Pacers Links: Preseason schedule picks up this week

The Indiana Pacers pick up the pace a little bit this week with three preseason games starting on Tuesday night when they host the Atlanta Hawks at the Fieldhouse.

Later in the week, the Pacers play back-to-back games starting on the road at the Orlando Magic on Friday and then back home to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

According to Mike Wells, both Danny Granger and George Hill took part in practice on Sunday, including some scrimmage time for Granger. The team's leading scorer has been sitting out scrimmages while following the training staff's plan to take care of his knee during the preseason. David West sprained his ankle but it doesn't appear to be anything serious.

Check out the rest of the links:

• Pacers notebook: Rookie Miles Plumlee thinking too much | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• Expectations for the Pacers | NBA.com
• Keep an Eye on Where the Bigs Get Their Shots | Eight Points, Nine Seconds
• NBA preseason Lakers and Bulls have issues - SheridanHoops.com
• Dahntay Jones says "Linsanity" was bigger because Lin was Knick | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Metta World Peace kisses a girls hand in the stands | ProBasketballTalk