Game Thread #6: Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers

To the level we have been the past couple of games, I don’t know if we have the firepower to keep pace with what the Warriors can do.

If we can, I think this game can swing in our favor pretty easily. It’s hard to call this one until I can see how the game shapes up. Should be an extremely high scoring affair, however. Hopefully we can match wits if it gets too epic.

“You know me. I just want to win. I get upset when the priority isn’t winning.” to explain why he wanted out. Which is fine. But then he goes on to say, “Over the past couple of years, a lot of guys were worrying about contracts and not about the team. Now we’ve got a lot of young guys that just want to win.”

So is the focus of the team to win or not? I can’t tell.

but I got dinner at the in-laws tonight. I will be rootin’ the team on though! Go Pacers!

But I still can’t figure out how it’s done. It never seems to end, haha.

Granger, Jones, Hibbert, Ford and Rush

I like this guy. I hope he doesn’t kill us.

Went straight to Hibbert in the post on the first play..no points..but good idea

44 seconds in.

Good start for him.

Keep this up all night, guys.

You can drive?! When you’d get your license?

I’d watch it.

In forcing the Warriors into bad shots.

Ford is hurt with something..heading to the locker room..awesome

Ford hurt his back.

For the Pacers. Yeah, I’ll take it.

Wells’ report about Granger being so pissed off at himself for missing shots after practice was cool. Hopefully he got his groove back as they say.

I’d never heard it before.

Return questionable.

On a really poor foul.

Inching their way back. Kill the run, guys.

Just in time to be hit with a foul.

Hansbrough just owned that rebound…

Hans is ridiculous…awesome drive and dunk

No sense in pulling him, I guess.

I will say that I can’t remember the last time where I was so glued to the tv just to watch one player on the Pacers…he’s got that something that’s for sure

How’d that kid get so many freakin player autographs on his authentic jersey? Too jealous…

Watson cashes in.

Really struggling with fouls and getting into a zone defensively.

I’m here struggling through this stream..Hans has 3 fouls already..

The refs are gonna really make me sit through a long game tonight. I’m gonna need a beer.

Picked up a foul already.

Was almost really awesome….but it gave points to the wrong team.

and the Pacers really cannot pass. Just hand the ball off, for real.

Don’t settle. Drive once in a while.

Doing a better Brad Miller impression by actually draining the 3

End of 1st

Instant three points when he shoots!

Now that’s how you get back on the wagon quickly. Good game to find our shooting touch finally.

And neither team has really taken off offensively yet.

No three pointers attempted for the Warriors in the first quarter.

But I think I want him shooting a little better than 70% when he gets there. Wasn’t he a mid-high 80’s shooter in college?

Hansbrough is hungry for a dunk.

Painful

Team making some solid plays.

Take a shot every time Tyler Hansbrough draws a foul.

That was a bad travel.

Celtics came in the same weekend the Pats did…

If we can keep Randolph on the bench. Moore can’t match the offense Randolph can put up.

That last field goal attempt by A.J. Price was his first NBA attempt inside of the three point arc.

Almost forgot he was playing tonight. He’s got a quiet six points except for the thunder dunk off the Hibbert assist. Seems like he’s been able to blend better in the offense tonight instead of trying to force too much.

If anyone has tried the new Hardee’s Big Hardee sandwich, but seeing as everyone’s still alive, I’ll take it as a no.

Hansbrough needs to replace Michael Redd as the spokesman for Safe Auto…things could get phenomenal if that happened

Mr. Automatic. Sound good?

I don’t know if anyone else caught Stephen Curry’s reaction to that Hibbert o-board and basket, but he just dropped his shoulders, like “You’ve gotta be kidding me.”

The little things you notice in an NBA game.

Flirting with the Ben Wallace line. Needs to pick it up at the line.

Weeee!

but it looks like we’ve finally been practicing some fast break drills in practice

Saying, “Hey, Brandon, I know you have confidence issues, so lay this in and man up.”

