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Originally Posted by Solid D
Some post-game quotes.
Video:
Jim O'Brien post-game interview.
http://www.nba.com/pacers/video/2011...s=iref:nbahpt2
Pacers locker room interview.
http://www.nba.com/pacers/video/2011...s=iref:nbahpt2
Highlights
http://www.nba.com/video/games/pacer...s=iref:nbahpt2
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011010711Quote:
Ginobili leads Spurs past Pacers
By Cliff Brunt
The San Antonio Spurs' typically potent offense struggled at times against the Indiana Pacers. Their defense made up for it, though.
The Spurs held the Pacers to 1-for-15 shooting in the fourth quarter to win 90-87 and snap a two-game skid. Roy Hibbert had a chance to give the Pacers the lead in the closing seconds, but his hook shot fell short.
"We got the win," San Antonio guard George Hill, an Indianapolis native, said. "Our veterans stepped up when we needed to, and that's all that matters."
According to STATS Inc., Indiana's one field goal in the fourth quarter was the fewest the Pacers have made in a quarter in at least 19 years. STATS' records go back to the 1991-92 season.
"It's never just great defense," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "They missed some shots also. Sometimes you don't make shots. That was part of it. I thought our intensity level, our physicality, got better. I thought we had a good mix on the court that reacted well."
Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Hill scored 16 points for the Spurs, who overcame a 15-point deficit to become the first team in the league to win 30 games.
The Spurs were unhappy with the way they played late in a 105-103 loss to Boston on Wednesday and were determined to play better against the Pacers.
"We lost the other night in Boston at the end of the third quarter and the end of the fourth quarter when we didn't close," Popovich said. "We turned it over, we imploded defensively, didn't execute on offense."
Tyler Hansbrough had career highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds in his first start of the season for the Pacers.
"He almost took the game away from us," Popovich said. "We couldn't find anybody to guard him. He ripped us up tonight."
The Pacers have lost five of six.
"I'm very disappointed for our guys," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "We played a solid defensive game. For them to come back and beat us, it's painful. They took their defense to a whole different level in the fourth quarter."
Indiana led 87-83 in the fourth quarter when Hill scored and was fouled. He made the free throw to cut Indiana's lead to 87-86 with 1:07 to play.
San Antonio rebounded a miss by Mike Dunleavy and took a timeout with 23.1 seconds remaining. Ginobili drove to the basket and was fouled by Jeff Foster with 15.7 seconds to play. He made both free throws to give the Spurs their first lead of the quarter.
After Hibbert's miss, the Pacers were forced to foul. Tony Parker made two free throws with 0.8 seconds left to make it 90-87. Indiana's James Posey missed a 3-pointer from the left corner in his only action of the game as time expired.
"We had them down and led them up," Indiana point guard Darren Collison said. "We just can't seem to find a way to close a game out. We have to keep working at that until we get it right."
The Pacers led for most of the first half, but Ginobili scored eight straight points to turn a 44-40 deficit into a 48-44 lead for the Spurs. Granger made a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half to trim San Antonio's lead to 48-47 at the break.
Hansbrough hit back-to-back shots, then Granger drained a 3-pointer to give the Pacers a 60-55 lead.
Indiana extended the lead through the rest of the quarter and began to play to the crowd. Dunleavy faked a behind-the-back pass, kept the ball and laid it in to give Indiana a 75-60 lead. Hansbrough had 12 points and six rebounds in the third quarter to help the Pacers take a 75-64 lead at the end of the period.
Gary Neal's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter cut Indiana's lead to 75-69 and caused the Pacers to call timeout. Indiana didn't make a field goal in the quarter until Dunleavy made a floater with 6:41 left, and the Pacers didn't make another field goal the rest of the game.
"They just kept playing the game," Popovich said of his Spurs. "That's a great sign. We've done that several times this year. That's what a team really needs to sustain in this league. We're fortunate to get that win tonight."
NOTES: Hibbert went down holding his ankle in the first quarter, but got it retaped and returned later in the period. ... Hansbrough scored Indiana's first six points. ... Granger didn't score until 9:05 remained in the second quarter. ... Indiana has been held under 100 points for eight straight games.
Just finished watching the game.
...whew.
