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East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1
Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in ...
Pacers steal Game 2 away from Heat in Miami, 97-93
David West was more than a little disappointed when the Indiana Pacers failed to make a defensive play at the end to win Game 1 of the Eastern ...
Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93
David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air. He had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Eastern ...
Heat, Pacers say Game 2 should be even better
Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential ...
Experienced Heat, upstart Pacers ready to go
Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference ...
Bosh aiming to be impactful against Pacers
This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with 7-foot-2 Roy ...
Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6
Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert's ...
Pacers' Hill cleared to play Game 6 vs. Knicks
Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal ...
Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive
Carmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn't stay that easy. The defenses in this series are too good, so the difference is ...
Heat rally past Bulls to advance, 94-91
The tape around Dwyane Wade's right knee was soaked with sweat and beginning to loosen, so he headed to the locker room to get the joint re-wrapped ...
Knicks try to stay alive Thursday against Pacers
Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation. Whichever players are on the court for the New York Knicks ...
Pacers rout Knicks 93-82 to take 3-1 series lead
Carmelo Anthony tried to keep the New York Knicks in the game, even as his teammates missed shots all around him. Once Anthony stopped making them, ...
Pacers protect home court, beat Knicks 82-71
The Indiana Pacers kept everything in front of them Saturday night. The Pacers didn't let the Knicks get away from them on fast breaks, didn't let the ...
Knicks JR Smith plays through illness vs. Pacers
Knicks guard J.R. Smith played against the Pacers in Game 3 on Saturday night after being iffy to go because of an illness. Smith, the NBA's top sixth ...
Parity abounds so far in NBA conference semifinals
Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all fit to be tied. The four current series are all knotted at one game apiece ...
Knicks' Anthony plans to keep attacking in Indiana
Nobody ever really stops Carmelo Anthony. Not in his mind, anyway. Anthony believes he can solve any defense and rarely gives credit when he doesn't.
Knicks use huge run to even series with Pacers
Carmelo Anthony's shooting woes vanished as quickly as Indiana's lead. Once the NBA's scoring leader got in a rhythm, not even one of the league's ...
Knicks not planning lineup change vs bigger Pacers
The New York Knicks will not concede they have a "big" problem — yet. They know the Indiana Pacers have a size advantage, realize that Carmelo Anthony ...
Pacers beat Knicks 102-95 in Game 1
Every time Carmelo Anthony attacked the rim, a big body seemed to be waiting. David West, Roy Hibbert and the rest of the Pacers are classic Eastern ...
Pacers finally win in Atlanta, on to 2nd round
The Indiana Pacers finally showed they could win in Atlanta. Nice timing. The Pacers held the Hawks to just nine points in the second quarter, beat ...
Pacers finish off Hawks, win Game 6 81-73
The Indiana Pacers packed for an extended trip. Good call. George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta ...
Pacers rebound with 106-83 rout of Hawks in Game 5
Frank Vogel made a few simple lineup adjustments and a strong pregame pitch. It was just what the Pacers needed Wednesday night. Indiana played more ...