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

[Len B]

Damn that buzzer beater almost dropped.

96-96 after four? How I long for the days of defense

 

[Vinsane]

Just caught up again Mike, good write up on sheed. Tough loss too, can't be losing to the Hawks if you want that number one seed!

 

[mfbmike]

Mike was probably jumping up and down when the ball was bouncing on the win.

Damn that buzzer beater almost dropped.

96-96 after four? How I long for the days of defense

I thought it was going to fall for me. issed:

lol, slowing the ball down on offense really has a way of taking teams like Atlanta out of their transition game and letting them run up the score. Run plays. A slower offense usually will lead to the same on their end.

Just caught up again Mike, good write up on sheed. Tough loss too, can't be losing to the Hawks if you want that number one seed!

Thanks. I got out in front early but they came back. Joe Johnson hit a layup on their last posession to tie it up with about 4 seconds left in regulation to send it into overtime. Look at their team though, lol. They are stacked. 4 guys with 90 ratings, and I was without Granger. Only lost by 3. Can't be too upset.

 

[mfbmike]

Yeah there team is rediculously stacked. You would think with that much talent, they'd be #1 seed easily but I actually am a couple games ahead of them in the standings.

 

[mfbmike]

Playing the Warriors right now.

 

[ZAN]

Mike...this is electric. Where can I find your sliders?

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Lose Another Starter To Injury And 2nd Straight

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (88) T.J. Ford
Brandon Rush (79) SG (91) Monta Ellis
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (84) Stephen Jackson
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (81) Brandan Wright
Chris Kaman (89) C (84) Andris Biedrins

(25-16) 117

@

120 (18-22)

Brandon Rush chases former teammate T.J. Ford down to swat a layup attempt. Rush left the game late in the 3rd quarter with an injury.

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The obligatory Gerald Green highlight reel of the game.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|31|28|29|29|117
GSW|24|28|35|33|120[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J. Crawford|32|1|3|2|0|11-20|4-6|6-6
C. Kaman|19|9|3|1|6|8-18|0-0|3-4
R. Wallace|14|9|3|3|0|6-11|1-2|1-1
C. Quinn|14|1|3|1|0|5-9|4-6|0-0
B. Rush|13|2|4|0|1|4-12|3-7|2-2
G. Green|11|2|1|0|0|4-10|0-4|3-4
S. Williams|10|8|3|1|2|5-9|0-0|0-0[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
M. Ellis|40|2|13|3|0|15-28|0-3|10-11
S. Jackson|22|3|6|4|1|9-22|3-10|1-1
A. Biedrins|18|15|4|1|2|9-15|0-0|0-0
M. Belinelli|15|0|3|1|0|6-12|0-2|3-3
C. Maggette|13|2|5|0|0|5-11|0-1|3-4
B. Wright|10|7|3|1|4|5-7|0-0|0-1[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Monta Ellis

Quote Of The Game:
"They took a 120-117 point lead and we got the ball with the shot clock turned off. We had a play drawn up for Jamal but he got double teamed on the outside and Gerald was wide open for 3. He had been relatively cold from beyond the arch tonight but still, it was a wide open look. He couldn't get it to fall to send it into overtime. Second game in a row now we haven't been able to hit a big shot in the clutch to extend the game." - Pacers GM Larry Bird

Next Game:

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[CB4]

The injury bug sucks, Its good you have a deep bench though and tough loss. Btw you forgot to put a | between 33 and 120 in GSW's boxscore.

 

[mfbmike]

Rush Sidelined With Separated Shoulder

Pacers Guard Brandon Rush is expected to miss 1-2 weeks after suffering a separated shoulder.

Rush was injured in a collision with the media table courtside after diving for a loose ball in lastnight's 117-120 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.

Since being promoted to the Pacers starting lineup after a fallout with now Wizard Ricky Davis, Rush has averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game as well as proving to be quite a contributor on the defensive side of the ball.

This is a big blow to the Pacers who have not only lost their past 2 games and are still without star forward Danny Granger for another 1-2 weeks, but face 3 upper echelon Western Conference teams; the Suns, Jazz and Spurs in the coming week.

In Rush's absence, Chris Quinn will be moved to the starting lineup with Jamal Crawford sliding over to the 2. Gerald Green and Javaris Crittenton are expected to see more playing time as well.​

 

[Lupe]

lmfao. More losses for poor michael lol

 

[mfbmike]

The injury bug sucks, Its good you have a deep bench though and tough loss. Btw you forgot to put a | between 33 and 120 in GSW's boxscore.

Tell me about it. Thanks for pointing that out as well.

ur vid wont play

edit - dont worry its good

the team is really missing granger down the stretch

lol, see that crazy ass windmill over Biedrins? Gerald Green is so sick. Too bad he missed the WIDE OPEN 3 pointer that could've sent into overtime. :irked:

Damn, injuries are hitting you hard. When's granger supposed to be back?

Another 1-2 weeks actually. So him and rush will both be coming back around the same time. Hopefully before the end of the month.

Another thing I managed to miss until I read the nba.com highlights, Randolph had 10 blocks that game. :rofl: Swatting Jackson's shit back all over the place.

 

[Vinsane]

See what happens when you trade Ricky!?!

