IC Cold Links: Pacers Looking To Warm Up In Boston

by Tom Lewis on Jan 6, 2012 8:45 AM EST in Indiana Pacers News

January in Boston usually includes shiver-inducing cold for visitors. But today there's no deep freeze along the Charles River, instead after a little morning snow the temperature is expected to reach the mid-40's.

That's good news for the Indiana Pacers because after their frosty shooting performance in Miami, they desperately need to heat things up on the offensive end tonight when they play the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. In fact, pushing their field goal percentage into the mid-40's would be a big improvement for the Pacers considering they have shot below 40% in five of the six games they've played this season.

The grind is officially on for the Pacers and tonight they'll need to flash some resiliency to bounce back from such a disappointing performance on Wednesday. Fortunately, that's life in the NBA with every game being its own beast. Look no further than the previous opponent. The Miami Heat had to take on the Atlanta Hawks last night in Atlanta. The Hawks have been playing strong and gave the Heat their only loss so far this season earlier in the week. Plus, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James did not play for the Heat.

Naturally, the short-handed Heat handled the Hawks, sneaking out of town with triple-overtime win. How do you think the Hawks feel today? Not good. They too need to bounce back. For the Pacers, bouncing back simply means playing better, with more energy and purpose even when the breaks aren't going their way. Even if they improve in those areas, winning will still be a challenge against the Celtics tonight, but at least the Pacers will have a chance to win.

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UNLEASH DC!!!

I’m officially announcing the campaign to give Darren more control in our offensive sets, ala Rajon Rondo for the Celtics. He boasted averages of 18 pts and 9 assts as a starter with NOLA when Paul was injured. There’s no reason, besides more cold shooting, that he shouldn’t be getting around 10 helpers a night. DC & DW were the league’s 2nd best PNR duo a couple years back for a span of about 35 games. Why not use that? Let’s get a win tonight, fellas!

by abeas1 on Jan 6, 2012 10:45 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, I dont see it

This team just doesnt have it together yet. Maybe by game 20-25 and that may be giving them too much as we all did before game 1. Something doesnt seem right, ball movement and shooting is the main issue of course. But I feel moral may be low right now for them.

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by rockguyinindy on Jan 6, 2012 10:52 AM EST reply actions

I agree with abeas1. I’d like to see more of DC and West with the pick and pop and less of Danny driving into traffic for errant shots. Danny should not be the focus of the offense.

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by joe.loveless on Jan 6, 2012 11:31 AM EST reply actions