Pacers Look to Closeout Series vs. Bucks (Game 5 Preview)

On today's show Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers game winner by Tyrese Haliburton to overcome a dog fight of a game with the Milwaukee Bucks. The guys praise the team for sticking together during rough stretches, using their depth to help propel them at the end and discuss how each player performed in the game. The guys also discuss the unfortunate after the game stuff that went down between Giannis and John Haliburton. At the end of the show, the guys give out player awards and more!

On today's episode, Alex Golden is joined by David Cole, Lincoln Anderson and Carson Stafford to dive into what the Pacers did well in Game 4, what they're looking forward to seeing from the Pacers in Game 5. The guys also discuss the importance of winning Tuesday night and how allowing Milwaukee a chance to extend this series would be a horrific outcome. 

On today's episode, Alex and Facci dive into the Indiana Pacers 129-103 victory in Game 4 over the Milwaukee Bucks. The guys discuss the incredible play from Myles, Tyrese's insane stat line, Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith making strong contributions again, a solid showing from the Pacers bench, a quieter night from Siakam and injuries to two key guards, Benn Mathurin and Damian Lillard. 

On today's episode, Alex Golden discusses Game 3 and Game 4 of Pacers-Bucks, with Brian Sampson, the man behind Bucks Film Room and writer for Forbes. The guys dive into all that Milwaukee did well, how Rick Carlisle's coaching staff can counter what the Bucks showed in Game 3, how Indiana needs to get more from their role players in Game 4, looking at defensive matchups for the Pacers that they can change for Game 4, defending Giannis and allowing for other shooters to get wide open looks, and what makes Pascal Siakam so hard to guard and what ways Indiana can utilize him even more! PLEASE join the Setting the Pace Group Chat over on Chat BCC. Here is the link to the GROUP PAGE where you can join in on all the Pacers fun without the ridiculousness of social media. 

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Facci dive into the Pacers 117-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, allowing the Bucks to make this more of a series. Gary Trent Jr. had a playoff career high 37-points, Giannis was spectacular as per usual, and the Pacers absolutely stunk on wide open threes. The guys dive into what caused Milwaukee's success, why the Pacers were unable to hold onto a 12 point 3rd quarter lead and what Indiana can do better for Game 4. Alex shares how many open looks GTJ got from Pacers overplaying to prevent the Bucks easy baskets from Giannis and how many wide open 3s the Pacers missed in this one. 

Alex Golden and Rohan Katti from The Gyro Step Podcast dive into everything Game 3 has in store. What adjustments will the Bucks make? How dominate Indiana has been this series in Games 1 & 2, what winning or losing this first round series means for the future of the Bucks, why the Bucks can still win this, why Indiana is the better overall team, what to expect from Milwaukee's crowd, lineup changes and more!

Alex Golden is joined by James Boyd, from The Athletic, 107.5 The Fan's Morning Show with Kevin Bowen and his own podcast, the James Boyd Podcast. The guys discuss at length what has led to the Pacers success, what Indiana will need to do to win Game 3, what different adjustments Milwaukee could make to shake things up for Game 3, and so much more. The guys also dive into Bobby Portis' stellar night in Game 2, what to expect from Dame Lillard in Game 3, how Indiana should attack Milwaukee, Tyrese Haliburton not having a great shooting night yet and why winning one of Game 3 or 4 is SO important to this series. 

Alex Golden, Facci and Derek Schultz went LIVE on YouTube to recap Game 2 of Pacers-Bucks. Indiana takes a commanding 2-0 series lead behind the strong play of their starting 5, clutch shot making from Siakam and Nembhard, and strong play from their bench. Indiana was able to overcome a 13-0 Bucks 4th quarter run, and rallied to put this team in the control of the series. We discuss what Milwaukee did, how Indiana overcame that, the scuffles and more! A LOADED show for you today!

Alex Golden is joined by Kyle Taylor, an occasional writer over on iPacers.com to discuss and preview Game 2 of Pacers-Bucks. Kyle does a good job of "putting the antlers on" to see what type of adjustments Milwaukee could make and how with or without Dame they can make it difficult on Indiana. On the flip side, the guys also look at how Indiana can go up 2-0 and take this thing into Milwaukee with a solid series lead.  Join the Group Chat! Click this link to be a part of the fun with Setting The Pace on Chat BCC!  Also, check out Kyle’s written work over on iPacers.com. 

On today's episode, Alex opens up the show by announcing the WINNER of the Game 2 tickets, for those who joined the Setting The Pace Group Chat in Chat BCC. You can join in on all the Pacers conversations with us at Chat BCC! For the winner of the tickets, please email me at [email protected], Alex is joined by his friends from the Pacers Group Chat, Lincoln, David and Carson, to discus what happened in Game 1, what the Pacers did well, what the Bucks did not do well, and more. Then, they dive into what adjustments can be made from Milwaukee to counterattack what Indiana did in Game 1 and what Indiana needs to do to overcome those adjustments.