Game Thread #14: Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 5:00 PM EST
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Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, Nov 27, 2009 8:00 PM EST
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| 12-4 | 5-7 | |
| Novermber 27, 2009 - 8:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jason Kidd | PG | T.J. Ford |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | SG | Brandon Rush |
| Shawn Marion | SF | Dahntay Jones |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | Troy Murphy |
| Drew Gooden | C | Roy Hibbert |
The Indiana Pacers have a chance to work off their Thanksgiving feast tonight when they host the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry continue to plug along with the Mavs and Rick Carlisle has the talented vets off to a good start in the early season. Also, the addition of Shawn Marion and rookie Rodrigue Beaubois has added a boost of athletic ability to the lineup.
The Pacers will be without Danny Granger again, Mike Wells tells me Danny Granger WILL give it a try tonight but if not plans to play at Golden State (all of this good news is hard to digest). As mentioned earlier, Mike Dunleavy appears set to be in uniform and available to play tonight.
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No Danny?
Mike Wells tweeted this morning that Granger planned to play tonight. When did that change?
by boombaby on Nov 27, 2009 5:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Missed the tweet so thanks
just asked Mike and he says Granger will give it a go tonight but definitely plans to be back on the roadie.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about this one
Don’t feel great about it…but any little bit Danny can help will help.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In a chep attempt to raise expectations beyond reason
Dunleavy was money in his pre-game warmup. Now, it was nowhere near full-game speed, but the nets were snapping. Honestly, it was just good to see him out there.
JOB said he’s on a 20 minute limit, but not to expect him to play 20 minutes. Also, Danny is going to give it a go for real, although JOB held out for the fact that the active roster hadn’t been submitted. Should be interesting.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Did I say I wasn't feeling great about this one?
We’re gonna win by 30!!!
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rosters are in
Danny Granger is starting. Dunleavy is indeed active.
First time JOB has had all of his options available with the Pacers. Well, Travis Diener isn’t available, but…
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Reasons to watch the Pacers pregame show:
1. Darnell Hillman offers ’fro tips.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In an effort to not take anything for granted
Dunleavy is actually warming up. Granger is not, but there’s only 11 players on the floor. Must be maximizing the treatment/rest.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
As I post it
Danny joins the team on the floor, suited and booted.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 7:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This feels like
A teen drama. Will he? Won’t he?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No what I love
Dahntay Jones greeting all of the starters as the check in, hyping things up with players from the other team and then doing a little high five with Solo prior to tip. Keep the spirits up Dahntay.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Looked like a two from home
Thought his foot was on the line, oh well!
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
DG and Roy
with a flailing pick roll. Take it.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can't complain about the energy and effort so far
Trading blows with the Mavs.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I’m pleased at this point. Might need to stop them at some point, but at least the offense is working hard.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I deserve a refund for having to sit through Wednesday’s first quarter at Conseco. The team looks fantastic tonight compared to their first-half performance against the Clips.
by spstevenson on Nov 27, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's some good offense
leaves Murph with a 3.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
TJ draws second foul on Beaubois
Of course, that should bring in the Jet.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Gotta contain Dirk
Don’t need him going off for 40 if Kidd’s actually going to score points as well.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
His shots
are just looking sick right now. Amazing.
by spstevenson on Nov 27, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We're having our way
With the Mavericks D. The issue is they’re just scorching ours.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
Not a bad way to start Dunleavy’s comeback campaign!
by spstevenson on Nov 27, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great start for Dunleavy!
Easy easy layup.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Free throw woes
Not something we need tonight.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Crap
Good D leads to a desperate 3 at the buzzer for Mavs. Of course it went in. Mavs up 35-26.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't have it any other way
Would we?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pacers 5-10 from FT line
That isn’t helping.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dallas
4-6 outside with 2 points in the paint in the first.
