Dustin Dopirak is a journalist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He writes for The Indianapolis Star and RICHMOND NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION INC, covering local sports news, including the Indiana Pacers basketball team. His work has also been featured in various publications such as Yahoo Sports, USA TODAY, and numberFire.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Knicks will be missing forward O.G. Anunoby again for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as he has been ruled out with a hamstring strain according to the NBA's official injury report. Pacers starters Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith were both questionable with injuries suffered in Game 3, but Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said in his pre-game press conference that both will play.
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The Pacers committed to a roster overhaul in February of 2022 and just over two years later they are in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been ruled out for Tuesday's pivotal Game 5 of New York's Eastern Conference semifinals with the Pacers with a left hamstring strain according to the NBA's official injury report.
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Jalen Brunson scored 44 points and the Knicks hammered the Pacers on the glass in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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NEW YORK -- Rick Carlisle knew before Game 5 even started what would decide it and what the Pacers would have to do to win. If they were going to leave Madison Square Garden with a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they had to be more physical than the Knicks on their own court with the Garden electric as it tends to become when there's still meaningful basketball being played there in mid-May. The Pacers had to win on the boards, they had to win in the paint, they had to grab every loose ball available and they had to not get pushed around.
The Celtics clinched the other Eastern Conference semifinals series Wednesday, setting Friday's Game 6 between the Pacers and Knicks at 8:30 p.m.
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Indianapolis Star NEW YORK -- Rick Carlisle knew before Game 5 even started what would decide it and what the Pacers would have to do to win.
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Indianapolis Star INDIANAPOLIS -- After a miserable performance in Game 5 put them on the brink of elimination, the Pacers dominated in all
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