Mike Dunleavy News

Chris Duhon entered Wednesday averaging almost 40 minutes per game, about five more than Mike Da TMAntoni had in mind at the start of the season.

Poplar Bluff native Tyler Hansbrough will make his pro debut for the Indiana Pacers Friday night against Washington.

The Indiana Pacers knew the early part of the 2009-2010 NBA season might be difficult.

T.J. Ford scored eight of his 16 points in the final 3:12, and the Indiana Pacers won for the first time this season, holding the New York Knicks without a field goal for the final 9-plus minutes Wednesday night in a 101-89 victory.

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years.

After a trade, playing a game against your former club can be 'an odd situation' Midway through his sixth season in the NBA, Troy Murphy was traded from his original team, the Golden State Warriors, to the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers traded O'Neal before the 2008-09 season as they focused on rebuilding with younger players.

What can be said about the Indiana Pacers when their performance hinges on Mike Dunleavy Jr.

"I always feel better with Al on the floor," Woodson said. "He sat out Monday just to rest.

A major offseason acquisition because of his perimeter defensive ability, Jones started for Western Conference finalist Denver and could do so for the Pacers.

The Indiana Pacers open the 2009-2010 regular season tomorrow night when they face the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta.

First things first. Published reports out of New York that Pacers Basketball President Larry Bird intends to step down at the end of this season for reasons of "health" and "lack of enjoyment" are false.

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Danny Granger scored 10 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-112 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

Second-year players Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush will see plenty of court time for the 2009-2010 Indiana Pacers.

The way Brandon Rush finished last season is the way the Indiana Pacers think he's capable of starting this one.

The Indiana Pacers released Rod Benson, Demetris Nichols and Lawrence Roberts today to bring their roster down to the league maximum of 15 players.

Danny Granger scored 22 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-104 preseason victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

THE `BURBS - The Pacers want to play with a lot of intensity on both ends of the court this season.

There was a recent live chat on ESPN which featured Scouts Inc's David Thorpe and Jared Wade from EightPointsNineSeconds.com. Check here for the transcript .