It's never easy with the Indiana Pacers. The process is always teetering on the brink of implosion, each disappearance of a star or sign of fundamental disjointedness on the offensive end feeding into the reputation that this roster just isn't ready to compete for a championship.
That may be the case. But when their backs are against the wall and everybody is waiting for the foundation to finally collapse, the Pacers keep finding a way to get the job done.
Barely.
Paul George scored 30 points, Lance Stephenson added 19 and Roy Hibbert 13 in a resurgence, as Indiana turned in a dominant two-way performance to defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 92-80, in Game 7 of their first-round series Saturday.
The Pacers have advanced to three straight conference semifinals for just the second time since the ABA-NBA merger. They open their second-round series against the Washington Wizards at home on Monday night. Washington defeated the Chicago Bulls in five games in the first round.
While the Pacers took an extra two games and a bevy of more criticism than expected, they looked every bit li ...
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