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

[Lupe]

nice read there michael

[jags224]

hedo was feeling it!...courtney lee 3-12 from behind the arc lol....looks like the 2nd quarter what killed you

[mfbmike]

Trades:

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The Hornets, looking to bolster their frontcourt depth parted ways with Peja Stojakovic, sending him back to his former team in exchange for Brad Miller from the Kings.

Other News:

- Lebron #1 in new Effiency Report
- Lakers top Power Rankings for 2 straight weeks
- Maggette drp[s 26 to lead Warriors past Heat
- Bryant scores 38 to help Lakers shoot past Toronto

[Lupe]

Wow. What a gay trade. Watch miller get traded again. He's not gonna be happy backing up tyson

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:



Reserves:




(Red name denotes currently injured)



Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs

Eastern Conference


Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (12-3)

2. (13-5)

3. (10-6)

4. (10-6)

5. (11-7)

6. (9-7)

7. (10-8)

8. (10-9)

9. (9-9)

10. (7-8)

11. (8-10)

12. (7-10)

13. (7-11)

14. . (6-12)

15. (5-11)



1. (12-6)

2. (11-6)

3. (10-6)

4. (10-7)

5. (9-7)

6. (10-9)

7. (9-9)

8. (7-7)

9. (7-9)

10. (6-10)

11. (6-10)

12. (7-12)

13. (6-11)

14. (6-11)

15. (4-12)

[Lupe]

w00t timmy with the triple double

[mfbmike]

Players Of The Month:

Western Conference


Chauncey Billups - Denver Nuggets

Eastern Conference


Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

Rookies Of The Month:

Western Conference:


Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder

Eastern Conference:


Michael Beasley - Miami Heat

League Leaders:

Points Per Game:


Rebounds Per Game


Assists Per Game:


Steals Per Game:


Blocks Per Game:

[mfbmike]

Month number 1 in the books. Heading into December now. :D

[LC AAU]

Good luck mike, DerMarr is beasting. Make sure you make 2 save files like i said.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Rally Behind Home Crowd To Stun Lakers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Derek Fisher
Marquis Daniels SG Kobe Bryant
Wally Szczerbiak SF Lamar Odom
Chris Wilcox PF Pau Gasol
Chris Kaman C Andrew Bynum

(6-10) 120 vs. 119 (12-3)


T.J. Ford gets an off balance buzzer beating 3 pointer to cap off a Pacers comeback from down 20 at halftime.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Chris Wilcox

Quote Of The Game:
"For our guys to head into halftime and have the resolve to fight back in the 2nd half like they did is incredible. Shots that were falling for them in the 1st half stopped falling for them in the 2nd and we managed to come back. Still, had T.J. not found a way to get that 3 to fall at the end, we wouldn't be celebrating a win right now. This is a huge win for us heading into a very tough road trip." - Pacers Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

[LC AAU]

Nice win over the Lakers bro, now the Celtics lol,

[CB4]

Holy shit, Nice win.

[mfbmike]

Holy shit, Nice win.

Holy shit indeed. When the 3 fell I jumped up and pumped my fist and said FUCK YEAH. lol.

I'll probably do a little article tomorrow going into more detail about the game. It's worth writing about imo.

[Lupe]

I can imagine that michael. You jumping up going FUCK YEAH! rofl.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Heading Into Boston Feeling Good



T.J. Ford's 3 pointer at the final buzzer completed a stunning comeback by the Indiana Pacers and a 120-119 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

Wally Szczerbiak scored 22 points for the Pacers (7-10), who trailed 64-44 at the start of the third quarter but chipped away at the lead until Ford's 3 pointer bounced on both sides of the rim before dropping.

"It looked like it sat on there forever," Ford told reporters. "But I'm happy it finally went down."

Indiana out-scored Los Angeles 76-55 in the second half and Pacers GM Larry Bird felt the win was well earned.

"We showed a lot of heart in the second half," Bird said. "We did a lot of things right to come back in that game.



The Lakers (12-3) lost for just the third time this season and had a seven-game winning streak snapped.

"There was some luck involved, but that's the way basketball is if you don't take care of business," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "They got some energy going down low and the right things happened for them."

The Pacers frontcourt of Chris Wilcox and Chris Kaman outscored Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum 33-29 and outrebounded them 25-8.

"Both Chris' did an excellent job down there", Pacers coach Jim O' Brien told reporters. "In the 1st half, the only consistent scoring we could get was from those two, and when the double teams came in the 2nd half, it allowed our other guys to get good looks and our offense flowed nicely."



Ford scored 18 points along with 10 assists and Brandon Rush, who has been electric for the Pacers off the bench this season, pitched in 18 as well for Indiana, which had lost 5 of its previous 6 games.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 27 pointsbut had a tough night shooting as did Sasha Vujacic (6-20 from the field).

"They did a great job on the offensive boards and our turnovers created momentum for them," Bryant said.

The Pacers head to Boston tonight to face the other NBA Finalist of last season, the Celtics.

The Pacers fell to the Celtics earlier this season 113-104 but there is no doubt the Pacers have to be coming into this game feeling good after the performance they put on lastnight against the Lakers.