Today's Game Discussion [12/01/12]

[roux2dope]

Originally Posted by Jace

Free basketball in SA! Pop looking like a genius if they win this, with Memphis coming in off the b2b.

Boston had two great looks at 3 to tie it up there. Did they really start the game on a 17-0 run?

yes.. it was 17-0 with about 6 minutes to go in the first quarter when i turned the game on

[R-Star]

Good game for Indy so far.

Lance Stephenson with a couple quick 3's and Davis West is having his way inside as usual.

[R-Star]

Paul George and Roy Hibbert are so frustrating to watch. They don't even seem like they think their shot is going to go in when they shoot it.

George should be a top 20 player in this league. He's just missing that killer instinct.

[Pacers Fan]

Originally Posted by R-Star

Good game for Indy so far.

Lance Stephenson with a couple quick 3's and Davis West is having his way inside as usual.

Lance Stephenson?!?

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Pacers Fan

Lance Stephenson?!?

He was playing too good so Vogel benched him. Same with West.

Egg timer bro.




But yes, I concede. Lance is having a good game so far tonight.

[RollWithEm]

Wow Brooklyn's free throw shooting fell apart in the second half. They got pretty much everywhere they wanted on the court against the Heat, but just couldn't knock down free throws. Joe Johnson also had some horrible turnovers.

[R-Star]

I'm going to go insane watching these god damn rotations in Indiana.

[RollWithEm]

CJ Watson single-handedly stopped what otherwise was beautiful ball movement by the Heat.

[R-Star]

Shut up. We're talking about the Pacers.


This is the Pacers game day thread.

[R-Star]

Awesome. Start the second quarter and its still all bench players.


Thanks frank.

[R-Star]

Mahinmi with another deep mid range shot.

Yep, that's what we want Ian.


And the GS announcer has called Mahinmi Roy Hibbert twice now. What a ****ing chump.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by RollWithEm

Wow Brooklyn's free throw shooting fell apart in the second half. They got pretty much everywhere they wanted on the court against the Heat, but just couldn't knock down free throws. Joe Johnson also had some horrible turnovers.

Not sure they lost that game because of FT's. Heat slept walk through the first half, and turned on the D early this time (3rd quarter). They did have ample opportunities to get back in it in the fourth when Miami's O sputtered again, but the D stayed turned up (particularly Cole on DWill). They missed 10 FTs and lost by 13. Ignoring the Heat's great second-half D and blaming this on FT shooting seems pretty off.

[R-Star]

4 minutes into the second period and finally the starters are back in.

Lance Stephenson starts the game off like hes going to have a career night, then he gets to sit on the bench for 15 minutes. Real smart play.

[RollWithEm]

Originally Posted by Jace

Not sure they lost that game because of FT's. Heat slept walk through the first half, and turned on the D early this time (3rd quarter). They did have ample opportunities to get back in it in the fourth when Miami's O sputtered again, but the D stayed turned up (particularly Cole on DWill). They missed 10 FTs and lost by 13. Ignoring the Heat's great second-half D and blaming this on FT shooting seems pretty off.

Even with the increased defensive pressure, the Nets were still getting to great spots on the floor throughout the 3rd quarter. They were simply missing their free throws. The Heat were also getting the benefit of some favorable calls throughout their little spurt. Once the dynamite CJ Watson/Keith Bogans backcourt came in the game to start the 4th, the ball movement ground to an immediate halt and the turnovers started to escalate. Also, that team really misses Brook Lopez in crunchtime. He's a reliable free throw shooter and the team's go-to scorer in the halfcourt.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by RollWithEm

CJ Watson single-handedly stopped what otherwise was beautiful ball movement by the Heat.

*against the Heat...right?

Anyway, CJ wasn't spectacular, but he hit a couple of big 3's for them. The ball was mostly in Williams hands late in the game, until the Heat forced it out with Cole's defense or PnR traps.