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
C. Quinn|5.6|0.8|3.2|1.2|0.2|.396|.352|.900
J. Crawford|18.4|2.2|5.7|2.4|0.7|.466|.469|.891
A. Randolph|9.1|5.7|2|1.5|1.6|.456|.235|.725
R. Wallace|14|7.8|2.5|1.7|2.1|.440|.351|.767
C. Kaman|15.4|10.3|2.5|1.7|2.7|.522|1.00|.849[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
S. Williams|8.3|6.1|1.5|1.1|1.7|.526|.000|.603
G. Green|5.3|1.4|1.1|0.5|0.3|.458|.382|.821
J. Crittenton|3.7|0.7|0.9|0.4|0.1|.481|.352|.777
W. Sharpe|1.3|0.9|0.2|0.2|0.1|.500|.333|.500
Y. Diawara|1|1|0.3|0|0.3|.500|.000|.00
D. Jordan|1.9|1.8|0.3|0|0.5|.538|.000|.333
O. Pecherov|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
D. Granger|25.4|5.9|5.8|1.6|1.6|.460|.405|.838
B. Rush|8.3|1.3|2.4|1.1|0.4|.451|.390|.817[/table]

(Red denotes currently injured)

Players Of The Week:

Western Conference

Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
1/10 vs MIL|32|5|3|1|2
1/12 vs CLE|26|7|2|2|1
1/14 @ DEN|34|7|1|6|3
1/16 @ NO|26|9|1|2|2[/table]

Eastern Conference

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
1/11 @ LAL|33|7|12|2|1
1/12 @ OKC|19|8|6|5|1
1/14 vs MIL|20|6|3|0|1
1/16 vs NYK|18|9|11|2|2[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(29-11)

2.

(25-16)

3.

(22-16)

4.

(22-17)

5.

(21-18)

6.

(20-19)

7.

(19-19)

8.

(20-21)

9.

(19-20)

10.

(18-19)

11.

(19-22)

12.

(16-20)

13.

(17-23)

14.

(15-23)

15.

(15-25)

1.

(26-13)

2.

(26-14)

3.

(25-14)

4.

(25-17)

5.

(21-17)

6.

(20-18)

7.

(21-19)

8.

(21-20)

9.

(19-20)

10.

(17-21)

11.

(17-23)

12.

(15-23)

13.

(14-25)

14.

(14-27)

15.

(11-29)​

 

[mfbmike]

lmfao. More losses for poor michael lol

See what happens when you trade Ricky!?!

:irked:

haha.

 

[Maestro]

Ouch, my boy B Rush is injured, good luck down the stretch man.

 

[LC AAU]

It's DerMarr time.

Oh wait.

First you lose the Warriors, then you lose Rush, jeez, must be a rough day Mike.

 

[mfbmike]

Ouch, my boy B Rush is injured, good luck down the stretch man.

Yeah, injuries are kicking my ass right now.

It's DerMarr time.

Oh wait.

First you lose the Warriors, then you lose Rush, jeez, must be a rough day Mike.

Very rough. But it's all good. It just got a little bit better.

DeAndre Jordan is ready to take that starting spot!
Use kaman as bait to snag someone good.

Deandre Jordan. 66 rating. :jonesy:

Kaman isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Why would I give up a double double and 3 blocks a game? :tocktock:

 

[mfbmike]

Update coming.

 

[mfbmike]

Quinn Helps Battered And Bruised Pacers Find Shade From The Suns In Phoenix

Starting Lineups:
Chris Quinn (76) PG (96) Steve Nash
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (89) Leandro Barbosa
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (85) Grant Hill
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (94) Amare Stoudemire
Chris Kaman (89) C (86) Shaquille O' Neal

(25-17) 112

@

106 (19-19)

Chris Quinn rises up with the elbow jumper for 2 of his team high 19 points.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|34|28|27|23|112
PHX|26|29|25|26|106[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
C. Quinn|19|3|5|4|1|7-15|3-5|2-2
R. Wallace|17|8|2|2|3|8-15|1-1|0-0
J. Crawford|17|4|7|2|1|4-12|1-4|8-8
G. Green|16|4|4|2|0|3-6|2-4|8-9
C. Kaman|16|7|0|1|4|8-15|0-2|0-0
A. Randolph|13|7|2|2|3|6-10|1-1|0-0[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
S. Nash|23|1|12|3|1|9-17|3-7|2-2
G. Hill|17|5|5|2|1|8-12|0-2|1-1
L. Barbosa|15|1|2|3|2|6-17|1-4|2-2
J. Richardson|14|2|1|1|0|6-10|0-1|2-2
S. O' Neal|12|8|3|0|1|6-12|0-0|0-0
A. Stoudemire|11|9|3|3|4|5-13|0-0|1-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Chris Quinn

Quote Of The Game:
"They threatened our lead on numerous occasions late in the game, got their home crowd pumping. Every time it seemed like they were going to spark a rally though, we got a big shot from one of our guys and quieted them down a bit. They have a lot of guys on that team who could go off for 20+ but we kept everyone in check for the most part." - Chris Quinn

Next Game:

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[Mit]

Nice win. You spread out your offense nicely.