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Pacers had a 123.1 Offensive Rating last night. Highest against Miami since ... the Pacers on Feb.

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 Conference finals.

Now that the Indiana Pacers have evened their Eastern Conference finals series with the Miami Heat by taking a hard-fought 97-93 win in Game 2, it appears that the impossible is actually possible.

Until the end of time, NBA pundits will compare LeBron James to Michael Jordan, thus attempting to determine which player truly is the best of all time.

MIAMI - The basketball gods have a heck of a sense of humor, don't they? Two days ago, the Pacers led by one point with 2.2 seconds remaining, and Frank Vogel decided to keep Roy Hibbert moored to the bench.

The Sports Xchange NBA roundup: Celtics won't let Nets talk to Rivers The Boston Celtics will not grant the Brooklyn Nets permission to speak to Doc Rivers about their vacant head coaching job.

Seven point guards are expected to be in the group of 24 players invited to USA Basketball's offseason mini-camp in July, including Portland's Damian Lillard and Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, the NBA's recent Rookie of the Year winners.

George Hill had a rough Game 1 for the Pacers - 2-of-9 shooting for five points with three turnovers.

Arena faithful had bottled up over the past six days. Indiana's halftime lead wasn't great, 42-37, but things were clearly going to plan.

In theory, the way the Indiana Pacers approached LeBron James's game winning shot on Wednesday night is defensible.

With time running out in Game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat and Paul George merely seconds from winding up an unlikely scapegoat, Indy's young star nailed a game-tying triple from way beyond the arc to send the contest to overtime.

Whichever players are on the court for the New York Knicks when they try to save their season Thursday night, coach Mike Woodson just wants them to shoot with confidence.

The Pacers have made their way to the Eastern Conference Finals, overcoming the challenges of inconsistent offense with elite defense.

Despite the big block on Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James said he is not concerned about trying to drive or dunk on 7-2 Roy Hibbert.

Sports fans in Indiana's capital city were relieved to see George Hill recovered from his concussion and back in the Pacers' starting lineup - and that included Indy 500 driver Ed Carpenter, who qualified for the pole position at the Brickyard, then raced downtown to watch Hill chaperone his team past the Knicks.

Indiana Pacers forward David West says his teammates are the most together group he's been around in his career Indiana Pacers' David West, right, drives against New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony in the first half of Game 5 of their NBA basketball playoff series in the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, May ... (more)

Over at Grantland, Andrew Sharp has written an article lamenting the fact that the Spurs were able to get a player as good as Kawhi Leonard with the 15th pick.

The Indiana Pacers must embrace what many people consider unthinkable - the belief they can knock off the superstar-loaded Miami Heat.

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.

The NBA has had a concussion policy in place for the past 18 months , and while all teams have been made aware of the details, they haven't been publicly available until now.