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

[Flight24]

wow, granger is having a crazy year, MVP worthy if your pacers are able to stay in the playoffs.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Not Able To Outgun Nuggets; Winning Streak Snapped At 4

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Chauncey Billups
Wally Szczerbiak SG J.R. Smith
Danny Granger SF Carmelo Anthony
Chris Wilcox PF Kenyon Martin
Chris Kaman C Nene

(32-29) 114

vs

119 (39-30)

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-T.J. Ford splits two defenders in the paint for the layup
- Danny Granger brings the help D, blocks a shot and goes coast to coast for the throwdown

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|28|23|28|35|114
DEN|31|23|33|32|119[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|27|8|6|1|2|11-18|3-7|2-4
B. Rush|17|5|5|0|0|6-11|5-10|0-0
W. Szczerbiak|16|2|5|0|1|7-14|1-4|1-1
C. Wilcox|14|9|8|0|3|6-12|0-0|2-3
C. Kaman|12|7|2|3|2|6-15|0-0|0-0
T.J. Ford|11|1|7|4|0|4-8|1-2|2-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J.R. Smith|29|3|6|3|8|11-20|3-9|4-4
C. Billups|22|5|12|2|0|8-17|2-6|4-4
C. Anthony|21|6|6|5|0|7-16|0-3|7-8
Nene|14|6|1|5|4|6-10|0-0|2-2
L. Kleiza|12|2|1|1|1|6-8|0-1|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Chauncey Billups

Quote Of The Game:
"We were knotted up with them at 103 with about 4 minutes left in the game. We just fell apart; made some costly turnovers and failed to get stops. They have guys on their team that can put up points in a hurry and they did just that in those final minutes." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

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[LC AAU]

DERMARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you mike, your a beast with DerMarr, but not like me beast. Oh and 2-1, nice win vs Celts.

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

Los Angeles Clippers forward Mike Dunleavy has suffered a severe ankle sprain and will miss 22 days. The Clippers have capable players ready to fill his void though in Eric Gordon, Al Thornton, and Bonzi Wells. However, Mike is the 2nd Clipper starter to go down in the past week. Point guard Baron Davis is also missing time to a shoulder injury.

Other News:

- D-Wade lights up Cavs for 38 in Heat win
- Efficiency report: Lebron is #1
- K.G, Celtics narrowly defeat Pistons 100-99 in OT
- Suns top Power Rankings for 2 straight weeks​

 

[mfbmike]

DERMARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you mike, your a beast with DerMarr, but not like me beast. Oh and 2-1, nice win vs Celts.

Yeah, after you told me how to use him, I actually like him now. lol.

See your doing big things now, moving up in the Playoff picture. Nice win against Boston....and tough loss in Denver

Moving on up Only because the standings are that close. I have to be careful though. A string of losses could move me down just as quickly. Hopefully I can keep myself in the thick of it.

Thanks for following guys.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Manage To Withstand Kings Barrage Of 3 Pointers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Bobby Jackson
Wally Szczerbiak SG Kevin Martin
Danny Granger SF James Posey
Chris Wilcox PF Jason Thompson
Chris Kaman C Alonzo Mourning

(32-30) 120

@

116 (28-33)

T.J. Ford displays his ups, capping off the break with a slam dunk. Ford finished with 8 points in the Pacers win at the Arco.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|20|38|36|26|120
SAC|24|36|33|31|116[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|25|7|7|3|0|10-19|2-4|3-3
W. Szczerbiak|20|6|8|1|1|6-15|2-8|6-6
C. Kaman|18|9|1|4|1|9-18|0-0|0-0
C. Wilcox|12|9|2|0|0|5-10|0-0|2-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
K. Martin|27|6|3|1|0|11-20|2-6|3-3
B. Jackson|22|5|14|2|0|8-14|4-7|2-4
P. Stojakovic|21|5|2|1|0|9-14|3-4|0-0
J. Salmons|15|1|1|2|0|4-4|2-2|5-5
J. Thompson|14|6|5|2|2|7-11|0-0|0-1[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We knew they were a good shooting team coming into this game but we got complacent. Through 3 quarters, we held a lead and were pretty much in control. We got comfortable and they ralled back behind their home crowd. Luckily we were able to swing momentum back our way and hold on for the win." - Wally Szczerbiak

Next Game:

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[Deviant]

The Kings are very underrated. Honest to God, they have some of the best shooters in the game and their bigs can shoot too. Nice win though!

EDIT: Wow... their starting line-up looks so fucking crazy.

 

[LC AAU]

Lol yeah deviant, thats crazy. Nice win too.

 

[packersfan4eva]

looks like ur heading to the playoffs now, 3 games above 500

 

[mfbmike]

The Kings are very underrated. Honest to God, they have some of the best shooters in the game and their bigs can shoot too. Nice win though!

EDIT: Wow... their starting line-up looks so fucking crazy.

You know, as I was playing and they kept knocking down 3 after 3 on me, I thought to myself, "so this is what Deviant was talking about?" :irked:

Yeah, decent starting lineup, and they have Peja coming off the bench.

