Game Thread #63: Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns
by Tom Lewis on Mar 6, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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PrintIndiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns, Mar 6, 2010 9:00 PM EST
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| 20-42 | 39-25 | |
| March 6, 2010 - 9:0PM EST | ||
| US Airways Center | ||
| Radio: 1070 The Fan TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| T.J. Ford | PG | Steve Nash |
| Brandon Rush | SG | Jason Richardson |
| Danny Granger | SF | Grant Hill |
| Troy Murphy | PF | Amare Stoudemire |
| Roy Hibbert | C | Robin Lopez |
The Indiana Pacers wrap up their final West Coast road game tonight when they face the Phoenix Suns.
This will be the fourth game in five days for the Pacers. It only feels like five weeks, since all three losses included double-digit deficits throughout much of the second half. Steve Nash is hurting for the Suns but he'll need to play tonight since backup PG Goran Dragic is out with an ankle sprain.
Back in mid-January the Pacers put together one of their best halves of the season, working their way back from a huge deficit to beat the Suns at the Fieldhouse, 122-114. Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy combined for 63 points. Considering the way Dunleavy has struggled of late, that doesn't seem possible, nor simply seven weeks ago. Like last night in Denver, 120 points is a good benchmark for the Pacers tonight if they want a chance to win this one.
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Dissapointed Last Night...
Denver wasn’t a blow out like the first 2 games of this road trip were, but I’m sure the JOB will find a way to engineer a another blow out loss tonight. Keep up the crappy work Jimmy, because nobody but your BFF Larry wants to see you with this team again next year!
by FortWayneKarl on Mar 6, 2010 5:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh well...
On the bright side, it was still 4 losses for the road trip, although only 2-2 in the blow out column. :)
by FortWayneKarl on Mar 7, 2010 11:25 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gonna miss this one too
Might be for the best, this road trip is a killer. Here’s hoping the team shows up and at least puts together a good effort
Hate West coast trips
Especially cause I like to watch these teams (Portland, Nuggets, Suns) play.
But I guess that’s what the playoffs are for. After all, no Pacers means I’m widdeee open……..
This game is getting off on a bad start
Murph layups missed, Danny blocked, Roy layup missed. These guys are channeling my skills tonight.
How ironic is it
That Nash deserves the MVP more this season (and in 06-07) than he did in either of his MVP seasons? I need to pay more attention to Nash as an MVP candidate this year. 51/94/42 shooting percentages. Taking a Suns team that’s good, but not really THIS good…jealous, even if he is 46 going on 28.
I'd mention something about ball movement and payoff on that Duns three
But I just sound like a broken record…
Danny saves the end of quarter possession
Pacers down 29-28 after one. Not bad considering the team is shooting 25%.
That's weird
Knicks don’t have a first rounder this year, so they might as well go all out. Jazz fans gotta be happy though. Their team is good AND they’re getting geared up for a lotto pick.
And I knew the Nets were going to win more than 9. No way they’d not get there. Just way too hard.
Ball movement
Gets an B+ tonight. Only reason it’s than an A+ is because I’m sure they’re going to screw it up at some point and stand around picking their noses.
Yup
Getting lots of work tonight. But he has three fouls, and now looks like a technical, so not sure how much more we’ll see of him tonight.
Rodrigue Beaubois is leading the Mavericks in scoring tonight with 24
Shame we don’t have a rookie PG that can score 20. Just imagine if we did.
Whew
Thought the Suns were going to put on a run in the waning seconds of the half like we’ve seen a few times on this trip so far.
Ahhhh!!
WOW!! Reggie Miller flashbacks!!!!
Danny Granger with a three pointer, Watson steals the inbound pass, gets to the three point line, pulls up, and boooom baby!!
Pacers only down six at the half 63-57.
What the hell?!
A.J. Price is in! THESE ARE MEANINGFUL MINUTES! What’s up!? Did Duns’s injury cause Obie to lose his head?
Looks like
Channing Frye punches Watson in the back of the head, Danny stands up for his teammate, then Roy gets angry, and Nash plays mediator to Roy.
Looks like Frye also had a swing at Danny
Which could be why Roy got involved.
This is nice, because I need something like this to wake me up a bit.
Frye got that thing going
Didn’t look any Pacers ended up throwing any blows despite going nuts on the court.
listening to the phx broadcast you’d think the suns were totally innocent bystanders and the entire pacers team should be thrown from the court
free malik hairston!
by sleep research facility on Mar 6, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
finally!
ive been waiting for a game all year where we showed grit like this, loving dg and roy stickin up for their teammates like that!
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:16 PM EST reply actions
he's officially in bill simmon's "FU Mode"
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:17 PM EST reply actions
talkin about roy
would love to see granger take over the 4th tho with the crowd booing him
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
kind of a bs call on granger right there
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:20 PM EST reply actions
damn it, roy…
free malik hairston!
by sleep research facility on Mar 6, 2010 11:24 PM EST reply actions
this makes me hate the new nba...
if this was the mid 90s and the refs let them play we would for sure be for a great finish…please let them play!
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:24 PM EST reply actions
got to start hittin shots...
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:26 PM EST reply actions
let them play!
its basketball!
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:29 PM EST reply actions
i was just thinking that
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
::facepalm::
free malik hairston!
by sleep research facility on Mar 6, 2010 11:31 PM EST reply actions
4 point game!
love it!
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:32 PM EST reply actions
makeup call to get granger his fts....
still loving the boos
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:34 PM EST reply actions
3 chances!
damn it!
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:36 PM EST reply actions
still, win or lose this is our best game of the year
and if its a win somehow, it tops the la win last year
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by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:38 PM EST reply actions
Still have a chance
Need to hit some shots. Set up another Granger game winner at the buzzer.
Really get to see something there.
over....cant get a rebound
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:42 PM EST reply actions
if nothing else we're relevant in 1 city now on the road
love the grit tonight! and it all happened with our core group on the floor! a win would of been nice but cant really cant complain
If Youre not First, Youre Last
by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 6, 2010 11:43 PM EST reply actions
We'd taken the last two against Phoenix
Being in that position, and then give the fans something to actually boo? This team needs to get good again really fast so this can happen nightly.
grant hill being interviewed for suns tv – he didn’t look too impressed when the altercation was brought up…
free malik hairston!
by sleep research facility on Mar 6, 2010 11:47 PM EST reply actions
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