is Indiana the Cinderella in the East?

[baseline bum]

I don't think anyone expects Indiana to win this series, but they're playing for pride and there is no way they're just going to lay down and get dominated in this series.

[milkyway21]

Not only will I not be surprised if the Pacers beat Pistons...I won't be surpised if they beat the Heat....who they flat out own.

exactly!

esp now that ShaQ's defense gone flat. It seems
Wade is carrying the Heat more than ShaQ, he even led in rebounding yesterday with 7. ShaQ shld dominate in this area(rebounds), like a 300+pounder. shld.

[milkyway21]

game 3 Pacers vs. Detroit East Semi-Finals

Indiana held Detroit to JUST 29% FG?

Prince = 0 pt
Hamilton = 3

Pacers 48% FG

[milkyway21]

LAST 10 PLAYS (Last Play on the Bottom)
Team Time Play
DET 35.0 Personal foul on Rasheed Wallace
IND 35.0 Jeff Foster made 1st of 2 Free Throws
IND 35.0 Jeff Foster made 2nd of 2 Free Throws
DET 35.0 20-second Timeout
DET 31.0 Rasheed Wallace made Jump Shot, Assist Chauncey Billups
DET 31.0 20-second Timeout
IND 31.0 20-second Timeout
IND 10.0 Reggie Miller made Jump Shot
DET 10.0 20-second Timeout
DET 7.0 Bad pass turnover on Tayshaun Prince


oh, NO!

[pooh]

The Pacers = the team that will not die

[milkyway21]

The Pacers = the team that will not die

Good game, huh!

i thought you lost the game when Jermaine fouled out.

Congrats!

[pooh]

It was very close, I thought it was over when it was tied up. When Rip fouled out, I started to feel a little better...then JO. But Indy seems to play better when JO is on the bench. But it was a good game and an amazing win for Indy, who would've thought they'd be up 2-1 against Detroit? Not me.

[Jimcs50]

I bet $50 on Indy tonight and believe it or not, I got 4 1/2 pts....I mean WTF?

How in the world could Detroit have been favored AT Indy???

Indy has play Detroit tough all year except game 1, but they, like Dallas had just finished a tough series and took the game off in game 1.

That was eaaaasy money tonight.

[milkyway21]

is game 7 possible bet. these 2?

or

Miami vs. Pacers in the EC finals?

in predicted the Pacers to win in the EC BUT that was when Artest was still playing. Before the brawl.

Miami? And Shaq won't play again game 4 vs. Wzrds. He's out for how long?

[pooh]

I don't know if it will go seven...I always said it would go six. Game four is a must win game for Indy rather than Detroit on Sunday. But let the chips fall and the best team will win.

[milkyway21]

Indiana: BEST DEFENSE(88.1), in the playoffs?

[orhe]

i think detroit is overrated and indiana is underrated
indiana was a team that a lot of guys considered to be a contender in the east but after that brawl and all those suspensions people started writing them off. hey rick carlisle had a system and indy lost only one player (artest) and in his absence other guys have stepped up. i say they make it to the finals if o'neal is 70%.

i haven't seen a lot of detroit games this year but their perimeter defense sucks. (at least for this series)

[Kori Ellis]

If this series goes seven, then whoever wins will probably be so exhausted they have no chance against the Heat.

I'm rooting for the Pacers because of Reggie, but I think Detroit will still probably win.

[Mark in Austin]

Agreed. The only way the winner of a seven game Indy-Motown series wins in the ECFs is if Shaq is still hurting/limited.