Then there are the Indiana Pacers, the money-losing NBA team owned by Herbert.
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Only the 1993-94 Indiana Pacers advanced as far as the Conference Finals without an All-Star.
The Knicks were eliminated Saturday by the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Once Anthony stopped making them, the Indiana Pacers had pushed the Knicks to the brink of elimination.
The Knicks will open the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers in New York on Sunday.
The Celtics' scheduled home game on Tuesday night against the Indiana Pacers was cancelled and won't be rescheduled.
With their first capture of a playoff series since 2000, they'll host the Indiana Pacers in the second round starting Sunday.
Courtside against the Indiana Pacers he greets a group of college students down the row and escorts them to midcourt for a pregame photo.
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Once that happened, the New York Knicks blew away the Indiana Pacers with a performance that resembled something from earlier this season, not this series.
Anthony scored 21 points and the Knicks held on after blowing most of a 26-point lead to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers.
Anthony scored 28 points and the Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night.
With the win, the Knicks (51-26) are nearly certain to land the second seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, relegating the Indiana Pacers (49-29) to the third seed.
The NBA agreed to add four of the ABA franchises: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and New York Nets (later to become the New Jersey Nets).
The Indiana Pacers have put a mini-plan together that gives ticket buyers 11 games for the price of eight, which includes seats in the lower bowl of Conseco Field House.
Low-revenue teams that have been struggling, like the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats, will be able to more easily compete and get see their valuations get a big boost.
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Those who are being considered include Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw, former Nets and Knicks coach Larry Brown, current Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.
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The Indiana Pacers are rough and tough, but the New York Knicks say they're ready for it when the teams renew an old postseason rivalry Sunday to begin the second round.
The company has also signed Indiana Pacers Guard Lance Stephenson as the first endorser of its new line and plans on bringing on 4 or 5 additional players over the course of 2013.
At a meeting in Hyannis, Mass. the NBA agreed to add four ABA franchises: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and New York Nets (later to become the New Jersey Nets).
The New York Knicks felt they were outworked even more than outplayed in a 102-95 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday that put them in a 1-0 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Boston's home game Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers was canceled following the bombings, meaning the next time the Celtics play at home will be in their first round playoff series against the New York Knicks.
LeBron James thoroughly dominated the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night, scoring a game-high 30 points, collecting a triple-double, and securing a Miami victory with a game-winning layup as time expired.
With perhaps 30 or more of the 122 teams in the four leagues looking for either an new owner or capital right now, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Falcons, St.
Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat will make a pile of money this season while the New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies will run in the red.
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Back when World Peace was still Artest and playing for the Indiana Pacers, he made headlines in 2004 for his role in a brawl between players and fans at a Pacers-Pistons game after somebody threw a drink on him.
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They know the Indiana Pacers have a size advantage, realize that Carmelo Anthony is going to get beat up banging against a bulkier body, and understand that a change to a lineup with a conventional power forward may become necessary.
Should the Bulls finish sixth in the East (they were tied with the Atlanta Hawks for fifth place entering Thursday), it would put them, the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers on the same side of the bracket as the Knicks.
Roy Hibbert's block of Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Indiana Pacers to a 106-99 victory over the Knicks in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004.
Coming up on January 6 at Conseco Field House, home of the Indiana Pacers: the two-day Midwest Sports Business Combine, aimed at recruiting young sales pros to peddle tickets for the Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Red Wings, Cincinnati Bengals, and several other major sports franchises.
Other billionaires with teams losing value were Charles Dolan ( New York Knicks down 4%), Mark Cuban ( Dallas Mavericks down 4%), Micky Arison ( Miami Heat down 7%), Stanley Kroenke ( Denver Nuggets down 3%), and Herbert Simon ( Indiana Pacers down 7%).
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