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

[Lupe]

w00t timmy with the triple double

 

[mfbmike]

Players Of The Month:

Western Conference

Chauncey Billups - Denver Nuggets

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
21.6|5.1|10.3|1.2|.1[/table]

Eastern Conference

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
29.7|7.4|8.2|2.6|.5[/table]

Rookies Of The Month:

Western Conference:

Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
17.5|3.2|6.5|1.8|.2[/table]

Eastern Conference:

Michael Beasley - Miami Heat

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
17.3|5.3|.4|.6|1.3[/table]

League Leaders:

Points Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|PPG
Lebron James|29.7
Rudy Gay|28.2
Joe Johnson|26.9
Carmelo Anthony|25.9
Kobe Bryant|25.4[/table]

Rebounds Per Game

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|RPG
Dwight Howard|11..3
Tim Duncan|11.1
Emeka Okafor|10.9
David Lee|10.1
Carlos Boozer|10.1[/table]

Assists Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|APG
Chauncey Billups|10.3
Deron Williams|10.1
Jose Calderon|10.1
Chris Paul|9.7
Jason Kidd|9.7[/table]

Steals Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|SPG
T.J. Ford|3.1
Lebron James|2.6
Gerald Wallace|2.2
Kobe Bryant|2.2
Dwyane Wade|2.1[/table]

Blocks Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|BPG
Chris Kaman|3.4
Marcus Camby|3.1
Dwight Howard|2.8
Tim Duncan|2.6
Pau Gasol|2.6[/table]​

 

[mfbmike]

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

 

[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.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|20|24|38|38|120
LAL|34|30|28|27|119[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
W. Szczerbiak|22|6|2|1|1|9-19|4-8|0-0
T.J. Ford|18|3|10|1|0|8-20|1-4|1-1
B. Rush|18|0|3|0|0|6-9|3-4|3-3
C. Wilcox|17|11|4|4|1|7-13|0-0|3-4
C. Kaman|16|14|2|0|2|8-13|0-0|0-1
M. Daniels|12|3|10|1|1|5-14|1-3|1-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
K. Bryant|27|6|10|1|0|12-26|3-9|0-0
L. Odom|17|6|3|1|1|6-9|0-1|5-10
D. Fisher|16|2|5|3|0|7-15|2-4|0-0
S. Vujacic|16|6|5|1|2|6-20|2-6|2-4
A. Bynum|15|6|2|0|3|7-10|0-0|1-1
P. Gasol|14|2|6|2|1|6-11|0-0|2-2[/table]

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:

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[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.​

 

[LC AAU]

Nice writeup,

 

[CB4]

Great read.

 

[mfbmike]

Thanks guys. Glad I got some actual readers in here. I like doing things like that every now and again. Kinda prefer that over the monotomous recaps I used to do.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Fight Valiantly But Fall Short For Second Time This Season To Celtics

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Rajon Rondo
Marquis Daniels SG Ray Allen
Wally Szczerbiak SF Paul Pierce
Chris Wilcox PF Kevin Garnett
Chris Kaman C Kendrick Perkins

(7-10) 103

@

115 (10-9)

Chris Kaman gets up to get down over Kevin Garnett. Kaman put in work tonight against the Celtics gobbling up 22 rebounds.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|23|30|24|26|103
BOS|33|22|22|38|115[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
T.J Ford|22|1|9|1|1|5-11|1-2|11-11
W. Szczerbiak|20|3|4|9|1|7-16|4-9|2-2
C. Kaman|15|22|2|1|2|6-8|0-0|3-4
M. Daniels|13|2|4|1|4|5-17|0-3|3-5
C. Wilcox|10|16|1|2|3|4-13|0-0|2-5[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
K. Garnett|28|10|7|2|1|13-22|0-0|2-3
P. Pierce|26|8|3|2|1|12-21|1-5|1-2
R. Allen|23|5|4|4|0|9-23|2-5|3-4
R. Rondo|8|4|18|2|9|3-7|0-0|2-4[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Paul Pierce

Quote Of The Game:
"We fell behind early but our guys managed to make it a game in the 2nd and hold on all the way until late in the 4th quarter. Unfortunately though, they were able to spark a late run to put us away. The level our guys are playing at right now is incredible. Caveman was all over the place tonight. Let's not forget we are hanging with some of the leagues best without Danny." - Marquis Daniels

Next Game:

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[CB4]

They got you in the fourth.

 

[Lupe]

tough loss to boston. You played good tho

 

[LC AAU]

Damn Kamen and Wilcox doing work

 

[Yawkey Way]

looks like Pierce got whatever he wanted, as well as KG, almost never see him put up 28 points. With Granger back you'll be able to shut down Pierce and that could chip off6-8 points from what seems like a close match up

 

[mfbmike]

They got you in the fourth.

They went on like a 16-4 run to close me out. It sucked. Without Granger, I have no serious clutch player. lol.

Tough loss. Looks like the big three really got you there. Although I am pleased to see Wilcox and Kaman banging the boards, 16 and 22 rebounds respectively very nice. Although you gotta work with Wilcox on those tips and inside shots lol. This under 50% FG is not gonna cut it!

It's scary how over the past two games they have been able to dominate the boards. They were a whole lot of missed shots this past game and they were putting in work. Perkins and Garnett combined for 24 boards if I remember correctly. I've gotten good at switching to them and grabbing boards lol. Wilcox couldn't find a way to get any consistent scoring with KG on his ass all night.

Damn Kamen and Wilcox doing work

The Chris Connection.

looks like Pierce got whatever he wanted, as well as KG, almost never see him put up 28 points. With Granger back you'll be able to shut down Pierce and that could chip off6-8 points from what seems like a close match up

Wally isn't exactly the best or quickest defender in the league. Garnett was getting a bunch of turnaround jumpers to fall as well as a bunch of cheese ass lead passes from Rondo (18 assists) that led to easy dunks for him. We were neck and neck for a majority of the game which i'm happy about, they just went on a run in the last 3-4 minutes of the game to close me out.

 

[mfbmike]

Lebron's Supporting Cast Steps Up To Blowout The Pacers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Mo Williams
Marquis Daniels SG Delonte West
Wally Szczerbiak SF Lebron James
Chris Wilcox PF Troy Murphy
Chris Kaman C Zydrunas Ilgauskas

(7-11) 109

@

126 (11-7)

The Pacers walk off the floor after a demoralizing loss to the Cavs at the Q. Chris Wilcox finished 1 assist shy of his first career triple double.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|29|18|33|29|109
CLE|30|31|31|34|126[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
T.J. Ford|28|5|8|2|0|11-25|0-1|6-8
M. Daniels|17|1|1|1|1|6-12|4-5|1-1
C. Wilcox|17|10|9|1|3|7-9|0-1|3-4
B. Rush|14|4|0|1|0|5-11|2-5|2-2
D. Johnson|11|2|3|0|0|5-14|1-1|0-0
W. Szczerbiak|10|2|2|3|1|4-9|2-4|0-0[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
Z. Ilgauskas|24|9|3|2|3|12-17|0-0|0-0
M. Williams|21|3|6|3|0|8-17|3-5|2-2
L. James|19|3|6|3|2|9-23|1-5|0-0
T. Murphy|13|10|5|0|0|6-9|1-1|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Quote Of The Game:
"We managed to contain Lebron surprisingly well tonight. But you look at the other guys on that team. He has 4 other guys on that starting lineup who can easily drop 20 on you on any given night if your not careful. The Cavs are a good team and it looks like Lebron finally has the pieces around him that he's been lacking these past couple of years." - Chris Kaman

Next Game:

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