 

[Deviant]

You know, as I was playing and they kept knocking down 3 after 3 on me, I thought to myself, "so this is what Deviant was talking about?" :irked:

Yeah, decent starting lineup, and they have Peja coming off the bench.

I wouldn't lie... that's just how good their shooters are. However, their weakness is perimeter defense, so you just have to beat them at their own game.

 

[mfbmike]

Oden's Career Night, Pacers 4th Quarter Collapse Leads To Pacers Loss

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Jerryd Bayless
Wally Szczerbiak SG Brandon Roy
Danny Granger SF Travis Outlaw
Chris Wilcox PF Lamarcus Aldridge
Chris Kaman C Greg Oden

(33-30) 105

@

113 (31-28)

Two of the NBA's brightest young stars, Danny Granger and Lamarcus Aldridge, get ready to meet at the summit.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|35|23|24|23|105
POR|33|22|20|38|113[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|27|3|8|1|4|11-19|2-4|3-4
C. Wilcox|13|6|2|1|3|6-14|0-0|1-2
C. Kaman|11|8|1|1|2|5-10|0-1|1-2
B. Rush|10|1|0|0|1|4-7|0-1|2-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
G. Oden|30|14|3|3|6|13-18|0-0|4-4
L. Aldridge|18|12|2|1|2|8-19|0-0|2-3
J. Bayless|16|0|5|0|1|6-13|2-5|2-2
B. Roy|12|7|5|2|0|4-16|2-5|2-2
T. Outlaw|12|4|4|4|0|4-7|0-1|2-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Greg Oden

Quote Of The Game:
"It's no secret that the Rose Garden is one of the hardest places to get a win in this league. They rallied behind their home crowd and got a second wind. We were getting pushed around down low and they took this one away from us." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

​

 

[mfbmike]

I was in control until the 4th. For as great as Chris Quinn has been for me since acquiring him, he got 3 quick turnovers to start the 4th on bad passes and it went downhill from there.

 

[mfbmike]

lol, I suppose. I didn't watch the Duke/UNC game.

 

[mfbmike]

Hibbert Optimistic About Return From Plantar Fascitis

Roy Hibbert underwent an MRI lastnight on his previously injured left foot. Hibbert has not ran for the past 2 weeks due to the inflammation in his foot but it has since gone down and tests have shown Hibbert can return to the court.

Hibbert's return could not have come at a better time as Chris Kaman, Chris Wilcox, and Sean Williams have begun to show signs of fatigue; getting pushed around in lastnight's matchup against the Blazers and their young big-man tandem in Greg Oden and Lamarcus Aldridge.

The 7'2", 278 pound Georgetown alum is currently averaging 5.8 points a game on 51% shooting, to go with 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks a game this season.

"Roy is a guy who kinda flys under the radar," explained Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien. "But he's a big presence in the middle. We are very happy to have him back."​

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

Hedo Turkoglu has suffered a broken toe and will be forced to miss 22 days. This comes at a very inopportune time for the Magic as they are barely hanging on to the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference.

Other News:

- Aldridge, Blazers power past Nuggets 108-99
- Kobe's 30 vaults Lakes past T'Wolves 120-104
- K.G.'s heroics leads Celts to 109-108 win over Cavaliers
- Ilgauskas happy to return from strained MCL​

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Manage To Hang On Against Battered And Bruised Clippers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Jamaal Tinsley
Wally Szczerbiak SG Eric Gordon
Danny Granger SF Al Thornton
Chris Wilcox PF Zach Randolph
Chris Kaman C Marcus Camby

(33-31) 103

@

101 (35-27)

Chris Wilcox recorded a monster double double against the team that selected him 8th overall in the 2002 NBA draft.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|28|28|27|20|103
LAC|21|18|29|33|101[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
C. Wilcox|20|13|4|1|2|10-13|0-0|0-1
D. Granger|20|3|4|3|2|6-14|1-3|7-8
W. Szczerbiak|17|3|2|0|1|6-13|2-5|3-4
T.J. Ford|15|0|7|2|1|4-10|0-0|7-7
C. Kaman|11|7|1|3|6|5-9|0-0|1-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
E. Gordon|27|2|1|2|1|11-22|3-8|2-2
Z. Randolph|22|15|3|3|2|11-21|0-0|0-0
A. Thornton|12|7|0|0|1|5-14|0-2|2-4
M. Camby|12|13|2|2|1|6-12|0-0|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Chris Wilcox

Quote Of The Game:
"We managed to get out in front early on against them. Without Baron or Mike (Dunleavy), this should've been an easy win. Instead it was the second game in a row where we've really struggled to close out the other team. We have to step up that aspect of our games with the playoffs drawing closer and closer. Luckily, we were able to make it out of this one alive." - Chris Wilcox

Next Game:

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[LC AAU]

I see DerMarr! and nice win.

 

[Primetime]

Damn. Nice game and great write up on Hibbert. He should help you out when he gets back. How long is he out still?

 

[packersfan4eva]

great game vs clippers. hibbert will help u inside so much.