Topic: Victor Oladipo

LOS ANGELES -- Long considered a playground clash of wills anyway, the NBA All-Star Game will fully embrace its inner schoolyard Sunday at Staples Center with its hand-picked teams captained by two alpha males of the league.

The Indiana Pacers are poised to finish strong before the All-Star break.

BOSTON -- It will be a tired group of Boston Celtics that hosts the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

Coach Tyronn Lue relented and the Cleveland Cavaliers will trot out a new starting lineup Friday against the Indiana Pacers.

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-8 without Lonzo Ball in the lineup, and they won't have their rookie point guard Friday night against the visiting Indiana Pacers at Staples Center.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Indiana Pacers invade Moda Center on Thursday night to face the Portland Trail Blazers with a positive mindset and a chance to continue to climb in the NBA's Eastern Conference standings.

The Indiana Pacers are either catching the Cleveland Cavaliers at the right time or the worst time.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For more than 40 minutes on Monday night, it looked like the Boston Celtics would glide to yet another victory.

Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy insisted the thought never crossed his mind about how his team blew a 22-point lead in a collapse last month.

Steven Adams scored 23 points on 11-of-16 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 100-95 victory.