Thats wht I keep telling people, they point out a three point PCT or some other shyt like wins! This will bite us big in the playoffs! Sides Tim there is not a big out there who is very good IMO! Dyess is closest and Splitter? GOD KNOWS! Until then this is a problem and some bum will beat us up when we meet down low.Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Bringdown
Celebrating our three year wedding anniversary, my wife and I went to the game. T'was a good game and it was great to get Manu's autograph before the game. Here are just a couple observations I noticed from the game:
1. Tony looked very disinterested in the game (I just read he was feeling sick before the game, this explains his disinterest).
2. They were all very tired. Shots were short all night.
3. Pacer fans were rude all evening. All the Spurs fans that were at the game were very friendly and cheered the team on all night.
For the love of allah, what is up with that Pacer "media studio" for the postgame conference. Looks like a fuggin PTA meeting room.Quote:
Originally Posted by duncan228
Views from the Other Side:
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http://www.indystar.com/article/2011...ce-upset-Spurs
As Pacers' shooting goes cold, they miss chance to upset Spurs
Jan 8, 2011 | Comments
Written by Mike Wells
The Indiana Pacers were about a minute away from getting a much-needed emotional boost to their season.
All they needed was Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert to come through in the clutch.
That didn't happen.
Tyler Hansbough's career game took a backseat to a horrible fourth quarter in the Pacers' 90-87 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Pacers have dropped five of their past six games.
"I'm very disappointed for our guys," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "They played very hard, played a solid defensive game. For them to come back and beat us is painful."
The Spurs completed their 15-point comeback when guard Manu Ginobili, who had 25 points, made two free throws to put them up 88-87 with 15.7 seconds left.
The Pacers called a timeout to try to set up Granger for the winning shot.
The play never developed and Hibbert ended up taking an off-balance 6-foot shot that wasn't close.
"Danny drove and then threw me the pass, but I bobbled it and then tried to get it up," Hibbert said. "The shot didn't look pretty."
Tony Parker's two free throws gave the Spurs a three-point lead. James Posey missed a desperation 3-pointer in front of the Spurs bench as time expired.
"We lost the other night in Boston at the end of the third and fourth quarter when we didn't close," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We turned it over, we imploded defensively, didn't execute on offense, and tonight we did those things."
Hansbrough had a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds, but all the talk afterward was about the Pacers' inability to close out the game.
The Spurs held the Pacers to 1-of-15 shooting and forced them into five turnovers in the fourth quarter. The Pacers' lone field goal came on a Mike Dunleavy floater in the lane.
"We got a little stagnant," Dunleavy said. "We have some guys who have a tendency of doing that. For the most part, I feel like we got some pretty good looks. We just didn't make enough plays to win."
The poor shooting quarter wouldn't have matter if the Pacers (14-19) had found a way to score a few more points. Granger, an 83 percent free throw shooter, missed two foul shots with 1:11 left that would have given the Pacers a six-point lead.
"I've never missed two in a row," he said. "Bad time to miss them. It happens."
The Spurs then got a three-point play from former Broad Ripple High School and IUPUI standout George Hill to get within one.
"I think they were clearly important free throws," O'Brien said.
"To have missed both of them, that's difficult. It happens to good shooters."
The Pacers got the ball to Hibbert in the post on their next possession.
Hibbert's attempt looked more like a shot put throw than a left-handed hook over Tim Duncan. Hibbert was only 5-of-17 from the field.
"A 7-2 guy three feet from the basket, whether that was the first or second option, it really doesn't matter," O'Brien said. "You want the basketball there at any point in time in the game."
A lot of people throwing their friends under the bus....hmm...GSG!!
Great to see the Spurs didn't quit on D last night. Ugly win for the Spurs, but a win is a win.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...loss-any-time/Quote:
Notes on a scorecard: Why old ugly beats a loss any time
Tim Griffin
...The big difference down the stretch was San Antonio’s defense. The Pacers missing 16 of their last 17 shots, including a 1-for-15 effort in the fourth quarter. After missing their final two shots in the third quarter, Indiana clanked their first seven shots of the fourth quarter along with two turnovers before Dunleavy hit a floating jumper with 6:42 left. They then finished the game by missing their final seven shots with two turnovers.
0.8 secs remaining, Hill manages to lose his guy. Atleast he gaurded a zone.:rolleyes