Pacers

Indianapolis basketball squad

The Pacers are the NBA basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana—formally the Indiana Pacers.

The name references the state's harness racing tradition and the pace cars used at the Indianapolis 500.

The Pacers made it to the playoffs this year. (Lowercase pacers refers to those who set a pace.)

basketball

Indiana

Midwestern state, nineteenth admitted

  • NBATop-tier American court league
  • franchiseLicensed business operation
  • arenaVenue for contests

courtside · playoffs · roster · fans · conference · hoops · dunk · fastbreak · halftime · Indianapolis

Categories
Opposites
nba rivalry

PacersKnicks

NYC professional basketball franchise

Bulls · Celtics · Lakers · Nets · Bucks

indiana sports identity

PacersIndianapolis Colts

Indiana NFL franchise

Indiana Hoosiers · Indianapolis 500

racing terminology

Pacersstragglers

Those who fall behind

laggers · followers · trailers · dawdlers · slowpokes

Phrases
Family

pace, paced, paces, pacer, pacemaker, outpaced, pacemaking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G