NBA Franchise of the Year: Passion. Pride. Pacers.

[mfbmike]

what do you mean the clips will get knocked out of the 1st round again.

They got knocked out of the 1st round last season in this. Don't remember by who. Maybe the Lakers/Suns?

[SuperNova854]

oh, i thought you meant last time they made playoffs irl. Cuz I was going to go all crazy on you since we almost made the conference finals. Back and forth with the Suns. One of the best series eva

[mfbmike]

Yeah, pretty said when your favorite teams "best series eva" ended up in a loss. :/ lol, go clippers!

[mfbmike]

Playoff Picture Becoming Clearer As Season Draws To An End



So, the NBA season is slowly winding down and the playoff picture is getting a bit more clear as we have only a few more weeks left to play. Which brings us to the question plaguing many Pacers fans. Who will the Pacers meet in the 1st round of the playoffs?

Here is what the Eastern Conference playoff picture looks like as of right now:

1. Magic 47-27 0.0 GB
2. Heat 47-28 .5 GB
3. Pacers 46-30 2.0 GB
4. Celtics 43-30 3.5 GB
5. Hawks 43-32 4.5 GB
6. Cavaliers 40-35 7.5 GB
7. Sixers 39-36 8.5 GB
8. Wizards 35-40 12.5 GB

9. Pistons 35-41 13 GB


As of right now, the Pacers seem to be on a collison course with Lebron James and the Cavaliers. The 2nd seed Cavaliers eliminated the 8th seed Pacers a season ago in the Eastern Conference Finals. With injuries to Delonte West and Vladimir Dasic this week, the Pacers could dodge the Cavs by the skin of their teeth if the Sixers can manage to pull into the 6th spot in the East.

The Pacers knocked out the Sixers in the 2nd round of last year's playoffs and have shown they clearly hold the advantage over them for the past 2 seasons.

The chances of the Pacers pulling ahead of Miami for the #2 seed seems slim considering the 1 and a half game advantage the Heat hold over the Pacers.

However, the Celtics are right on the Pacers tails, only one and a half game behind and should the Celtics manage to pull ahead, the Pacers would see the Hawks in the 1st round. In the Pacers last meeting with the Hawks in Atlanta, the Pacers looked weak down low. Defintely a cause for concern.

What's also very interesting is the 1 game gap between the Celtics and Hawks. The Celtics managed to eliminate the Hawks in an exciting 7 game series on their way to a championship two years ago. The tables may be turned this time around if Atlanta manages to oust the Celtics for the #4 spot and take home court advantage.

The Pacers play the Celtics, Magic, and Cavaliers all 1 more time in their last 6 games and those games will go a long way to determining who the Pacers will meet in the 1st round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs.

[FlawLeSs]

im looking to trade granger for carmelo in one of my online leagues...im avg like 30 ppg wit granger but melo is my favorite player... do you think i should do it?

[mfbmike]

Kaman's Uncommon Triple Double Not Enough For The Pacers At The T.D. Banknorth

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (89) Rajon Rondo
Brandon Rush (80) SG (92) Ray Allen
Danny Granger (90) SF (94) Paul Pierce
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (99) Kevin Garnett
Chris Kaman (89) C (76) Kendrick Perkins

(46-30) 114 vs 122 (43-30)


Kevin Garnett reacts after winning a hard fought battle against the Pacers in front of the home crowd.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Kevin Garnett

Quote Of The Game:
"Darren Collison hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer in the 3rd quarter that really got the home crowd going. They took that momentum into the 4th. Chris (Kaman) had a hell of a game though. Sometimes you have those games where it seems like you do everything right, but still fall short of the desired result." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

What the fuck? Tony Allen? Are you serious? That was brutal.

[FishStickZ]

10 blocks = beast. KG is a weirdo.

[SuperNova854]

too bad clips still won that game

[FishStickZ]

He has a HDTV, at least I assume so.

[LC AAU]

Da fuck? Celtics got Collison? He was drafted first or second in mine.

[Woy]

Kaman was killing it out there. Tough loss though.

[SuperNova854]

oh well. We still blew out the suns 122-97 in phoenix in that series

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:



Reserves:





Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference


Danny Granger - Indiana Pacers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (50-26)

2. (46-30)

3. (45-31)

4. (44-31)

5. (43-33)

6. (41-34)

7. (40-35)

8. (40-36)

9. (36-36)

10. (37-39)

11. (35-40)

12. (33-42)

13. (33-43)

14. (32-43)

15. (27-49)



1. (48-27)

2. (48-28)

3. (46-31)

4. (44-30)

5. (43-33)

6. (40-36)

7. (39-36)

8. (35-41)

9. (35-41)

10. (32-45)

11. (31-43)

12. (31-45)

13. (27-48)

14. (27-50)

15. (25-49)

[mfbmike]

Still 3rd place, GL next game. Almost play off time!

Yeah, but that loss to the Celtics puts me at risk to fall to 4th. :banghead:

Danny G's stat box is a little messed up, but nice update.

Fixed, thanks.