There are worse ways to give up points, I guess.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Loved that shot
Love to see guys making plays like that. Very head’s up.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mannn
D was GREAT on that possession! How do the Mavs keep hitting baskets in those situations?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacers
Throwing up some pretty ugly bricks right now. Where’s the offensive flow?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
JJ Barea is lethal people
he has the Mavs running quite efficiently.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This guy confuses me
He doesn’t seem like he should be able to make the plays he does, but he does, all the time, haha.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dirk was just offering some noodle-leg dance moves during timeout
good to be up 16
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can hear those clanks
All the way in Richmond.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What a frustrating game this is becoming
Indiana’s not playing poorly. I really think they’re doing a respectable job defensively and despite some questionable ball movement, are getting looks that would keep this a game if they fell, but the polar opposites are coming to light. Mavs are on fire, Pacers can’t hit a layup.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good work, Danny
Drive the line, get to the line.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Smart on the court decisions
Something we missed without Dunleavy.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacers down 17
were down 22. With 3:47 left, gotta keep shrinking the deficit before the half. Man, the Mavs have to stop making buckets at some time.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not if Dirk keeps making circus shots
Jeez…
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Danny
Doin’ work. And everything else.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lead down to 12
Whittle it down, guys.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
DANNY GRANGER
MAN. This dude is monstering it up!
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh my
Dirk. What an amazing series he’s had tonight. I mean, he could throw it over the backboard and it’d somehow find its way into the hoop.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good close to the half to keep it within reach
connection gremlins got me there. Nice to see Dunleavy involved late too.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hear stories
About that ever reliable Conseco wifi.
What’s this halftime show going on?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ack
hate seeing pacers settling for jumpers.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
MG with the TRI...FECTA call on Murph's three
I like it
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Intensity!
Where have you gone!?
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacers out of sync on offense big time. Getting frustrated.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thought we got back in this one
But I have no clue what’s been happening in the second half. Ughhhly.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kidd puts Mavs up 20
Gotta take care of the ball or they’ll make you pay.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just...don't know what to say
I mean, jeez. Such misfortune…
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lead quickly down to 15
more proof, Dunleavy knows how to play the game, subtly setting up Earl for an open 3
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Couple good quick baskets
Damn you, Carlisle! Quit killing momentum!
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How is Dunleavy the best Pacer on the floor tonight?
Are we playing this bad or his he really that good?
by Drakul on Nov 27, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm, good question
Dun hasn’t played that much, but the Pacers have settled for a lot of jumpers, missed jumpers.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
The Pacers are playing adequately. Duns has been a HUGE spark tonight, but the Mavs are just murdering us everywhere. I don’t think they’ve missed a basket in 29 minutes.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They showed a kid
Who was pumped up and then slowly over the course of his time on the air, his face faded into sadness somehow. It’s exactly how I felt when I realized I won’t be able to stay up late enough for these Western road games.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mavs ORebs inflicting pain on the Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lead quickly back to 22
JOB may break a record for different playing rotations tonight.
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yikes
My man Jet puts a capper on the 3Q
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can there be a dagger in the third quarter?
Cause that dunk felt like one to me…
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Head, Dunleavy, Hans, Foster, Granger
Sit everyone else
by Drakul on Nov 27, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ughh
Just got done with my day from hell and turned the game on to see the third quarter. U-G-L-Y! Anything in the first half to get excited about?
by jantz101 on Nov 27, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End of it
Was tremendous. Danny driving the line, getting to the line like Dwyane Wade, setting up teammates, diving for lose balls.
That was about the peak of the game.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As a side note
Could we get some pro-Pacer announcers on TV. Quinn is almost pulling for Dallas
by Drakul on Nov 27, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Really?
I’ve never really felt Quinn’s alliances were in question regarding the Pacers. I mean, he’s good at giving credit where’s due, and Dallas deserves a lot of credit for this performance tonight. They are on everywhere.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dallas should be up 30
When they have 30 more possessions.
by Drakul on Nov 27, 2009 10:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That last possession
Definition of the game:
Serviceable D – Mavs miss – Bobbled ball – Mavs offensive board – wild shot thrown up – friendliest roll ever in the history of mankind – foul on half the shots.
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why's Danny still in this one?
I admire the will to win…but isn’t this guy “day-to-day”? No sense in playing him in this game…
by goodlucksaturday on Nov 27, 2009 10:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
JOB's offense is "no offense"
When your 1, 2, and 3 stand at the arc and your 4 and 5 stand at the elbows there won’t be any rebounding. There has to be some form of motion offense. At least one or two back cuts a posssession. No need to run Knight’s offense but passing around the arc twice and chucking it is terrible strategy even in the pros.
by Drakul on Nov 27, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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