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

[mfbmike]

tough loss yao always dominates

He is unstoppable in this game. Keep him out of the paint and he can hit that 12-15 foot jumper automatic. He literally jumped over the back on like two occasions and robbed me off rebounds.

Dang, that 3rd quarter was the difference, tough loss. What's up with the Rockets? Injuries?

Not sure. Just a really slow start for them this season.

Lol @ Yao getting posterized, Artest must've played some good D on Granger. Nice win.

Crawford, Rush, Granger all pretty much shot horribly from the floor. It was brutal.

You have to play the Cavs next, hope they whoop that ass. lol.

Kamen beasted. Sucks you lost.

Great all around game by Kamen. Tough loss.

Kaman was the only starter who showed up to play. :|

[mfbmike]

Update coming.

[mfbmike]

Granger/Rush Combine For 53 As Pacers Take 2-1 Season Series Lead Over Division Rival Cavs

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (89) Mo Williams
Brandon Rush (79) SG (82) Delonte West
Danny Granger (90) SF (99) Lebron James
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (80) Troy Murphy
Chris Kaman (89) C (82) Zydrunas Ilguaskas

(31-23) 106 vs 99 (29-24)


This late Chris Quinn 3 pointer proved to be the proverbial "dagger in the heart" that finally put the Cavs away.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"They awarded me with the player of the game but really, Brandon should've gotten it. When we lost the lead in the 2nd quarter heading into halftime, Brandon was the one who put the scoring load on his back and got us back into it." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

Oh snap, if you look closely at the screen shot, you can see the scoreboard on the upper ring of the arena saying 103-97.

[mfbmike]

Can't wait for the all star game, who you think will get in? Nice win btw.

http://www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/forum/showpost.php?p=346095&postcount=2042

lol.

don't get your hopes up though. I don't do anything extravagant like a dunk contest or 3 point shootout. Hell, I don't even play the all-star game. I sim it. But I will do a little write-up on it, as I did last season.

Cool, PLUS that Quinn 3 = 106-97

Yeah, they scored another 2 before the game was over. The timer on the other end of the court also shows 40 seconds left in the game. lol. details.

[mfbmike]

It's all good. Don't worry about it. lol.

[LC AAU]

Nice win to lead into the All Star game.

Granger and Kaman are tearing there ACL's in that game, just to let you know.

[goDawgs1433]

Nice win to lead into the All Star game.

Granger and Kaman are tearing there ACL's in that game, just to let you know.

:moon:

[SuperNova854]

too bad the allstar game will be played in phoenix.

[Vinsane]

Stop cheesing with Granger! Good win Mike, and looking forward to a write up I suppose.

[mfbmike]

Nice win to lead into the All Star game.

Granger and Kaman are tearing there ACL's in that game, just to let you know.

Yeah, I was thinking to myself as I was down that I really didn't want to head into all-star weekend on a 3 game skid.

:fag:

too bad the allstar game will be played in phoenix.

rofl, I started the game to see and yeah, still in Phoenix.

Stop cheesing with Granger! Good win Mike, and looking forward to a write up I suppose.

Don't hate because your Cavs can't catch me! :kwon::kwon: VROOM VROOM

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:



Reserves:





Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference


Danny Granger - Indiana Pacers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (33-20)

2. (33-21)

3. (30-22)

4. (29-22)

5. (28-23)

6. (29-24)

7. (28-24)

8. (25-25)

9. (26-26)

10. (25-28)

11. (25-28)

12. (23-28)

13. (23-29)

14. (23-31)

15. (22-31)



1. (35-16)

2. (33-19)

3. (32-23)

4. (29-22)

5. (28-24)

6. (28-24)

7. (29-25)

8. (26-26)

9. (26-29)

10. (24-29)

11. (22-29)

12. (21-32)

13. (19-32)

14. (17-36)

15. (16-39)

[mfbmike]

Yeah, I've been forcing bad shots early in games recently in seems. Then when I try to hit the wide open jumpers, he's cold and misses those too. Gotta work on getting it going early. Granger is automatic once he's hot.

And thanks about the screenshots..

[mfbmike]

Granger Recognized As Player Of The Week And All-Star MVP



Indiana Pacers forward has been recognized for his effort over the past week and has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player Of the Week. Despite the Pacers going 1-2, Granger posted solid numbers in only his 2nd week back from a strained achilles injury.

Granger averaged 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists to go along with just over a steal and block a game in games played between February 7th - 11th. Most importantly, Granger's play helped the Pacers best the division-rival Cavaliers allowing them to maintain their top spot in the Central Division.

Granger, who also participated in the All-Star festivities in Dallas this past weekend, helped the Eastern Conference upend the Western Conference, 106-90 and earned All-Star game MVP honors in the process.

Granger scored 19 points, pulled down 3 rebounds and tallied up a steal and a block in 22 minutes of play. Granger's outside shooting was also on display as he went 4-6 from beyond the arch.

Chris Kaman, who was also named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2nd straight year, scored 7 points and pulled down 1 rebound in 18 minutes of play.

There were no such reports of any strained acl's occuring during the All-Star game either, as a so-called "psychic" on a well known sports gaming forum had proclaimed.

[mfbmike]

Green Erupts; Pacers Get Revenge, Bust Game Wide Open In 4th

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (81) Brandon Jennings
Brandon Rush (79) SG (87) Michael Redd
Danny Granger (90) SF (83) Richard Jefferson
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (78) Charlie Villanueva
Chris Kaman (89) C (81) Andrew Bogut

(32-23) 120 @ 97 (22-29)


Jamal Crawford finds a hole in the Bucks defense and rises up for 2 of his points on the night.


Gerald Green blocks a Michael Redd 3 point shot, recovers the loose ball, and goes coast to coast before throwing down a nasty tomahawk jam.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Gerald Green

Quote Of The Game:
"Regardless of what their record is or where they sit in the standings, Milwaukee has always been a team that has given us trouble. We lost a close one at home to them about a week ago but we came into their house tonight and put a big exclamation point on this win." - Chris Quinn

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