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

[LC AAU]

MOTHER TO THE FUCKING YES!!!!!

I mean, damn dude, that sucks.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Put On Defensive Showcase And Cruise To Game 4 Victory

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Mario Chalmers
Wally Szczerbiak SG Dwyane Wade
Danny Granger SF Shawn Marion
Chris Wilcox PF Michael Beasley
Chris Kaman C Udonis Haslem

(2-1) 117 vs 92 (1-2)


Danny Granger scored a team high 35 points while Dwyane Wade was held to 11 points or less for the 2nd straight game.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We sucked the life out of them this game. We managed to get Mike and Dwyane into foul trouble and that really took them out of their rythym. Shawn played a hell of a game out there but he couldn't get it done alone." - T.J. Ford

Next Game:

Game 5 @ Miami

[packersfan4eva]

sick, u shut them down

[mfbmike]

Around The League Scores:

Clippers Draw Even With Suns At 2 Games Each With Win

94 112

PHX|20|25|23|26||94
LAC|29|32|28|23||112

A. Stoudemire | 15 pts , 5 reb
G. Hill | 15 pts , 3 reb
M. Barnes | 11 pts , 3 reb , 2 stl , 2 blk

B. Davis | 26 pts , 3 reb , 8 ast , 3 stl
M. Dunleavy | 20 pts , 7 reb , 2 ast
E. Gordon | 17 pts , 2 reb , 2 ast

___________________________

Rockets Falter; Still Lead Series 3-1

91 104

HOU|27|14|18|32||91
DEN|39|18|22|25||104

R. Alston | 12 pts , 12 reb , 2 stl
T. Mcgrady | 19 pts , 6 reb , 7 ast
Y. Ming | 13 pts , 7 reb , 3 ast , 3 blk

C. Anthony | 33 pts , 8 reb , 4 ast
C. Billups | 28 pts , 6 reb , 12 ast , 4 stl
J.R. Smith | 14 pts , 2 stl

___________________________

Detroit Extends Lead To 3-1 After Win Over Hawks

63 85

ATL|10|10|18|25||63
DET|22|19|17|27||85

J. Johnson | 17 pts , 3 reb , 3 ast
M. Bibby | 11 pts, 4 reb , 4 ast

A. Iverson | 21 pts , 2 reb , 2 ast
R. Hamilton | 17 pts , 6 reb , 4 ast
R. Wallace | 10 pts , 9 reb

___________________________

Spurs 1 Game Away From Advancing After Win

78 85

POR|25|5|20|28||78
SAN|17|24|20|24||85

B. Roy | 15 pts , 5 reb , 7 ast
J. Bayless | 15 pts , 2 reb
L. Aldridge | 12 pts , 12 reb , 2 ast , 2 stl

T. Parker | 31 pts
M. Finley | 15 pts , 2 reb , 2 ast

___________________________

Magic Even Up The Series With Cavaliers

90 97

CLE|25|22|22|21||90
ORL|27|21|21|28||97

L. James | 37 pts , 8 reb , 3 ast , 2 stl
D. West | 15 pts , 3 reb , 5 ast
M. Williams| 14 pts , 4 reb , 5 ast

R. Lewis | 23 pts , 3 reb
C. Lee | 17 pts , 3 reb , 5 ast
H. Turkoglu | 17 pts , 4 reb , 10 ast

___________________________

Warriors Not Going Quietly; Knot Up Series At 2 A Piece

114 119

LAL|38|30|27|19||114
GSW|32|32|34|21||119

K. Bryant | 30 pts , 7 reb , 5 ast , 2 stl
S. Vujacic | 16 pts , 3 ast , 2 stl
A. Bynum | 15 pts , 10 reb , 4 ast , 6 blk

J. Crawford | 26 pts , 5 reb , 5 ast , 2 stl
S. Jackson | 23 pts , 3 reb , 3 ast , 3 stl
C. Maggette | 22 pts , 6 reb , 3 ast

___________________________

K.G.'s Heroics Keeps Boston Alive

91 85

BOS|26|26|19|20||91
PHI|22|23|15|25||85

K. Garnett | 27 pts , 9 reb , 6 ast , 3 stl , 4 blk
R. Allen | 15 pts , 5 reb , 3 ast
T. Allen | 12 pts , 6 reb , 3 ast

A. Iguodala | 21 pts , 5 reb , 7 ast
A. Miller | 15 pts , 3 reb , 8 ast , 2 stl
L. Williams | 14 pts , 2 reb

[LC AAU]

Marion with 37, WTF?

[mfbmike]

Wally Goes Down With Shoulder Injury



Despite having issues with consistency during the regular season, Wally Szczerbiak had been in a rythym in the Pacers/Heat series. Wally had put up double figures in the 1st 3 games of the series, up until last game that is. After only playing 10 minutes of game 4, Wally dove for a loose ball and flew into the beam that supports the rim and backboard and was forced to leave the game. Later tests had revealed Wally had dislocated his shoulder and would be forced to miss 1-2 weeks of play.

"This sucks," explained the Pacers guard who couldn't find any other way to express his feelings towards the injury. "I was playing well, getting shots to fall, and this had to happen."

Wally is currently averaging 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 4 games so far this year in the playoffs.

Starting in his place will be seasoned playoff veteran Marquis Daniels who is one of the main reason's for Dwyane Wade's lack of production in the past 2 games. Daniels, played for Dallas in the 2006 NBA Finals against the Heat. and also also started in 20 games this past season for the Pacers.

