Danny Granger News

Physically, Paul George could almost look like a younger brother of LeBron James .

The 2012-13 season offered no shortage of surprises. We saw the peerless LeBron James continue his reign as the top overall Fantasy option, but each individual position saw some old faces take steps back and some new ones step up to the elite levels.

Without question moving Pierce for Granger makes sense for the Celtics. Because they play the same position, Granger would simply fit into Pierce's spot in the starting rotation.

He's the Pacer that hit the insane, dramatic three pointer that sent Game 1 against the Heat into overtime.

What a difference a year makes. Last May, Lance Stephenson of the Indiana Pacers became notorious for gesturing the choke sign toward LeBron James after a missed free throw.

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.