Pacers 2023: Are the Pacers back?

[manifest destiny]

The refs are extremely likely to influence the result in game seven tomorrow, if you catch my drift.

I, Manifest Destiny, stand corrected.

 

[nipprdog]

https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...S81m1jq6BpKuzHSouH_J0wCd-Ie5jC2j2fbm17lbOYZUf

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Obviously I'm late getting into this. Do the Pacers have something for the Celtics?

We need to keep in mind, even if the we get swept by the Celtics, this season was still a massive success.

A team so young and inexperienced making it to the conference finals is amazing. The experience they’ll get will be invaluable moving forward for them.

 

[indyblue]

Obviously I'm late getting into this. Do the Pacers have something for the Celtics?

The Pacers are 2-3 against them in the regular season.
Those aren’t terrible odds.

 

[nipprdog]

We need to keep in mind, even if the we get swept by the Celtics, this season was still a massive success.

A team so young and inexperienced making it to the conference finals is amazing. The experience they’ll get will be invaluable moving forward for them.

I think the announcers said the pacers had 25 regular season wins 2 years ago, and 35 last year. 47 this year. definitely headed in the right direction.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Not gonna lie, I’m expecting a pretty big blowout tonight. Celtics are wellllll rested.

 

[indyblue]

Not a bad first quarter only down three. We are showing lots of resilience.

 

[indyblue]

Halftime effing Tie!

WTG Pacers

 

[Tripp11]

I've watched almost no NBA basketball in a few years, but this Pacer team is DEEP on the bench. Plus, they play as a team with great movement with and without the ball. I'm impressed.

 

[foszoe]

Yep. I usually just watch the playoffs/championship but this Pacers team this year had me watching more regular season games. Still more of a local team fan than an NBA fan, but its a fun team to watch.

Still can't believe we got a lead. Those Celtics are well rested compared to the Pacers.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Dang. Pacers really let that one slip away. Didn’t foul up 3 at the end of regulation. Too many turnovers in overtime.

But they took the number 1 seed into overtime on the road. Showed that they’re supposed to be there.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

 

[greg]

 

[jsharmon7]

Up 5 with 10 seconds to go and somehow lose. That one hurts on the road.

 

[Tripp11]

Plenty of blame to go around with that loss - turnovers, coaching and the Pacers have to get a better shot to end regulation - Hali dribbling and dribbling and then throwing off an off balance 35' 3 pointer is not a good shot.

The free throw disparity told me all I needed to know about the officiating. 30 to 10 and not in our favor.

 

[tcecil88]

Go Pacers! Beat Boston tonight!

 

[Tripp11]

14-0 run to start the 2nd by Boston. And they are being doubled up on the rebounding stats. Ugh.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

We need to keep in mind, even if the we get swept by the Celtics, this season was still a massive success.

A team so young and inexperienced making it to the conference finals is amazing. The experience they’ll get will be invaluable moving forward for them.

Bump

 

[indyblue]

Effing terrible officiating.

 

[Tripp11]

Bump

True. True. I can still be crappy over the officiating though.