Game Thread #11: Indiana Pacers vs. Orlando Magic
by Tom Lewis on Nov 21, 2008 12:00 PM EST
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PrintOrlando Magic at Indiana Pacers, Nov 21, 2008 7:00 PM EST
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| 7-3 | 5-5 | |
| November 21, 2008 - 7:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jameer Nelson | PG | T.J. Ford |
| Mickael Pietrus | SG | Marquis Daniels |
| Hedo Turkoglu | SF | Danny Granger |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | Troy Murphy |
| Dwight Howard | C | Rasho Nesterovic |
UPDATE: Bruno isLIVE! Bloggin' courtside. No update on Dunleavy's status, still week-to-week acording to JOB.
The Indiana Pacers face the Southeast Division leading Orlando Magic at the Fieldhouse tonight. The Magic present a host of problems for the Pacers to solve, most revolving around Dwight Howard in the middle. But you can't just focus on Howard, otherwise Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu will lead a 3-ball barage capable of inflicting an L.
Jim O'Brien discusses this in this Video Scouting Report saying the Pacers want their "cake and to eat it to" defensively by covering both Howard and the long range bombers. Also, here's a look at the matchups.
Pregame Reading
- Mike Wells with his take on Rasho Nesterovic.
- Third Quarter Collapse previews the game and includes my Q & A.
- Brian Schmitz looks at Larry Bird's efforts to improve the Pacers' image.
- Al Harrington is reuiniting with Donnie Walsh for the third time according to Peter Vecsey.
- Jermaine O'Neal is feeling good and playing well in Toronto.
Feel free to leave your thoughts and observations about the game in the comments.
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Real Excited
About tonights game. I love watching Dwight Howard, let’s see what Rasho and Big Jeff can do on him. Hopefully send him to the line alot. I wanna see Danny absolutely abuse Rashard, Turokglu, whoever else. And just curious in general to test ourselves against an upper-echelon eastern team. I think Danny comes up big tonight in front of the home crowd with Dwight in town.
Pacers up 54-50 at the half
Crazy half, lots of up and down. Lots of Dwight Howard. Pretty good Pacers D on the O 3-ballers (and they still shot 15 of ’em). Silly turnovers wrecked a few Pacers possessions and kept Magic close at half.
Hack-a Howie
Worked ok early, may have to go to it again if there are enough fouls between Rasho, Jeff and Hibbert to go around.
Pacers up 70-65
3:53 left in 3Q.
This is a game of mini-runs by each team. Just when one team seems to be grabbing control, the other comes back at ’em. Pacers have led most of the way.
Offense needs help
Jack, Quisy, Jeff, Murph and Rush can’t find any easy offense.
At least the defensive effort is there.
Pacers up 77-70 end 3Q
Nice finish to the quarter, Foster with a tip with a couple of seconds, plus Quisy scrounged up 5 points in the last minute of 3Q, including a rare 3-ball.
Whoa
Danny Granger just put out some vicious on-ball defense on Pietrus. Finally drew and offensive foul.
Pacers up 81-75
Magic ball. Pacers offense begging for someone to take over. TJ and Danny are trying but can’t quite get it flowing.
What in the world?!?!?
Granger leaves Rashard Lewis alone so he can dunk on a break away but they give Danny the foul. Danny did tap him in the league, though. Why?
Granger rebounds Nelson miss
Pacers ball, 49.8 left in OT
98-98
Need to move the ball around and get a good shot. Offense has been clunky, no player or ball movement.
Howard smothered Murph layup
Came from weakside before Murph could get it on the glass.
Magic ball with 33.4 left 98-98
Watching the ESPN gamecast
So I didn’t realize the Magic had a foul to give, so I was thinking the foul meant free throws. Tough loss.
o boy….that one wasnt as bad as the philly one, but o boy…..i got all the dwight howard i need for a while, thank you very much.
by captain flitzy on Nov 21, 2008 11:56 PM EST reply actions
and now that i look at the box score for the first time…god only knows how rashard lwis had 23, and 6 steals…i dont remember him doing a single thing until the 4th quarter…turkohlu was awfull…i just cant believe we put up 34 in the first 12 minutes…than a total of 64 over the next 41 minutes (14 in the 4th……i dont remember seeing a team cnsistetly start so hot and just fizzle off so slowly…
by captain flitzy on Nov 22, 2008 12:02 AM EST reply actions
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