Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle recognizes how the national media views the team and admits they are seen as underdogs.

The Pacers deservedly bust out Stephen Curry's signature celebration after hitting the dagger against the Cavs in Game 5.

The Indiana Pacers plan to maintain the same underdog mentality despite being one win away from returning to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-1 series advantage.

Rick Carlisle used 11 men in his rotation and subbed out all of his starters in the third quarter but rode them in the fourth to outlast the Cavs.

Indiana still leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1. But now, the Cavs have life. No NBA team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a series. 1. “Cleveland played desperate,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said in Friday’s postgame press conference.

Rick Carlisle knows that the turn of events on Sunday was a major learning experience for 22-year-old Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.