Dermarr Johnson, the versatile guard/forward, will also see increased playing time in Wally's absence.

[mfbmike]

Marion with 37, WTF?

Put it this way. Marion caught like 3 alley oops in the first quarter alone. I've never had a player dunk on me as many times as he did in that past game.

Oh well, they got worked anyway. haha.

[LC AAU]

hahaha, I always through up some oops to Marion in my chise.

DERMARR TIME BITCHES!

[Yawkey Way]

oh.em.gee.

this is amazing.

[Nash]

following

[CB4]

Great win. Grangers stepped up in the playoffs.

[mfbmike]

Heat Get "Rushed"; Pacers Upset Heat In High Scoring Affair To Advance

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Mario Chalmers
Marquis Daniels SG Dwyane Wade
Danny Granger SF Shawn Marion
Chris Wilcox PF Michael Beasley
Chris Kaman C Udonis Haslem

(3-1) 125 @ 117 (1-3)


Brandon Rush, who saw increased playing time in game 5 due to a Wally Sczerbiak injury, scored 24 points off the Pacers bench.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"Brandon helped lead KU to that national championship last year and knows how to step up when there is a lot at stake. He was locked on tonight and was a big reason we were able to close out this series tonight." - Danny Granger

Next Game:
or
Winner of Celtics/Sixers Series

[packersfan4eva]

damn, didn't expect that. good wins, you'll probably play the celtics next

[mfbmike]

Around The League Scores:

Suns 1 Game Away From Ending Clippers Season

108 88

PHX|25|25|33|25||108
LAC|19|28|19|22||88

A. Stoudemire | 24 pts , 5 reb , 3 blk
S. Nash | 19 pts , 3 ast
J. Richardson | 17 pts , 6 reb , 3 ast , 2 stl

B. Davis | 16 pts , 4 reb , 6 ast , 2 stl
Z. Randolph | 15 pts , 15 reb
E. Gordon | 13 pts , 4 ast , 2 stl

___________________________

T-Mac Finally Makes It Out Of First Round With Rockets Victory

109 80

HOU|24|23|24|38||109
DEN|15|13|20|32||80

R. Artest | 25 pts , 4 reb , 6 ast
L. Head | 19 pts , 2 ast , 2 stl
A. Brooks | 17 pts , 2 reb , 2 ast

C. Anthony | 22 pts , 9 reb , 3 stl
C. Billups | 14 pts , 4 reb , 12 ast

___________________________

Johnson Leads Hawks To Game 5 Win Over Pistons

87 64

ATL|18|27|13|29||87
DET|12|22|21|19||74

J. Johnson | 19 pts , 4 reb , 8 ast , 2 stl
A. Law | 14 pts, 3 ast
A. Horford | 13 pts , 8 reb

A. Iverson | 17 pts ,5 ast , 2 stl
R. Stuckey | 15 pts , 6 ast , 3 stl
R. Hamilton | 10 pts , 4 reb

___________________________

Manu Scores 27 As Spurs Eliminate Blazers, 4-1

88 94

POR|25|5|20|28||78
SAN|17|24|20|24||85

B. Roy | 25 pts , 4 reb , 10 ast , 2 stl
J. Bayless | 22 pts , 2 reb , 5 ast
T. Outlaw | 18 pts , 4 reb

M. Ginobli | 27 pts , 7 reb , 8 ast , 3 stl
T. Parker | 22 pts , 3 reb , 3 ast
T. Duncan | 16 pts , 14 reb , 2 stl

___________________________

Cavs Topple Magic Behind Lebron's 34; Lead Series 3-2

90 85

CLE|27|25|16|22||90
ORL|33|17|16|19||85

L. James | 34 pts , 9 reb , 3 ast , 3 stl , 2 blk
M. Williams| 13 pts , 2 reb , 5 ast
D. West | 10 pts , 2 reb , 5 ast

H. Turkoglu | 21 pts , 6 reb , 4 ast , 4 stl
J. Nelson | 12 pts , 2 reb , 10 ast
D. Howard | 10 pts , 19 reb , 3 blk


___________________________

Maggette's 23 Lifts Warriors To 3-2 Lead Over Lakers

109 121

LAL|37|22|27|23||109
GSW|28|20|28|45||121

S. Vujacic | 22 pts , 3 reb , 2 ast
J. Farmar | 21 pts , 2 reb , 4 ast
K. Bryant | 12 pts , 2 reb , 6 ast

C. Maggette | 23 pts , 6 reb , 3 ast
M. Ellis | 18 pts , 3 reb , 6 ast , 4 stl
S. Jackson | 17 pts , 4 reb , 4 ast

___________________________

Celtics Eliminated After Losing Game 5 To Sixers

103 115

BOS|23|32|21|27||103
PHI|28|31|29|27||115

R. Allen | 29 pts , 2 reb
K. Garnett | 16 pts , 7 reb , 3 ast , 3 blk
L. Powe | 13 pts , 4 reb

A. Iguodala | 27 pts , 6 reb , 7 ast
E. Brand | 22 pts , 3 reb
T. Young | 21 pts , 4 reb , 2 stl

[mfbmike]

BANG!!!

:happy:

damn, didn't expect that. good wins, you'll probably play the celtics next

Neither did I. Rush hadn't exactly been putting up great numbers or connecting on his shots throughout the series. Came out knocking em down so I just kept jacking em up.

Celtics just got knocked out by the Sixers haha. That injury to Pierce doomed them from the start. :D