On today's show, Facci is joined by Derek Schultz of Query & Schultz and the Indianapolis Business Journal to discuss Indiana's 127-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The guys highlight the return of the point god, Tyrese Haliburton. Aaron Nesmith's career night in points, Indiana's defense tightening up, Indiana signing Tony Bradley to a 10 day contract and John Cena turning heel at the Elimination Chamber.

On today's episode of Setting the Pace, Alex goes solo to recap the Pacers 125-120 loss to the Miami Heat. Pascal Siakam was sensational with 36 points. Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton also played solid games, Andrew Nembhard looked much better than he had in the previous 4 games and the Pacers fell short thanks to some rough stretches in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. In addition to the game recap, Alex touches on the loss of Benn Mathurin to a handful of nagging injuries, what the Pacers can do without his scoring and how his absence shifts the dynamic of the team.

Tonight it was all about TYRESE HALIBURTON! The Point God rose to the occasion early on in the 1st quarter, and the Pacers followed after their leader to win in convincing fashion against Toronto. Mike Facci is joined by Mark Montieth to dive into the Pacers win, the play of Tyrese and Myles, defense leading to offense, the impact of not having TJ McConnell and more!

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On today's show, Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to discuss why Jarace Walker should be in the rotation, how impactful his skillset could be in the playoffs, but why Rick Carlisle and the coaching staff have elected to play others before him. Then, Rhett discusses whether or not Indy will offer Mathurin an extension in the offseason...is there any reason why they wouldn't? The guys later discuss whether or not Indiana will make a consolidation trade this offseason, the pros and cons to doing it, what players could be available to go after in a consolidation trade (and does it even make sense?) and more.

Apologizes for not having the last few episodes on YouTube. We had some technical difficulties with our graphics for the show. Hope you all enjoy the audio conversation! If you enjoyed the convo, please leave us a 5-STAR rating and review!

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The Indiana Pacers were looking to extend their winning streak, but one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets, were too much for the blue and gold, resulting in a convincing 125-116 victory. Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the 19 points and 15 assists game from Tyrese, the defensive scheme that Denver was utilizing to prevent Indiana from getting more looks in the paint, the struggles from Nembhard offensively, Ty needing to be more assertive in the early stages of the game, no answers for Aaron Gordon or Nikola Jokic, getting dominated in the rebounds and points and the paint area, Benn Mathurin's dip in attempts the last few games and more!

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The Indiana Pacers led from start to finish, defeating the Clippers 129-111 thanks to the incredible play of Tyrese Haliburton. 7 Pacers scored in double figures and Indiana improves to 16-5 in 2025! Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the game, and the pep in the step was in full effect for Facci tonight!

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A few weeks ago, Derek Schultz reached out to Alex Golden to see if he would mind doing a Q&A for IBJ.com to share the origin story of Setting The Pace, how the show grew from nothing to notoriety and how Alex has become a full time media member. Derek sent the audio file over to Alex to share on this feed for listeners of Setting The Pace to hear the interview, in case they didn't read the article in the IBJ or on IBJ.com. The audio version of this Q&A is longer than the written piece, and has the unedited answers to the questions. We hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, we thank you for your support of this podcast!

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