The Pacers grabbed a franchise-low 23 rebounds in Tuesday's Game 5 defeat, leading coach Frank Vogel to question his team's effort. "We didn't hit them, we didn't hold them off the glass," Vogel said. "We didn't purse like we normally pursue and it was costly." David West led his team with six rebounds, but starters Lance Stephenson, Paul George and Roy Hibbert combined for only three rebounds in 92 minutes of action. "We didn't show up to play," West said. "We relied on one guy to rebound or two guys to rebound and that's not who we are." The Pacers will need to quickly move on from this franchise-worst performance on the glass with Game 6 looming in Washington on Thursday.

Roy Hibbert continued his streak of solid games with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks during Indiana's 95-92 road win on Sunday. Hibbert's 39 minutes of action marked his highest playing time since early February and his resurgence has given the Pacers a palpable lift, as they head home with a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round series. Ian Mahinmi played only five minutes off the bench and Luis Scola went scoreless in eight minutes, but starting PF David West added 14 points, three rebounds, eight assists in 44 minutes.

Roy Hibbert said on Friday that he was thankful for the advice from his former coach John Thompson III. "He just told me how to work on positioning and bending my knees a little bit more," Hibbert said. "Things that a good coach sees the small details in. I'm very appreciative of him taking the time." The Pacers gave him the ball much more and he lucked into some more rebounds on his way to 28 points and nine boards on Wednesday. Interestingly, Hibbert has grabbed just 46.7 percent of his rebound chances in the playoffs, which doesn't even rank in the top 160 for all players in the postseason. Meanwhile, Marcin Gortat leads the postseason with contested rebounds per game. A lot of eyes will be on Hibbert tonight.

Roy Hibbert looked like a new player during Game 2's 86-82 win over the Wizards on Wednesday, making 10-of-13 from the field for 28 points with nine boards, one assist, two blocks, no turnovers and two fouls in 33 minutes. He has deservedly received more criticism than almost any big man in recent memory and was coming off a no-point, no-board game on Monday. Ten of his 13 shots came in the paint and seven of his 10 makes came via an assist. The Pacers got more out of Hibbert than they could have ever imagined and the Wizards struggled offensively, so they still have their work cut out for themselves despite a four-point win. They'll look to take back home-court advantage in Washington on Friday.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel plans to run some plays for Roy Hibbert after calling his number "zero times" during a disastrous Game 1 loss to the Wizards. "If Roy Hibbert's on the court it's because I think he can help us win the next possession, the next stretch of the game, and help us win that game," Vogel said. "I've got to get him some looks to help get him going some. Everybody has to understand, he wasn't 0-for-11, he was 0-for-2. He's the fifth option in our starting-five offense." All signs point to Hibbert remaining in the Pacers' starting lineup for Game 2 on Wednesday.

Roy Hibbert was pulled aside by his teammates after a horrendous Game 1 showing in Monday's loss to the Wizards. Hibbert failed to score or record a rebound in 18 minutes during Monday's Game 1 loss to the Wizards and was pulled aside by David West and Rasual Butler. West declined to comment on the talk other than saying that Hibbert "has to be part of the fight." Paul George added his two cents, saying, "We're at the point where we really need Roy and we need him now." The struggling Hibbert gave his own take on the situation after the game, "I got to come out and be aggressive. I got to be a different Roy Hibbert than I have been. "I'm going to change some things up for the second game. I'm going to look within myself and go out there and figure it out." Indiana doesn't have much time to get things together as the they've already dug themselves a 1-0 hole heading into Wednesday's Game 2, but they'll need everything they can get from Hibbert.

Roy Hibbert was horrible in Monday's Game 1 loss to the Wizards, failing to score with no boards, one assist, two blocks, two turnovers and five fouls in 18 minutes. Well, so much for his struggles being due to the matchup vs. the Hawks. Hibbert continues to be a couple steps late on everything he does and the Pacers probably shouldn't even be playing him 18 minutes. While he was a great rim protector earlier in the season, he was late on help on John Wall and dribble penetration.

Roy Hibbert turned in his best effort of the postseason during Game 7's win on Saturday, making 6-of-10 from the field for 13 points with seven boards and five blocks in 31 minutes. He played with much more energy and focus today, so coach Frank Vogel gave Hibbert more run. He played just 12 minutes in each of the last two games and didn't even score in either game while his five blocks today were more than he had in the previous six games combined. This was a horrible matchup against the Hawks for Hibbert, but he should be a more valuable piece against the Wizards in the next round.

Roy Hibbert will remain the Pacers' starting center for Game 7. Hibbert has played exactly 12 minutes in each of the past two games, going scoreless with a combined two rebounds and eight personal fouls. There's no miracle cure for what ails him and he's unlikely to play a bigger role on Saturday.

Roy Hibbert came off the bench to start the second half of Thursday's game, finishing with no points, two boards and one block in 12 minutes. He looked horrible again and he might not have re-entered the game had Ian Mahinmi not picked up his fourth foul. Hibbert has been late on just about everything and it should be interesting to see if coach Frank Vogel brings him off the bench in Game 7 on Saturday.