Alex Golden is joined by the guys from the Group Chat, David, Lincoln, and Carson, and they dive into a ton of stuff. To start out the show, the guys discuss the previous series between Indiana and Cleveland. Then, Alex asks the guys how this team compares to the 2012-2013 team with Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West, and what the guys like about this team's chances to get to the NBA Finals versus the chance that era of the Pacers had.

Then, for the majority of the show, we go through the 11 man rotation and rank them from worst to best based on overall performance in the playoffs. The criteria used for this ranking was: consistency throughout the 10 games, overall play, impact on both offense and defense, expectations vs. performance and how they handled clutch moments.

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Alex Golden opens up the show with a quick word and Bob Schmidt joins the show to share his parody song about the Pacers beating his beloved Cavaliers. Then, Bryce Simon from the Pistons Pulse and The Game Theory Podcast with Sam Vecenie joins to discuss how Detroit was able to have success against New York and what Indiana can do to attack/defend them. The guys also discuss what Indiana has done well this postseason, look further into the potential of a Knicks-Pacers series, briefly touch on how the Celtics matchup without Tatum and Bryce shares some of his favorite fits for the Pacers in the 1st round of the NBA Draft.

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by Derek Schultz to discuss a handful of topics:

-Biggest Takeaways from Pacers/Cavaliers

-MVP for Pacers in Cleveland Series

-MVP for Pacers in first 2 rounds of playoffs

-Why can't the Indiana Pacers make it to the NBA Finals?

-Which Opponent is more rewarding to beat: Knicks or Celtics?

-What is different about this year's Pacers team compared to last year's?

-How important has Rick Carlisle been for this team?

-Lack of Respect from the National Media for the Indiana Pacers

-Prediction: Will the Pacers make it to the NBA Finals

On today's show, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers BEATDOWN of the Cleveland Cavaliers, defeating the Cavs 4-1 in the Eastern Semifinals. Tyrese Haliburton led the way with a sensational 31 point, 8 assist effort, Siakam and Nembhard helped shoulder the offensive load, Myles hit the dagger three and Aaron Nesmith continued his terrific play on both ends of the floor. The Pacers erased a 19 point deficit to win by 9. A 28-point turnaround spearheaded by the starters and closed out by the starters. Terrific game and a terrific opportunity for this team to continue building off this great momentum they have.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Indiana Pacers alternate Governor, Steve Simon, joins Alex Golden for a solo podcast. Here were the topics discussed on the episode:

-How the Indiana Pacers overcame a 10-15 record early in the season

-Why the Pacers can win a Championship this year

-Myles Turner's 10 years with the Pacers, his upcoming free agency and his letter in the Players Tribune

-How Indiana turned Aaron Nesmith and Andrew Nembhard into two cornerstones

-What acquiring Pascal Siakam meant for this team

-Remembering when the Pacers front office brought the Tyrese Haliburton trade offer to him, what Tyrese has meant to the franchise and whether or not he was nervous about moving on from Sabonis for an unproven 2nd year guard

-Reliving Tyrese's Game 2 game winner against the Cavaliers

-The incredible job Rick Carlisle and his staff have done

-How terrific this front office has been in building a playoff contender

-What he loves most about Pacers fans, and how incredible they have been this postseason

-Discussing some great Reggie Miller and Tyrese Haliburton moments

-A story about his dad, Herb Simon, and how he reacted to Reggie's push off on MJ and then Jordan missing a bank three that would have won Chicago the game

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On today's show Alex and Facci dive into what went right for the Pacers, how Siakam's 2nd quarter was a huge lift, playing with more force and hitting your open looks from three. The guys also discuss Facci's jersey curse, give out player awards and so forth. For our main segment, we have Chris Denari joining us. He breaks down what he sees, discusses Tyrese's words on his absence from media after Game 3 and Game 4 and more!

The Pacers returned home to take a 3-0 series lead over the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers had other plans. With Hunter, Mobley and Garland returning to action, on top of being down 2 games to 0 in the series, the Cavaliers were hungry, desperate and ready to get back on their feet and make this a series. Indiana struggled to find ways to beat the Cavaliers zone, Tyrese Haliburton scored a playoff career low 4-points, and they got abused on the offensive glass. Alex Golden and Mike Facci break it all down in today's episode!

Alex Golden is joined by Ryan Loyd, a long time Pacers/NBA to discuss a lot on today's show. The guys revisit Reggie Miller's 8 points in 9 seconds on the 30th anniversary of the historic moment, discuss how Haliburton's moment against Cleveland will be as memorable as 8.9, what to make of Cleveland with the uncertainty of their roster's health, how Indiana can attack the Cavs even more than in the previous two games, the importance of getting Siakam established on the offense early on, and how Rick Carlisle has fared against Kenny Atkinson.