Pacers fire McMillan following 2nd straight 1st-round sweep
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nate McMillan won dozens of regular-season games despite the Indiana Pacers’ continual injuries. The playoff losses cost him his job. On Wednesday, two days after enduring a second straight first-round sweep, president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard fired McMillan. “This was a very hard decision for us to make; but we feel […]
Dragic scores 23, 5th-seeded Heat sweep Pacers to advance
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Bam Adebayo got his first playoff series win, but the big man wasn’t planning on celebrating for too long. He planned to give himself about 2 1/2 hours to enjoy the Miami Heat’s victory over the Indiana Pacers before turning his attention to the Eastern Conference semifinals and a […]
Butler scores 27 points, Heat beat Pacers to take 3-0 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and the Miami Heat held off a furious rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 124-115 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Goran Dragic added 24 points, Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler […]
Robinson scores 24 as Heat beat Pacers 109-100 for 2-0 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Duncan Robinson hit his first six shots, all from 3-point range, and finished with 24 points as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 109-100 Thursday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Robinson opened the game by making the Heat’s first three buckets, all […]
Butler, Dragic help Heat pull away to beat Pacers in Game 1
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler does plenty of talking on the court to anyone who will listen: opponents, referees or teammates. Luckily for the Miami Heat, on Tuesday Butler also listened. Bam Adebayo has been imploring him to shoot 3-pointers, and Butler knocked down two big ones late in the fourth quarter […]
Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. injured in 109-92 loss to Pacers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Doug McDermott scored 23 points and the Indiana Pacers beat Miami 109-92 on Friday in a game delayed for several minutes late in the third quarter when Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. was carted off the court. Jones was attempting to get around a screen when he collided with […]
Warren scores 39, Pacers surge past Lakers late, 116-111
T.J. Warren is leading a litany of All-Stars in scoring inside the NBA bubble, and his Indiana Pacers are the only Eastern Conference team with four wins.
Warren’s hot hand sends Pacers past Magic for 3rd straight
T.J. Warren scored 32 points, tying Jermaine O’Neal’s franchise record for most in a three-game span, to send the Indiana Pacers past the Orlando Magic 120-109 on Tuesday for their third consecutive victory.
Warren scores 34 more, leads Pacers past Wizards, 111-100
T.J. Warren kept up his red-hot restart with 34 more points, helping the Indiana Pacers pull away from the Washington Wizards for a 111-100 victory Monday.
Warren scores career-high 53 as Pacers beat 76ers 127-121
T.J. Warren scored a career-high 53 points, Victor Oladipo added 15 after reversing course on opting out of the NBA restart and the Indiana Pacers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 127-121 on Saturday night.