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

[mfbmike]

Granger Fills The Stat Sheet In Return; Prove Pacers Still The Team To Beat In Central Division

Starting Lineups:
Chris Quinn (76) PG (88) Mo Williams
Jamal Crawford (80 SG (82) Delonte West
Danny Granger (90) SF (99) Lebron James
Anthony Randolph (80) PF (80) Troy Murphy
Chris Kaman (89) C (80) Zydrunas Ilgauskas

(27-21) 114 @ 107 (24-21)


Chris Kaman rises up to throw one down on whoever's under the rim. Teammate or not. Look out Quinn!

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"Just looking at the boxscore you can see they came out of the half aggressive and got themselves right back into it. We've had the same thing happen to us in a number of games over the past month and have the game end up in a loss. With Danny back from injury, it makes those late game situations a lot easier to deal with. Someone who isn't afraid to hit the big shot. It's nice to have him back." - Jamal Crawford

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

OMG, so many injs

Already in January? Nice Mike. Players are dropping like flies.

lol, tell me about it. I go to start the game and the injury message pops up. :doh:

I've been in January for a while. Was just waiting for Granger to come back to do the monthly drills. lol. Got two more games to play before getting into February. :crutch:

[LC AAU]

Oh, whoopsie :D.

Nice win.

DerMarr>Granger> LeBron

[The Messenger]

Dear Mike,

Why are you so good at this?

kthxbi,
mssngr

[mfbmike]

Oh, whoopsie :D.

Nice win.

DerMarr>Granger> LeBron

Dear Mike,

Why are you so good at this?

kthxbi,
mssngr

lol, thanks.

I really wish I didn't have my Tigers chise on the back burner but I am so eager to finish this season! thrash:

[Woy]

Granger looked good in return. Still the best mike.

[goDawgs1433]

Dear Mike,

Why are you so good at this?

kthxbi,
mssngr

:beer: I was about to ask this.

[LopaKa]

i'm way to lazy to read through all 134 pages of awesomeness. But from what i skimmed through, this is AMAZING! I am sad I noticed this so late, but you have a new reader now

[CB4]

Granger came back strong. Hopefully the injury bug doesnt come back and you can win some more games to get a higher seed. 2000th post.

[Vinsane]

Mike wins with that major Granger cheese. You can't beat the Cavs, this is unrealistic.

[mfbmike]

Rush To Return From Shoulder Injury In Tonight's Matchup



Indiana Pacers Guard Brandon Rush, who suffered a separated shoulder injury after diving for a loose ball roughly 2 weeks ago, went through contact 4-on-4 drills and appeared ready to return.

"It's a little bit sore," Rush said. "But I'm ready to get back out there. Danny's back, I'm ready to come back. All we need is the old guy's (Sheed) back to stop hurting and we can get going."

"Getting Brandon back is a huge addition," added Pacers Coach Jim O' Brien. "He's really coming into his own as an NBA player and has been itching to get back on the court."

The Pacers fly to New York to face the 14-33 Knicks at the Madison Square Garden tonight, hoping to win their second straight.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Run Up The Score At The Garden

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (81) Nate Robinson
Brandon Rush (79) SG (81) Demar Derozan
Danny Granger (90) SF (80) Danilo Galinari
Anthony Randolph (80) PF (83) David Lee
Chris Kaman (89) C (78) Eddy Curry

(28-21) 137 @ 113 (14-33)


Jamal Crawford throws one down on the leading Rookie of the Year Candidate Demar Derozan for 2.


Gerald Green doing what he does and taking a spill. Chris Quinn jumping up and down like a schoolgirl in the background.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"I thought I came back strong after injury. Brandon was as aggressive as I have ever seen him. He got to the line at will and knocked down all of his free throws. I've never seen anyone come back from an injury and be as tenacious as he was tonight. Not to mention, what you read in the boxscore is what he did in only 3 quarters of play." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[CB4]

Sick dunk by Gerald I've never seen a facial like that in the game before. Looks like Randolph played some good D also.

[jags224]

wow what a great first game back by rush.

[Vinsane]

First Granger comes back and dumps 31, then Rush and 30. Jesus man, what will Sheed do!?!?!