Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast Blue Wire

Alex Golden and Facci discuss the Pacers blowout win over the New York Knicks and what all went right for the blue and gold. During the show, the guys discuss what they expect to happen in Game 5 and have a conversation about the twitter haters who want to dismiss Indiana's playoff success because their opponents have been hit with injuries. The guys reference Kenny Beecham's comments on his YouTube channel and share their opinions on the matter, as well as praising this young group for their ability to be competitive in what is several of these players first playoff experience.
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Alex Golden goes solo for segment 1 and does a brief preview of Pacers-Knicks, mostly looking at the way the injuries are piling up for both squads. Then, he reads an article from 1998 that Mark Montieth wrote about the Pacers-Knicks series, which included a story about Spike Lee sending Reggie Miller 4 black roses before the Knicks series with Indiana. Alex is then joined in the 2nd segment by Jason Ingram, the man who was responsible for delivering Spike Lee's 4 black roses to Reggie Miller. Jason shares the truth behind this infamous story that made national news and had Spike Lee apologizing to Reggie on different radio stations.
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Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 111-106 victory over the New York Knicks to put the series at 2-1. Indiana had some tough stretches that put them in a hole, but they continued to chip away and find a way to pull out a massive victory over the scrappy New York Knicks. The guys discuss what went right, what they thought of the Pacers adjustments and the clutch plays at the end of the game.
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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are ready to preview Game 3 of Pacers-Knicks. New York will be without OG Anunoby and their bench continues to get smaller. The guys discuss Rick's comments and the reception it received nationally...they also discuss the adjustments Indy can make to get back into this series.
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Alex Golden and Facci recap Game 2 of Pacers @ Knicks. Indiana had a 10 point lead heading into the half, and an epic collapse to start the 3rd saw them trailing just minutes into the quarter. Indiana scratched and clawed their way back into it several times, but the starters got outplayed the majority of the game and were never able to produce enough on both sides of the floor to get over the hump and take back the lead. Indiana now has to defend their home court Friday an Sunday if they want to make this a series. The guys discuss all that, what went wrong in Game 2 and react to Rick Carlisle's press conference comments.
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Alex Golden is joined by the living curse himself, Michael "The Curse" Facci to discuss how his losing streak when he attends Pacers games has extended to 16 straight losses...this is not a typo. Alex asks Facci about his experience, his takes on the game and whether or not that game left him feeling glass half empty or glass half full for the rest of the series.
Then, Chris Denari joins to briefly discuss Game 1, but more so to look ahead to Game 2. They discuss what Indiana can do to make Brunson's life more difficult, how the Pacers must contain Hart's impact and how Indiana's pace can wear the Knicks out.
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