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

[mfbmike]

Pacers Stun Sixers, Shift Series Back To Indiana



I wonder what nickname Philadelphia will give to Marquis Daniels. The "tatooed killer" would probably work.

The Indiana Pacers beat the Philadelphia 76ers in a thriller that Michael Jackson would be envious of. The teams did not let each other pull away during the entire 48 minutes of action.

With around 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Elton Brand made a tough jumper off the glass tying the game at 115-115. Danny Granger James took the ball up the court, penetrated the lane and dished it out to Marquis Daniels who made a go-ahead trey from the corner putting the Pacers ahead with 5.4 seconds left to play. The Sixers had a chance to tie the game, but Andre Iguodala missed a tough shot and the Pacers prevailed.

Marquis Daniels had a hot hand throughout the game, making 6-9 from the field. He ended up with 18. Granger racked up 27 points and 6 assists. Chris Kaman had 21 with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in a solid defensive showing by this years Defensive Player of the Year.

The Sixers' Dalambert (16 and 14) and Brand (22) stood out in the losing effort.

The Pacers and Sixers and now tied at 1 game a piece with the series shifting to Indiana. Both games thus far in the series have been determined by less than 5 points. Things will get rough.

[mfbmike]

Thanks. I wanted to get the ball rolling on the mlb chise and since it was the 1st day I was on that all day on my day off. I will more than likely balance the time between these two. This chise is far from over. That's for sure.

[Skins2K9]

I bet its pretty tough to be doing 2 franchises on here.But it's nice to hear that you will balance your time between your 2 chises on here

[packersfan4eva]

good win, the pacers are a monster shooting team

[mfbmike]

Hopefully you don't mind me "using" some of your ideas. Slight ideas.

It's hard being original with countless chise's on this site.


ilu.

I wouldn't say it's hard personally but yeah, I don't mind.

good win, the pacers are a monster shooting team

Hmm, some games they are.

[mfbmike]

I think it does. lol, update coming.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Earn Grind It Out Win Over Sixers Amidst Granger's Shooting Woes

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Andre Miller
Marquis Daniels SG Andre Iguodala
Danny Granger SF Thaddeus Young
Chris Wilcox PF Elton Brand
Chris Kaman C Samuel Dalambert

(1-1) 107 vs 101 (1-1)


Dermarr Johnson, who is seeing playing time with Wally Szczerbiak out with injury, caps off the break with a nasty stuff over Iggy.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

T.J. Ford

Quote Of The Game:
"In game 1 of this series, Danny went out there and scored 38 but we still fell short. We knew we would need better all around production to get back into the series. Last game, and especially this game shows just how much our guys have stepped up as a team. Danny didn't exactly have the best night out there offensively but T.J., Chris (Kaman), and Sean were very productive tonight to help us take the lead in this series." - Pacers GM Larry Bird

Next Game:

Game 4 @ Indiana

[Lupe]

thats alot of missed free throws from ford. lol

[mfbmike]

Pacers go up 1 in series nice man veddy nice

just wanna fix a minor mistake you got Ford goin 8-87 from the foul line

8-87? Dude.. work on his shot. (kidding)

The quote seems as if it would be from the Coach or T.J. Sounds odd coming from Bird.

Nice win regardless.

thats alot of missed free throws from ford. lol

lol, fixed the typo. accidentally hit 7. he went 8-8 from the line.

thanks.

[mfbmike]

Optimistic Szczerbiak Hopeful For Game 5 Return



After suffering a separated shoulder injury in game 4 of the Pacers 1st round series against the Heat which has kept him sidelined for a little bit over a week, Wally Szczerbiak's injury status is now listed as day to day.

He is hopeful that the shoulder will feel good enough for him to play in Game 5.

"With the progress I made up to this point, it at least makes me feel good that I have another couple of days," Wally said. "But we'll see. Game 5 is what I'm shooting for. I'm itching to get back out there.", Wally was averaging 13.5 points before giving up his body as he chased a loose ball into the stands.

The Pacers are currently ahead in the 2nd round series 2-1 over the Sixers with game 4 scheduled for tonight at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indiana.

[Justo]

hey bro for the last game you got danny granger as the player of the game but a pic of TJ Ford

[Justo]

^ proved further that people hardly read what's actually posted by the chise maker.

The followers suck.

i dont understand wat your trying to say

[Justo]

ok lol i just didnt know wat you meant

[packersfan4eva]

Saying that apparently no one pays that much attention if they didnt even spot that.
Nothing against you. No biggie.

if u read the post, why didn't u spot it?

not trying to start a fight, just curious. did he spot it before u got a chance to read it, or something?

[mfbmike]

hey bro for the last game you got danny granger as the player of the game but a pic of TJ Ford

Wow, I really slipped on this update lol.

I was trying to get this particular update up as soon as possible before I left to work today.

Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.