Game Thread #17: Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers, Dec 2, 2008 7:00 PM EST
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| 14-1 | 6-10 | |
| December 2, 2008 - 7:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Derek Fisher | PG | T.J. Ford |
| Kobe Bryant | SG | Marquis Daniels |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | SF | Danny Granger |
| Pau Gasol | PF | Troy Murphy |
| Andrew Bynum | C | Rasho Nesterovic |
UPDATE: Bruno's is LIVE! blogging from the Fieldhouse. He's proclaiming the Pacers are embarking on the toughest 4 game stretch in NBA history based on the winning percentage of the next four opponents (Lakers, Celtics, Cavs, Celtics). Also, Jeff Foster is not available tonight with a back problem, along with Dunleavy and Diener.
The Indiana Pacers come off a couple of days rest to take on the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Fieldhouse. The way the Lakers have been toying with the League so far this season, the Pacers will need every second of that rest.
Here are the Pacers.com matchups and video scouting report.
Gameday Reading
- Mike Wells preps us for the triangle offense coming to town.
- Mike Bresnahan on the Lakers focusing on fast starts for their upcoming games.
- Forum Blue and Gold has your L.A. perspective covered.
- L.A. Daily News Lakers Notebook on the Lakers readying for thier roadie.
Leave your thoughts and observations on the game in the comments.
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Kobe gets Lakers started
Takes 2 shots on first possession makes the second. Already getting calls, too. Quisy with first foul. 2-2
Rasho 2-2
Getting a little Rasho production would really help the offense.
Gotta take care of the ball.
2:53 left in 1Q
Pacers up 24-21. Chalk up another great start for the Pacers. As we know, great starts hold no value.
Lakers up 30-28 end 1Q
Lakers make it look easy. After a solid quarter, Pacers still trail.
FTs: Lakers 9-10, Pacers 0-0
Expect Lakers to get all benefit of doubt calls.
Pacers up 38-36 8:32 left
These teams can put up points in a hurry. I like McRoberts scrap early, pestering the Lakers bigs.
Danny for 3!
Nice decision by Rush to pass up shot and get it to Danny.
Pacers up 57-54 with 2:13 left in half.
Pacers watch Kobe spin baseline
and convert reverse (travel?).
Lakers up 61-57. Pacers have to keep up, the Lakers are not going to stop scoring.
Lakers up 66-61 at half
Kobe with the hoop and the harm with 2.2 seconds left in the half to score his 22,000th point.
Granger hits a shot at the buzzer to keep Pacers hanging around.
Wow!
Crazy half. You know the Lakers are going to try to tighten up the defense. Pacers are going to have to get in the 120s to win. Gonna take a special effort to win this one, but so far it’s hard to complain.
FTs: Lakers 17-24, Pacers 4-4
Granger with a "quiet" 16
Couple late buckets helped kept the deficit from double digits at the half.
WOW!
now only if we could beat the easy teams… 2-0 against teams from the finals last year
Congratulations from Portland Blazers
The Pacers aren’t afraid of anyone.
Your guys have got heart.
Beat L.A.!!
hell yeah
what an awesome win. i swear the games i think their gonna win and the games i think their sure to lose………keep it up, 7-10 aint that bad
"Why should I fear LeDale White, I am not a tasty value meal."
-anonymous
CORNROWSSSSSSSS
are you kidding me??!?! i go to the mall, record the game, come home and the game never recorded…i was just on with cablevision for 20 dam minutes and all i got was a 10 dollar rebate! i cant believe it, i watch all the way through garbage lossesto miami and the sixers, and i dont get to watch a game like thi. either way sounded like a great game, thanks for the updates, i read it afterwards but still haha, and im happy mcroberts got some action in there…any word on foster yet? who played really well and bad?? besides looking at the box score? i did notice TJs huge +/- tho. either way big time win, 6-0 not sounding too bad cornrows haha.