They don’t show the Danny Granger in Phoenix shot in this NBA buzzer beater commercial. Grr..

we can’t fill the seats…this team is a young, fun team to watch! if i didn’t live in South Carolina I would definitely visit more often..try to go to 1 or 2 games a year and always when they play the Bobcats in Charlotte.

and the Pacers have 62 pts!

Reggie over Jordan or Rik Smits over Tree Rollins and Orlando?

Lame.

Halftime

But not because of the Pacers.

I’ll take a seventeen point halftime lead any chance I get.

hasn’t been too bad for us this year either…all i know is we haven’t lost with hansbrough playing and i was the biggest anti-pyscho-t guy..i wanted blair but i’m warming up to the idea

Shaq is a mound and I’m not sure Dwight Howard is as nice of a guy people say he is. I have no basis of fact for that opinion.

8-of-12 shooting (only 3 of those from beyond the arc), 17 points, 5 boards and 3 assists….i think he’s declaring his slump officially over

Off to a better start than the first half.

2 points in five minutes in the first half…you can just see all of the teams lining up to trade for him

Did he play a lot in the 1st half?

I don’t want to pay to watch the Pacers!!

But that was a pretty crappy foul…

Why aren’t guys moving? Terrible set of possessions.

Roy holding his hip. Why not tack on another injury? Let’s get to the point where we have to start Josh McRoberts for a few games….that’d be awesome.

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Finds it very humorous that Stephen Jackson would try and draw a foul. Love it.

I liked all of those things Tyler did.

Just asking…

Now a free for all.

You have to call the game the same all night, boys.

The last few have been Miami, Houston and Portland, last year. Any suggestions. I was thinking of OKC…

Nice hustle

Love his effort, he needs to pass the ball from time to time.

Up 14. Need to keep the Warriors from getting closer.

Need to quit that crap.

Cause this Warriors offense is dangerous.

Earl Watson – 100% from the field
58% from 3
50% overall
40 rebounds
13 TOs

Just remember, don’t be Lamar Odom guys.

We have another fairly lengthy layoff before the next game. It’s kind of annoying…

We need to work on Randolph and get him out of this game. He’s going to inch them back in this thing…

Looks really good. You don’t really notice it until you flip over to the Cavs/Magic and notice how pretty it looks compared to your cruddy non-HD game.

From Mike Wells’ Twitter: Wells222 RT @gswscribe: Jackson starting 4th on the bench: “Do I look hurt?” he mouths to press row

I don’t want to be prophetic here…but…

C’mon guys.

My feed went kablooey again

Danny shooting three. Good call. That was a three pointer.

Lead back up to 12. Shade over five left.

Warriors can score fast.

And Hansbrough going to the line.

Making things interesting.

Good thing we’re making defensive plays, cause this dude is doing work.

Hate ’em.

Still three and a half left.

Tyler comes out, but it looked like the hardest thing in the world for him.

You’ll get your time.

Are getting really picky about everything.

Roy brushes Maggette and gets called for the foul.

Just under three left.

Wow!

Roy lays in the putback, Randolph comes down, gets the foul and gets a free throw. This guy isn’t even twenty!! I’m so jealous to not have him.

Calls keeping us from finishing this game off! Refs calling EVERYTHING the Pacers do. Agh…

Glad it wasn’t a three. 102-94 Pacers with 1:21 left. Watson going to the line.

Dagger of the Night.

Pacers win three straight!!

2?

We have a real streak!

Final…3-3 baby!

Balanced scoring too, rebounding, niiiiice.

31 points, 16 boards. Great game. Rough finish, but put together enough to finish it off, again with some defensive stops to help.

See how far we really have come the past three games on Saturday.

Thanks for all of the comments, I’m just starting to watch. Looks like Granger really carried ’em down the stretch. Man, 94 points, 40% shooting for GSW? Nice.