Indiana placed 29th in league attendance during the regular season, but fans turned out in full force Thursday to help the Pacers defend their home court advantage. A sellout crowd of more than 18,000 provided a spark that led to the Pacers 94-75 Game 3 victory. Each fan received a gold t-shirt upon admittance, creating a vibrant aesthetic force to compliment the verbal one.

David West chatted about the Pacers expectations coming into the series against the Heat, Dwyane Wade having a rough game and Roy Hibbert’s monster game.

Paul George chatted about how big the game on Sunday is, the switch that happened in the second half of Game 3, the confidence the team has that they can beat Miami and the impact injuries has had on the NBA playoffs.

David West talks about his disappointment with Game 1, Indiana’s strong response in the third quarter, he tries to explain why it takes until the third quarter for the team to get rolling, his passion setting a ton for his teammates and why Indiana still needs to play with a sense of urgency.

A grumpy Stan Van Gundy vents to the media about David West’s impact, the adjustment he needs to make, what Jameer Nelson needs to do to have an impact on this series and he talks about Orlando needing to improve on the offensive end.

A dominating third quarter performance helped the Indiana Pacers pick up a 93-78 Game 2 victory over the Orlando Magic to even the series at 1-1. Indiana outscored Orlando 30-13 in the quarter, including 13 second chance points.

In a tightly contested game that saw 17 lead changes, the Orlando Magic took a 1-0 series lead by beating the Indiana Pacers 81-77 on Saturday night.

Even in a shortened season, the Pacers 42 wins marked the team’s most since 2006. Now, having won 12 of its last 15 games, Indiana has something to prove in the postseason when it takes on the Orlando Magic.

Washington Wizards rookie Shelvin Mack was born in Lexington, Ky., but the 6’3″ point guard returned to his home away from home on Thursday when the Wizards visited the Indiana Pacers.

Since the offseason, the Indiana Pacers have been in pursuit of added scoring and depth in the backcourt. With the acquisition of veteran guard Leandro Barbosa, Indiana finally found what it was searching for.