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The Indiana Pacers had a couple of days off stew over the sudden loss to Toronto on Friday night. After staying busy last week with four games in five days, the Pacers took advantage of Sunday to hold a full-scale practice while preparing to face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
The big news out of Sunday's workout was Danny Granger joining the team for full-court action while moving closer to a return to the playing rotation. Granger's return will be huge, but he won't be available to help against the Nets in a tough game against another Eastern Conference contender.
While the Pacers were resting Sunday evening following practice, the Nets were at the Barclays Center battling the San Antonio Spurs. The Nets will be pretty salty when they arrive in town after getting beat by the Spurs 111-86 with no Tim Duncan or Manu Ginobili. The Nets actually scored 35 points in the first quarter and had a six-point lead at halftime. But in the second half, the Nets only scored 29 points and are now two full games behind the Pacers in fifth place in the East.
Check out the links:
Game Preview: Pacers vs Nets | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
Paul George and Gerald Green look forward to the NBA’s All-Star Weekend | Fox 59 News – fox59.com
Indiana Pacers taking advantage of opportunities | NJ.com
Nets Fade in Second Half and Fall to Spurs by 25 - NYTimes.com
Battle-tested teams showing how ‘soft’ B’klyn really is - NYPOST.com
The Pacers and the Placebo Effect - NetsDaily
This is Chris Paul's time, LeBron James is ridiculous and more notes from a blizzard - SBNation.com