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With forward Danny Granger lost for the season, third-year forward Paul George has stepped up as the Pacers' go-to player.

Vogel and Hollins are two coaches who preach defense, discipline, and hard work who have overcame the odds of coaching for smaller market franchises with lower payrolls and managed to scratch and claw their way to the Conference Finals.

The Eastern Conference finals are set with the Miami Heat facing the Indiana Pacers for the right to advance to the NBA Finals.

One year ago the Pacers grabbed homecourt advantage and a 2-1 lead in their Eastern semifinal before LeBron James and Dwyane Wade exploded offensively, winning the next three games for Miami en route to the title.

Percentages: FG .400, FT 1.000. 3-Point Goals: 13-30, .433 . Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 9 . Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 9 . Steals: 3 . Technical Fouls: Smith, 1:40 second.

Roy Hibbert's block of Carmelo Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004.

Another feather in the cap of what is becoming a great cap for Paul George. He's earned an All Star bid, Most Improved Player, and now shows up on the second team all defensive team.

Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton watch as Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson slams the ball in the basket in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

After getting routed by the Knicks in game 2 by a score of 105 to 79, the Pacers look to take back the series lead in game 3 tonight at home in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Time for another comparison piece as this time I want to look at some great Indiana Pacers, those two being Paul George and Reggie Miller.

The New York Knicks lost both regular season games against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, and they'll be looking to change that in Game 3 on Saturday.

UNLV draft prospect Anthony Bennett had rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday according to a statement relased by his doctor.

Denver Nuggets coach George Karl was named Coach of the Year on Wednesday . It makes sense: the Nuggets finished with the No.

Of the four conference semifinals matchups, Knicks/Pacers is the one we've seen coming for the longest.

The Indiana Pacers coaching staff spent the couple of days leading up to Game 5 tossing around the idea of putting big man Jeff Pendergraph in the rotation to help with defending Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith.

At only 23 years of age, Paul George's full potential has yet to be reached. Andy Lyons/Getty Images For someone who is only 23 years old and just in his third NBA season, the sky is the limit.

Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel has been known to shy away from certain ties or shirts he feels are bad luck.

It's been a while since the Indiana Pacers were relevant in the Eastern Conference .

Look, with the way the series has played out, the Nuggets will be making yet another early first round exit from the playoffs.

George received 52 first-place votes and tallied 311 points to outdistance New Orleans' Greivis Vasquez and Milwaukee's Larry Sanders in the balloting.