Alex Golden goes solo today to recap the Pacers-Pistons matchup on Friday, November 29th. The Pistons were playing for a lot more in tonight's game, as they have dreams of winning their group in the NBA Cup and have a real shot at making it to Las Vegas. On the other hand, Indiana needed this victory to get back to .500 as they continue to claw their way out of this early season slump.

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On today's episode, Alex Golden and Facci discuss the upcoming matchup with the Detroit Pistons. The improved Detroit team will present more challenges than they did on opening night and the guys discuss this game and what is to be expected. They also talk about the impact the run to the NBA Cup Championship had on them last year during the season and why missing it this season could potentially be the best thing for them.

Later, the guys then give one word to describe each (active) player on the Pacers: Haliburton, Siakam, Turner, Mathurin, McConnell, Toppin, Walker, Q. Jackson, Moses Brown, Furphy, Freeman and James Johnson.

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Alex Golden is joined by Kami from iPacers Blog to recap the Pacers victory over a young, energetic group of players from Portland. Why Haliburton was so special in this game, the steady Siakam ship sails in again, what Myles and Mathurin were able to do to lift Indiana out of some rough patches, Quenton Jackson infectious energy and how it helped spark a win, the bad numbers with the bench, player awards and more!

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Happy (Tuesday night for you late night owls) Wednesday Pacers fans! Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back to discuss Wednesday's game against Portland, look at the relationship between Chauncey Billups and his former coach, Rick Carlisle, Chauncey Billups being in contention for the Pacers head coaching job after McMillan was fired, why the Hornets made the right move in drafting Miller over Scoot, why Scoot being so highly coveted was similar to Markelle Fultz pre-draft hype in 2017, how deep the 2017 NBA draft was and then the guys close it out by deciding what players matchup the best for Thanksgiving Food Items. (Example: Who is the Turkey of the Indiana Pacers?)

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Alex Golden and Facci recap the Pacers 114-110 over the Pelicans, behind the sensational play of Tyrese Haliburton. The guys discuss the other players who contributed, those who struggled and what the Pacers need to improve on moving forward.

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the Pacers 115-103 victory over the Washington Wizards. Strong defense in the final 18 minutes of the game helped lift Indiana to a win, but it was the key play of Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam in the 2nd half who helped Indiana pull away. Moses Brown shined bright in the first quarter and gave the Pacers the lift they needed. It wasn't the prettiest game, but the Pacers get a much needed win. The guys end the show with player awards and discuss Turner's Block chanting "Brogdon Sucks".

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Alex Golden is live in his Milwaukee hotel room to recap the Pacers 129-117 loss to the Bucks. Facci was unable to make the recording, so David Cole jumps in to help Alex breakdown this game. Indiana had opportunities and showed flashes of effort that were lacking in previous games, but there is still so much more room for improvement.

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci bring on Gyro Step Podcast Host, Ti Windisch, to discuss the Bucks season, what they're doing to turn things around, who has stepped up outside of Giannis, Tyrese's struggles, what Ti is seeing from the Pacers as a non-Pacers fan, what similarities are there between the two franchises in terms of rising to stardom and going from the hunter to the hunted, game predictions, NBA Cup discussion and more!

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Alex Golden and Facci discuss how the latest odds listed of teams to land Joel Embiid had the Indiana Pacers as the favorite. What would a deal look like? Would a deal make sense for the Pacers? Pros and Cons to trading for Embiid? If not the Pacers, what other teams would make sense to trade for him and how would that deal work.

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are BACK to recap another Pacers poor performance...could it get any worse? Unfortunately the answer is yes. Who would have thought that playing hard would be a problem? This Pacers team flat out stinks and the guys dive into why that is. Yes, it is 98% a Haliburton problem...but there are other factors to the poor play and the guys get into it all.

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