Pacers Notes: NBA Championship in Doubt, Aaron Nesmith Impresses, More

Here is all the latest news you need to know about the Indiana Pacers heading into the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Pacers Given Paltry Odds to Win 2025 NBA Championship

The Indiana Pacers are heading into the 2025 NBA Playoffs as the fourth seed with a 50-32 record. Despite this, the team is not given good odds to make it to the finals and win the NBA Championship. In fact, they are given worse odds than some teams that finished behind them.

What’s especially surprising is that the Pacers actually have worse odds than last year when no one expected them to make it to the Eastern Conference finals. Fortunately, Indiana is a team that loves to prove people wrong.

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Aaron Nesmith’s Rise Powers Pacers’ Postseason Push

Most of the Pacers’ success came in the latter half of the season, with multiple players stepping up and proving that they are on a team that had just made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

This includes Aaron Nesmith, who has served as a consistent small forward. in the 45 games he played this season, Nesmit averaged 12 points, four total rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.8 steals per game.

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Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle Gets Candid on Beating Giannis Antokounmpo

Indiana is set to face the rival Bucks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and even though Milwaukee won’t have Damian Lillard, they have one factor that will keep them as a contender: Giannis Antetokounmpo.

A two-time NBA MVP and nine-time NBA All-Star, Antetokounmpo has had another MVP-caliber season, averaging 30.4 points, 11.9 total rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.9 steals per game across 67 games.

Needless to say, the Pacers will need to find some way to contain the Greek Freak, some easier said than done. In fact, it seems that head coach Rick Carlisle is still figuring out how to stop him.

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