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The Boston Celtics play the Indiana Pacers at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, April 12th. The game will be at 7:00 PM EST and will be televised by

.

The Indiana Pacers have not met their high expectations of play this season. During the offseason, the Pacers were thought to be a contending team in the East and would certainly boast a superior record at the end of the season. Surprisingly, they have only won thirty-seven of their seventy-seven games in the very competitive Central Division. The Pacers still have a very good team, though. Jermaine O'Neal is one of the best big men in the league, playing a face-up mid-range game with great interior defense. Stephen Jackson is a decent scorer and defender. Peja Stojakovic is one of the best shooters in the league. He will be guarding Tony Allen, most likely. Stephen Jackson will have the tougher assignment on Pierce. Jamaal Tinsley is a good ball-handler and passer and has improved his shot. The Pacers have a good bench consisting of a great defending and rebounding big man in Jeff Foster, an all-around rookie in Danny Granger, and capable veterans filling out the bench.

The Indiana Pacers'

last game was against the New York Knicks

, W, 82-101 (boxscore).
The Boston Celtics'

last game was against New York Knicks

, L, 86-101 (boxscore).

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" height="101" width="669"><tbody><tr><td colspan="8" class="stathead" align="center" bgcolor="#555555">Gameday Matchup</td></tr> <tr class="colhead" align="right"> <td>
</td> <td>W-L</td> <td>PF</td> <td>PA</td> <td>HOME</td> <td>ROAD</td> <td>STK</td> <td>L10</td> </tr> <tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left">BOS</td> <td>32-45</td> <td>98.5</td> <td>100.0</td> <td>20-18</td> <td>12-27</td> <td>L1</td> <td>4-6</td> </tr> <tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left">IND</td> <td>37-40</td> <td>93</td> <td>92</td> <td>24-14</td> <td>13-26</td> <td>W1</td> <td>3-7</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" height="151" width="670"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" class="stathead" align="center" bgcolor="#555555">2005-06 Season</td></tr> <tr class="colhead"><td colspan="3" align="center">Boston leads 3-0</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td>DEC 14, 2005</td><td>at BOS 85, IND 71</td><td>Recap | Box Score</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td>MAR 3, 2006</td><td>at BOS 99, IND 98</td><td>Recap | Box Score</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td>MAR 19, 2006</td><td> BOS 103, at IND 88</td><td>Recap | Box Score</td></tr> <tr class="evenrow"><td>APR 12, 2006</td><td> BOS at IND</td><td>7:00 PM ET</td></tr></tbody></table>

The probable starters for each team:





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[Floods]

Go Pacers!

I want a high draft pick

 

[Premier]

Delonte may return Friday.

 

[Premier]

Gerald Green can flat-out score.

 

[pokpok]

:allhail: gerald greens finger roll :allhail:

 

[Premier]

