Game Thread #14: Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Nov 27, 2009 5:00 PM EST
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PrintDallas 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?
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Gotta contain Dirk
Don’t need him going off for 40 if Kidd’s actually going to score points as well.
Dallas
4-6 outside with 2 points in the paint in the first.
There are worse ways to give up points, I guess.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Good close to the half to keep it within reach
connection gremlins got me there. Nice to see Dunleavy involved late too.
Thought we got back in this one
But I have no clue what’s been happening in the second half. Ughhhly.
Lead quickly down to 15
more proof, Dunleavy knows how to play the game, subtly setting up Earl for an open 3
How is Dunleavy the best Pacer on the floor tonight?
Are we playing this bad or his he really that good?
Hmmm, good question
Dun hasn’t played that much, but the Pacers have settled for a lot of jumpers, missed jumpers.
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.
Head, Dunleavy, Hans, Foster, Granger
Sit everyone else
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?
As a side note
Could we get some pro-Pacer announcers on TV. Quinn is almost pulling for Dallas
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.
Dallas should be up 30
When they have 30 more possessions.
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.
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…
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.
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