad habits in a 106-98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night at AT&T Center.The Pacers, who are putting an emphasis on defense this season, allowed the Spurs to shoot 43...
Pacers plan free concert before Nov. 1 game
Before they take their seats for Nov. 1 regular-season home opener, Indiana Pacers fans can take to the street outside Conseco Fieldhouse for a free concert.Grammy-award winning rock band Blues Traveler will perform a 75-minute show on the...
McRoberts relishes opportunity
Josh McRoberts knows he’s in a special situation.The former Carmel High School All-American has an opportunity to play in the NBA near his hometown after an offseason trade brought him home from Portland.“Everybody in Indiana wants to...
Pacers coach O'Brien gets down to business
NEW ORLEANS — Indiana Pacers coach Jim O’Brien has stopped tinkering with the lineups and doling out courtesy playing time.The schedule says the Pacers are still in the preseason, but O’Brien is treating games like it’s the...
Dunleavy's knee slow to heal
NEW ORLEANS -- What started out as a precaution has turned into concern for Indiana Pacers swingman Mike Dunleavy's injured right knee.Dunleavy, who has played in just one preseason game, said the earliest he could probably return is the...
Is Croshere's Pacers career nearing end?
DALLAS -- Austin Croshere's main focus is doing what he can to impress team officials. At the same time, he knows his second stint with the Indiana Pacers could end by Monday, when NBA rosters must be trimmed to the league mandated 15...
Pacers waive Croshere
DALLAS – Austin Croshere may have been a fan favorite, but it wasn’t enough for him to stick around with the Indiana Pacers.The Pacers waived Croshere and Josh Davis this afternoon to bring their roster down to the league maximum 15 players."This...
No room for Croshere on roster
DALLAS -- Austin Croshere and forward Josh Davis were released Thursday to bring the Indiana Pacers' roster to the league's maximum of 15 players."They did a great job for us," coach Jim O'Brien said. "They're both guys that can absolutely play...
Rookies will play key roles for Pacers
DALLAS — There were questions about them coming into training camp.Some wondered if center Roy Hibbert could make the transition from playing in a halfcourt offense at Georgetown to the up-tempo style of Indiana Pacers coach Jim...
Isiah Thomas denies overdose report
NEW YORK -- Authorities were called to the home of former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, where police said a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an accidental overdose of sleeping pills early Friday morning. Police would...
Five Pacers' story lines to watch
The Indiana Pacers' preseason record -- 4-4 -- is all but meaningless. Nobody remembers or cares about October results in early April, when teams are jockeying for playoff position.Coach Jim O'Brien's preseason goal was to implement his system...
Pacers put on a show for fans
The Indiana Pacers made some roster changes during the offseason, and now it appears their fans are welcoming back the team with open arms.The Pacers, who are in the midst of cleaning up their image, received a warm welcome from about 7,500...
Daniels ready to step into starting lineup
Indiana Pacers swingman Marquis Daniels understands the frustration Mike Dunleavy is going through.Dunleavy has an ongoing knee problem that will sideline him for the start of the season.Daniels, who will replace Dunleavy in the starting lineup,...
Pacers too generous with ball
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The keys to the game were no secret.Push the tempo and limit turnovers.Indiana Pacers coach Jim O'Brien hammered that message into his team countless times the week leading up to their regular-season opener against the...
Pacers' Granger: We can play with anybody
Forward Danny Granger feels the Indiana Pacers are ready for the challenge of facing defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.Led by Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, the Celtics come to town for the Pacers' home opener at 7 p.m. Saturday at Conseco...
IndyCar delivers pep to Pacers rally
It was a beautiful afternoon for a ride with the top down -- which might explain race driver Sarah Fisher and Indiana Pacers mascot Boomer rolling onto Monument Circle in a two-seat IndyCar.The pair was generating publicity for the Pacers and...
Granger agrees to five-year extension with Pacers
Danny Granger won't have to test the free agent market next summer.The Pacers and Granger agreed this evening to a five-year extension between $60 million and $64 million. Granger’s extension will start next season.“I think it’s great for Danny...
Pacers top defending champs 95-79 in home opener
INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the defending champion Boston Celtics 95-79 on Saturday night.Pacers president Larry Bird brought in seven new players in the offseason to improve the team's talent level...
Pacers look at an Iverson-powered Detroit
A twist was added today to the Indiana Pacers’ path back to the playoffs.Central Division rival Detroit, which has been to six consecutive Eastern Conference finals, traded for star guard Allen Iverson today.Denver sent Iverson to Detroit for...
Broken teeth, not broken spirit
After Monday's practice, Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger prepared for some dental work with which he has some familiarity.Granger fractured a root to a front tooth as a rookie when he took a nasty elbow from Kobe Bryant on Jan. 9, 2006. That...
Vintage Diesel
He has intimidated and dunked on everyone in his path since entering the NBA 16 years ago.He has manhandled starting centers, backups, double-teamers and all others who dared tangle with him in the post. He has torn down backboards and broken...
Pacers call schedule a challenge
The Indiana Pacers call it a challenge. Others might refer to it as a cruel joke, courtesy of the NBA schedule-makers.The fun started with the well-rounded Detroit Pistons to open the season, followed by Boston's Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray...
Ford steals Durant's thunder in Pacers win
That hard-to-get triple-double continues to elude T.J. Ford.That’s OK, because at this rate, it’ll happen one of these days for the Indiana Pacers point guard.On a night in which about the only thing he did wrong was make a move with the...
Granger remembers New Mexico
Indiana Pacers swingman Danny Granger is giving back to New Mexico.Granger, who went to the University of New Mexico, is sponsoring an AAU basketball team, the Granger Hurricanes, in Albuquerque."They asked me in the summer time if I would be...
Pacers forgetting problems at point
Jamaal who?T.J. Ford has made Jamaal Tinsley an afterthought in less time than it took the Indiana Pacers to box up and ship Tinsley's belongings to him this summer.Ford's early play has given fans a reason to believe the team has solved its...
Pacers: Nesterovic in, Murphy out tonight
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The good news for the Indiana Pacers is that center Rasho Nesterovic will be back in the starting lineup tonight against the New Jersey Nets after missing the previous four games with a sprained right ankle.The bad news is...
Pacers win their 3rd in row, 98-87 against Nets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jim O'Brien isn't one to worry about the things that are out of his control.The Indiana Pacers coach doesn't spend time dwelling on the players who aren't playing.He plugs in another player and prepares his team as if it...
