Indiana Pacers Rumors & News
Pacers' Murphy, Dunleavy hate long playoff drought
Indianapolis Star — MILWAUKEE -- Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy never expected this. The two Indiana Pacers teammates thought they were going to be regulars in the playoffs when they were acquired from the Golden State Warriors in January 2007.
11 hours agoBoston cruises to win
Indianapolis Star — BOSTON -- The Indiana Pacers helped the aging Boston Celtics regain some pep in their step. That's easy to do when you don't play much defense.
March 12, 2010No regrets for Granger
Pacers Insider | Indianapolis Star — BOSTON - Danny Granger said he doesn't regret signing a contract extension prior to the start of the 2008-09 season. "Signing my extension was a no-brainer," he said after the Pacers got beat by the Boston Celtics on Friday. Granger was asked if he thought he needed a better supporting cast. "With our offense, (with) what we do, it's equal opportunity," he said. "For whatever reason, our offense hasn't been there. We got worse on defense." Team officials have no choice but to add better players if they expect to be decent anytime soon. ************************ Granger said he's appealing the...
March 12, 2010Pierce Leads Celtics Past Pacers
ESPN Video — Celtics dismantle Pacers to halt two-game skid
March 12, 2010Pacers' Rush delivers another late push
Indianapolis Star — In a short span against Philadelphia earlier this week, Brandon Rush made three nice moves to the basket. Each time, however, he missed a layup, part of a 1-for-7 shooting performance in the quarter.
March 12, 2010Pacers' Hibbert gets chance to show passing skills
Indianapolis Star — Roy Hibbert caught the ball in the post with Samuel Dalembert guarding him. Hibbert toyed with the ball while he looked over both shoulders to see whether defensive help was on the way.
March 11, 2010Granger suspended 1 game
Indianapolis Star — The Indiana Pacers knew there would be fallout from Saturday's altercation with the Phoenix Suns. They didn't know forward Danny Granger would be suspended one game for his part in the third-quarter incident.
March 10, 2010Pacers try teamwork in Granger's absence
Indianapolis Star — The Indiana Pacers knew they couldn't have one player try to make up for the absence of Danny Granger. So instead, they used a team effort to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96 to end a four-game losing streak Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
March 10, 2010The Rush factor
Pacers Insider | Indianapolis Star — THE `HOUSE - Brandon Rush spent the days leading up to Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers listening to Dahntay Jones mess with him about a line Bob Kravitz used in his column on Sunday. "I want to see if someone else can find the light switch in Brandon Rush's head -- assuming there is a light switch, a questionable proposition at best," Kravitz wrote. Rush was looking for Kravitz after he scored a season-high 24 points in 40 minutes. Rush took a team-high 20 shots because a lot of the plays are meant for the small forward, which is where he started at in place of the suspended Dan...
March 9, 2010Pacers talking trash for their college teams
Indianapolis Star — The trash talking started inside the Indiana Pacers' locker room shortly after college basketball began with Midnight Madness practices in October.
March 9, 2010Next game at Milwaukee Bucks on Sun, Mar 14
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- Bucks hold off Pacers, 98-94 Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Bucks lead at half, 49-41 Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Skiles wary of 'trap game' Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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- Bucks hold off Pacers, 98-94 Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Bucks are heading west with plenty of momentum after completing a sweep of their four-game home stand and winning their sixth consecutive game with a 98-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
- Bucks lead at half, 49-41 Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jerry Stackhouse and the Bucks reserves provided a lift in the first half of Sunday's matinee against the Indiana Pacers.
- Mateen Cleaves joins FSD as Pistons analyst Detroit Free Press Former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves is joining Fox Sports Detroit as a Pistons studio analyst for select games. His next assignment is Sunday, when Detroit faces Cleveland. Cleaves, who played for the Pistons in 2000-01, will appear on pregame and postgame editions of "Pistons Live" and provide halftime analysis. "We all know how Mateen's personality and enthusiasm came through on the basketball court," FSD executive producer John Tuohey said in a released statement. "We believe viewers will find his studio presence to be just as energetic and i...
- Pistons' Rodney Stuckey unlikely to play next two games Detroit Free Press ATLANTA -- Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey said after Saturday night's loss to the Hawks that he will miss his fifth straight game Monday night at Boston.
- Bulls' broken record: Shorthanded at practice Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports By K.C. Johnson After taking Saturday off, the banged-up Bulls returned to the Berto Center practice court Sunday. However, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng only participated in limited non-contact drills, and coach Vinny Del Negro said even that didn't go well for Deng. "He was struggling," Del Negro said of Deng's strained right calf. "He couldn't push off very well." Though the Bulls have a rare three days off between games, that makes Deng doubtful for Tuesday's game in Memphis. The Bulls have lost a season-high seven straight games.Del Negro said Rose's sprained left wrist is improving. Ho...
- Hinrich reacts to suspension Inside the Bulls | Chicago Sun-Times Guard Kirk Hinrich reacted following Bulls practice on Sunday to being suspended for one game for making contact with referee Bennie Adams after being ejected Friday night in Miami: "I'm just disappointed. Any time you have to miss time when...
- The C-J's Sunday College Basketball Notebook - Pitino uses losses to motivate Louisville Courier-Journal
- Gophers rout Boilers; Purdue has worst-ever 1st half Indianapolis Star Purdue routed by Minnesota, 69-42, after worst-ever first-half performance
- Countdown to Selection Sunday Hoosiers Insider | Indianapolis Star It's late Saturday night, and while it's a lot more fun to speculate on what might happen on Selection Sunday when the team you follow is involved, I must admit all of today's happenings within the Big Ten Tournament are making for some interesting drama. When the day began, it appeared that Illinois was close to solidifying an NCAA Tournament berth after its victory over Wisconsin on Friday. Beat Ohio State in the semifinals, and the Illini would have to be in. Play them close and that could be enough, too. Then the Illini and Buckeyes went double overtime with Illinois not getting a shot off...
- Colts add Terry to offensive line Indianapolis Star The offseason shakeup of the Indianapolis Colts' offensive line continued with the addition of free-agent tackle Adam Terry. A 2005 second-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens, Terry agreed to a one-year contract with the Colts on Friday after a visit earlier in the week. He was a restricted free agent who was not tendered a one-year offer by the Ravens.
- Big Ten tourney: Boilers gut out win over Wildcats Indianapolis Star E'Twaun Moore rescued Purdue's offense. JaJuan Johnson gave him some help later. Rebounding, defense and grit finished the job. Moore scored 28 and Johnson 22, and the sixth-ranked Boilermakers overcame a dismal offensive start to beat Northwestern 69-61 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse.
- 'Almost like a second home' Indianapolis Star E'Twaun Moore matched his best game at Conseco Fieldhouse. Purdue needed it. Starting the Big Ten Tournament in an offensive funk, Purdue turned to its all-conference junior guard. Moore responded with 23 of the Boilermakers' first 43 points and finished with a game-high 28 to lead Purdue into today's semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.