<table class="bodytext" bgcolor="#dcdcdc" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="head" colspan="13" align="center" bgcolor="#006532">BOSTON CELTICS</td> </tr> <tr class="xb" align="right" bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td align="left">STARTERS</td> <td width="5%">MIN</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" width="7%">FGM-A</td> <td width="7%">3PM-A</td> <td width="7%">FTM-A</td> <td width="6%">OREB</td> <td width="6%">REB</td> <td width="6%">AST</td> <td width="6%">STL</td> <td width="6%">BLK</td> <td width="6%">TO</td> <td width="6%">PF</td> <td width="6%">PTS</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Paul Pierce, GF</td><td>13</td><td>3-5</td><td>0-0</td><td>3-4</td><td align="right">0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Tony Allen, G</td><td>12</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>1-2</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>5</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Gerald Green, F</td><td>16</td><td>7-10</td><td>0-1</td><td>1-1</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>15</td></tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Orien Greene, PG</td><td>13</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Raef LaFrentz, FC</td><td>15</td><td>3-6</td><td>3-4</td><td>1-2</td><td align="right">0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Brian Scalabrine, PF</td><td>2</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Ryan Gomes, F</td><td>16</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Kendrick Perkins, FC</td><td>14</td><td>5-6</td><td>0-0</td><td>2-4</td><td align="right">1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>12</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Michael Olowokandi, C</td><td>7</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr class="xb" align="right" bgcolor="#cccccc"><td colspan="2" align="left">TOTALS</td><td nowrap="nowrap">FGM-A</td><td>3PM-A</td><td>FTM-A</td><td>OREB</td><td>REB</td><td>AST</td><td>STL</td><td>BLK</td><td>TO</td><td>PF</td><td>PTS</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec"><td colspan="2" align="left">
</td><td>25-43</td><td>3-6</td><td>8-13</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>61</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td colspan="13"> </td></tr><tr> <td class="head" colspan="13" align="center" bgcolor="#061642">INDIANA PACERS</td> </tr> <tr class="xb" align="right" bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td align="left">STARTERS</td> <td width="5%">MIN</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" width="7%">FGM-A</td> <td width="7%">3PM-A</td> <td width="7%">FTM-A</td> <td width="6%">OREB</td> <td width="6%">REB</td> <td width="6%">AST</td> <td width="6%">STL</td> <td width="6%">BLK</td> <td width="6%">TO</td> <td width="6%">PF</td> <td width="6%">PTS</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Stephen Jackson, GF</td><td>18</td><td>4-9</td><td>1-2</td><td>2-2</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Anthony Johnson, PG</td><td>11</td><td>2-3</td><td>2-2</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Jamaal Tinsley, PG</td><td>10</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Sarunas Jasikevicius, PG</td><td>0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td align="right">0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Austin Croshere, PF</td><td>14</td><td>2-6</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-2</td><td align="right">0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Jermaine O'Neal, FC</td><td>21</td><td>5-14</td><td>0-0</td><td>3-4</td><td align="right">3</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>13</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Peja Stojakovic, SF</td><td>21</td><td>7-10</td><td>2-3</td><td>3-4</td><td align="right">2</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>19</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Danny Granger, F</td><td>10</td><td>2-2</td><td>1-1</td><td>1-2</td><td align="right">1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="middle"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Jeff Foster, FC</td><td>10</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>3-8</td><td align="right">2</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="xb" align="right" bgcolor="#cccccc"><td colspan="2" align="left">TOTALS</td><td nowrap="nowrap">FGM-A</td><td>3PM-A</td><td>FTM-A</td><td>OREB</td><td>REB</td><td>AST</td><td>STL</td><td>BLK</td><td>TO</td><td>PF</td><td>PTS</td></tr><tr align="right" bgcolor="#ececec"><td colspan="2" align="left">
</td><td>22-45</td><td>8-13</td><td>12-22</td><td>8</td><td>26</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>64</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[pokpok]

every play scalabrine makes is what players SHOULDNT DO.

 

[Pacers Fan]

Nice game. Gerald Green is a beast. He looks nervous out there, but that will go with time. He could also use some work on holding onto the ball, but what can he do with 9 1/2 fingers? He's going to be really good some day.

 

[KingHandles]

Gerald Green gives me a reason to wake up in the morning.

 

[vandyke]

I love this kid, he is going to be a good one.

 

[DWest Superstar]

G Unit is a rap group

 

[Cornrow Wallace]

Damnit, you guys were supposed to win. The Sixers needed you to.

 

[PaCeRhOLiC]

Good game..:cheers:

 

[cgcatsfan]

Gerald Green is doing great!!! I retract my statement about him needing another year. Officially and humbly.

Those that wanted a high draft pick may be getting their wish.

 

[#1AntoineWalkerFan]

fyi gerald has 3 of the top 4 plays of the day on the nba.com video thing

 

[Causeway]

fyi gerald has 3 of the top 4 plays of the day on the nba.com video thing

saw that. Green had the #4 (Dunk down the middle on a feed from Tony), #3 (That sweet up and under move as he was floating in air toward the basket), and #1 (His shot from beyond half court with the SC winding down).

That kid has amazing control.

 

[aquaitious]

Well I'm glad that Green has spend 90% of the season on the bench/NBDL. That really helped him.