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

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:


Reserves:


(Red name denotes currently injured)



Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Al Jefferson - Minnesota Timberwolves

Eastern Conference


Danny Granger - Indiana Pacers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (40-19)

2. (40-20)

3. (39-21)

4. (36-22)

5. (33-27)

6. (31-28)

7. (31-29)

8. (29-30)

9. (29-30)

10. (28-30)

11. (28-31)

12. (28-33)

13. (26-32)

14. (21-37)

15. (20-39)



1. (35-23)

2. (35-23)

3. (35-24)

4. (34-24)

5. (35-26)

6. (32-29)

7. (30-28)

8. (30-29)

9. (29-30)

10. (26-36)

11. (24-36)

12. (24-36)

13. (22-38)

14. (20-39)

15. (19-40)

[mfbmike]

wait are the servers back up?

Very nice win by the way.

For PS3 they are.

Thanks a lot.

CHRIS QUINN...FOR THE WIN! :happy:

Just got into March. Monthly update on the way. A month and a half left in the regular season!

[mfbmike]

Players Of The Month:

Western Conference


Chauncey Billups - Denver Nuggets

Eastern Conference


Danny Granger - Indiana Pacers

Rookies Of The Month:

Western Conference:


O.J. Mayo - Memphis Grizzlies

Eastern Conference:


Danilo Galinari - New York Knicks

League Leaders:

Points Per Game:


Rebounds Per Game


Assists Per Game:


Steals Per Game:


Blocks Per Game:


Award Races:

Most Valuable Player:


Rookie Of The Year:


6th Man Of The Year:


Defensive Player Of The Year:


Most Improved Player:

[Primetime]

The Suns at the top of the West. I wish this were real because that will never happen.

[mfbmike]

Granger Recognized For 2 Awards At The End Of February



For the first time this season, someone other than Lebron James has won the Eastern Conference award for player of the month. And that particular someone is none other than Danny Granger.

In 13 games this month, Granger has led the Pacers to a 9-4 record shooting them up to the 6th spot in the Eastern Conference standings after starting the month in the 9th spot.

This is the 1st time that Granger has won this award in his career.

Early in the month, Granger set a new career high in points with 49 against the Sixers.

However, earlier in the week, the Pacers and Bulls engaged in a 5 overtime battle where Granger shattered his previous high of 49, with an incredible 62 point performance on the Bulls.

That 62 point performance also helped Granger earn the Eastern Conference player of the week award for games played from February 22-28.

Over the past week, Granger has averaged just under 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists a game; leading the Pacers to a 4-0 record over the course of the week including a huge win in Boston lastnight over the reigning champion Celtics.

Granger now finds himself hot on the heels of Lebron for the scoring title this season at 29.1 PPG. (Lebron is averaging 29.2 PPG.)

[Flight24]

wow, granger is having a crazy year, MVP worthy if your pacers are able to stay in the playoffs.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Not Able To Outgun Nuggets; Winning Streak Snapped At 4

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Chauncey Billups
Wally Szczerbiak SG J.R. Smith
Danny Granger SF Carmelo Anthony
Chris Wilcox PF Kenyon Martin
Chris Kaman C Nene

(32-29) 114 vs 119 (39-30)


-T.J. Ford splits two defenders in the paint for the layup
- Danny Granger brings the help D, blocks a shot and goes coast to coast for the throwdown

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Chauncey Billups

Quote Of The Game:
"We were knotted up with them at 103 with about 4 minutes left in the game. We just fell apart; made some costly turnovers and failed to get stops. They have guys on their team that can put up points in a hurry and they did just that in those final minutes." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[LC AAU]

DERMARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! I love you mike, your a beast with DerMarr, but not like me beast. Oh and 2-1, nice win vs Celts.

[mfbmike]

Injuries:


Los Angeles Clippers forward Mike Dunleavy has suffered a severe ankle sprain and will miss 22 days. The Clippers have capable players ready to fill his void though in Eric Gordon, Al Thornton, and Bonzi Wells. However, Mike is the 2nd Clipper starter to go down in the past week. Point guard Baron Davis is also missing time to a shoulder injury.

Other News:

- D-Wade lights up Cavs for 38 in Heat win
- Efficiency report: Lebron is #1
- K.G, Celtics narrowly defeat Pistons 100-99 in OT
- Suns top Power Rankings for 2 straight weeks

[mfbmike]

DERMARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! I love you mike, your a beast with DerMarr, but not like me beast. Oh and 2-1, nice win vs Celts.

Yeah, after you told me how to use him, I actually like him now. lol.

See your doing big things now, moving up in the Playoff picture. Nice win against Boston....and tough loss in Denver

Moving on up :D Only because the standings are that close. I have to be careful though. A string of losses could move me down just as quickly. Hopefully I can keep myself in the thick of it.

Thanks for following guys.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Manage To Withstand Kings Barrage Of 3 Pointers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Bobby Jackson
Wally Szczerbiak SG Kevin Martin
Danny Granger SF James Posey
Chris Wilcox PF Jason Thompson
Chris Kaman C Alonzo Mourning

(32-30) 120 @ 116 (28-33)


T.J. Ford displays his ups, capping off the break with a slam dunk. Ford finished with 8 points in the Pacers win at the Arco.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We knew they were a good shooting team coming into this game but we got complacent. Through 3 quarters, we held a lead and were pretty much in control. We got comfortable and they ralled back behind their home crowd. Luckily we were able to swing momentum back our way and hold on for the win." - Wally Szczerbiak

Next Game:

[Deviant]

The Kings are very underrated. Honest to God, they have some of the best shooters in the game and their bigs can shoot too. Nice win though!

EDIT: Wow... their starting line-up looks so fucking crazy.

[LC AAU]

Lol yeah deviant, thats crazy. Nice win too.

[packersfan4eva]

looks like ur heading to the playoffs now, 3 games above 500

[mfbmike]

The Kings are very underrated. Honest to God, they have some of the best shooters in the game and their bigs can shoot too. Nice win though!

EDIT: Wow... their starting line-up looks so fucking crazy.

You know, as I was playing and they kept knocking down 3 after 3 on me, I thought to myself, "so this is what Deviant was talking about?"

Yeah, decent starting lineup, and they have Peja coming off the bench.