Indiana Pacers News

Smash-mouth basketball is a Frank Vogel term tossed around liberally to help explain the Pacers ' effort and toughness used to earn wins even without an efficient offense.

One of the first players to congratulate Pacers center Roy Hibbert on his selection to this month's All-Star Game in Orlando was Greg Monroe.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook gets to the hoop for a basket in front of Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap, rear, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb.

Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Marreese Speights added a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Indiana Pacers 98-92 on Friday night.

Coming off their first playoff appearance since 2006, the Indiana Pacers have started off 17-8 and are sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference.

This dunk by Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe , over Kris Humphries , and that injured Keith Bogans , won't be quickly forgotten, much less just two nights later.

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving probably won't play again tonight after suffering a concussion earlier this week, but Ramon Sessions will be there to pick up the slack.

Mayor Greg Ballard says he plans to veto the smoking ban passed by the City County CouncilA January 30A because the measure bans smoking in private clubs.

The 2012 All-Star reserves for both the Eastern and Western Conference were announced Thursday night on TNT.

You might have expected Warriors guard Monta Ellis, who learned Thursday that he wasn't selected as an All-Star reserve, to put together one of his captivating performances.

Last year, they went 37-45 and squeaked into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the East.

Larry Shehan remembers the black and white days of the Indiana Pacers , he even had season tickets.

Jeremy Lin's amazing debut continued Wednesday as the undrafted point guard recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks downed the Washington Wizards, 107-93. Lin made his second career start for the undermanned Knicks, who were without stars Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony, but recorded their third straight win.

Dorell Wright has been up an down this season. Is he the right man for the Warriors in the long-run? Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Last season, Dorell Wright was heralded as one of the steal free-agent signings of the summer, as the Warriors swingman led the league in three pointers made with 194 converted treys while also averaging a career high 16.4 ... (more)

One week earlier, an undermanned Nets team was able to hold off a struggling Pistons team for their last win, with eight players in uniform.

Groundhog Day was Thursday. But in keeping with the theme of the popular Bill Murray film, when each day in Punxsutawney, Pa., was the same, Friday's NBA D-League game at Memorial Coliseum was nearly identical as the night before.

Six Bucks scored in double figures, including Carlos Delfino's season-high 25 points, as Milwaukee knocked off the Toronto Raptors, 105-99, at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday.

Simply put, if they don't play hard from tipoff to the final buzzer, they're going to lose a lot more games.

Jeremy Lin drives the ball past Earl Watson during the second half of Monday nights game.

The Indiana Pacers target their fourth straight win on the road when they take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight at Philips Arena.