# Reflecting on 2025: Pacers’ Finals Run and the 40% Mark Check-In

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Podcast: [Fieldhouse Files: Scott Agness on the Indiana Pacers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fieldhouse-files-scott-agness-on-the-indiana-pacers-48439)
Published: 2025-12-31T03:28:16+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, the Pacers are 40% into the season (6-27), a season that hasn’t gone according to plan. I’ll discuss what we’ve seen so far, and look back at 2025. Among the items discussed on this episode: The Pacers’ run to Game 7 of the NBA Finals. A banner year in Indiana basketball, including the Fever being one quarter away from their first WNBA Finals appearance in over a decade The offseason turning point: Myles Turner moving on and the ripple effects since How injuries derailed the start of this season and prevented early continuity A nine-game losing streak with Indiana being outscored by an average of 14 points The numbers behind the slump: bottom-five rankings across scoring, shooting efficiency, rebounding, defense, and opponents second-chance points Fatigue setting in for Pascal Siakam — mentally and physically — and what that means moving forward Curious developments: wanting to see more Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy , and why Jarace Walker remains a question mark Zooming out after 33 games (6–27): what the vision looks like now versus entering the season ----- Follow Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fieldhousefiles.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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