Indiana Pacers

The Celtics were having a championship drought and were looking to win another one. Upon Doc’s arrival the Celtics record improved from last season. They finished first in their division and made the playoffs where they would play the Indiana Pacers in the first round. The Celtics would be eliminated falling in seven games. Improvements were again needed in the team and it would take a couple of years for them to come. Between 2006 and 2008 the Celtics brought in different players for Doc…

injuries range from an ended season, early retirement, and even death. They illustrate why you need to be careful whenever you participate in a sport. Basketball Player's Leg Break Ends Season During a U.S. National team scrimmage, Paul George of the Indiana Pacers tried to stop a James Harden layup by leaping into the air. Momentum took him past the basket and out of bounds where George landed on his right leg. What makes this injury so shocking was the severity of the break. George's weight…

Junior Research Paper: Reggie Miller VS Ray Allen In an interview with Larry Brown, Head Coach of the ‘94 championship Pistons team, once described Reggie Miller as one of the best shooters he has ever seen and if he ever needed someone to hit a clutch shot, Reggie was the guy. At the time of this interview Reggie Miller was one of the top shooters in the league and held the record for most three pointers made. Reggie’s record was then passed by Ray Allen in 2014 which sparked one of the…

struck out on key Free Agents like LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan, and Kevin Love, the Lakers managed to make up for their blunders by signing Brandon Bass and Sixth Man award winner Lou Williams as well as trade for Center Roy Hibbert from the Indiana Pacers. Let’s not forget the Lakers drafting D’Angelo Russell with the Number two pick to add with a young mix of Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle. The Lakers managed to have a pretty decent off-season and on paper look to be an improvement…

Slow starts have become a theme for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Through six games this season, the Cavs have had to erase early deficits in several contests — And Friday night’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers was no different. “That’s a fact — We started slow the last two games,” Cavs head coach David Blatt said. “The sample size is small, but we did mention it.” Despite another slow start against Philadelphia Friday, the Cavs (5-1) pulled away to pick up a 108-102 victory in Quicken Loans…

Zollner Corporations; formed in 1912, was a tier-one supplier of pistons to major companies including Ford, General Motors, John Deere, International Harvester [Now Navistar], and Outboard Maine. The Zollner Pistons began in 1937 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and began playing as an independent in 1939. In 1941 The Zollner Pistons joined the National Basketball League. The Zollner Pistons were a very popular franchise, winning the world championship in…

To achieve their ultimate goal again this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers know they may have to get past the Toronto Raptors again in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavs defeated the Raptors in six games in the East Finals last season to advance to the NBA Finals and ultimately claim their first championship in franchise history. Tuesday night, the Cavs and Raptors met for the second time this season, as Toronto sought to get past the hurdle that has been Cleveland of late. The Cavs had…

Kevin Garnett was paid 126 million dollars for 6 seasons with the Timberwolves. The second player was Jermaine O’Neal with the second most expensive contract with the Indiana Pacers. His contract was worth $126,558,000 and it was for the NBA seasons 2003-2010. This is just amazing to know that NBA players are getting paid this much money to play what they love doing. Kobe Bryant has the most expensive contract in NBA history…

Julius Winfield Erving III was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was one of the very few players that changed the game. When he played he electrified the court giving him sense power making him seem like he can do anything on the court. Dr.j went up against some of the Nba’s greatest players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Clyde Drexler and embarrassed them by dunking on them because of his ridiculous athleticism. While he was playing there was no one that could guard…

American professional basketball player Derrick Rose was the most electrifying player in the league. In 2008, Rose was the number one draft pick for his hometown Chicago and played for the bulls. Also he won many awards and won the rookie of the year in his first season playing professionally. Within his third season in 2010, he led the bulls with sixty-two wins and becoming the youngest MVP in the NBA history, he is currently the youngest who won the award at the age twenty-two. After making it…