GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (3-1) at CHARLOTTE (2-2)

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 82
CHARLOTTE 94 0:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 87
CHARLOTTE 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 27 16 30 14 87
CHARLOTTE 24 16 25 31 96 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 18, TROY MURPHY 16,
DANNY GRANGER 15
CHA - GERALD WALLACE 28, EMEKA OKAFOR 25,
RAYMOND FELTON 17</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 87
CHARLOTTE 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (87) AT CHARLOTTE (96)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D GRANGER F 36:59 6-15 3-6 1 4 5 3 3 0 2 15
J O'NEAL F 29:29 8-16 2-3 2 6 8 0 5 0 4 18
J FOSTER C 27:04 2-4 2-2 6 6 12 1 3 0 1 6
M DUNLEAVY G 28:37 3-8 3-3 0 3 3 1 2 1 2 10
J TINSLEY G 28:44 3-12 0-0 0 2 2 8 4 1 2 6
S WILLIAMS 26:31 5-10 1-4 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 14
T MURPHY 23:47 6-9 2-2 0 5 5 0 2 1 1 16
T DIENER 19:15 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
D HARRISON 7:23 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
K RUSH 12:11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 34-80 13-20 10 29 39 17 28 6 15 87
(.425) (.650) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 42:30 8-21 10-15 1 3 4 2 4 4 4 28
E OKAFOR F 40:59 10-14 5-13 7 16 23 0 3 1 1 25
P BREZEC C 17:55 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 2
J RICHARDSON G 23:16 2-10 1-2 0 4 4 1 2 1 2 5
R FELTON G 35:22 5-10 6-7 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 17
R HOLLINS 12:03 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
M CARROLL 26:20 4-8 2-3 0 4 4 3 4 1 1 12
J MCINNIS 24:28 1-1 0-0 1 6 7 7 3 0 2 2
J DUDLEY 14:45 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3
J DAVIDSON 2:22 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 32-71 27-44 14 38 52 19 22 9 16 96
(.451) (.614) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

INDIANA 27 16 30 14 - 87
CHARLOTTE 24 16 25 31 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, J FOSTER, D GRANGER, D HARRISON.
CHARLOTTE - J MCINNIS, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS, R FELTON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 6-20 (.300), D GRANGER 0-4, M DUNLEAVY 1-
1, J TINSLEY 0-2, S WILLIAMS 3-4, T MURPHY 2-5, T DIENER 0-4. CHARLOTTE 5-
14 (.357), G WALLACE 2-5, J RICHARDSON 0-5, R FELTON 1-2, M CARROLL 2-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE, J TINSLEY, DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, RON GARRETSON, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 12,044. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 36:59 6-15 3-6 1-5 3 3 15
J O'Neal 29:29 8-16 2-3 2-8 0 5 18
J Foster 27:04 2-4 2-2 6-12 1 3 6
M Dunleavy 28:37 3-8 3-3 0-3 1 2 10
J Tinsley 28:44 3-12 0-0 0-2 8 4 6
S Williams 26:31 5-10 1-4 1-3 1 2 14
T Murphy 23:47 6-9 2-2 0-5 0 2 16
T Diener 19:15 1-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
D Harrison 7:23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0
K Rush 12:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-80 13-20 10-39 17 28 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.650. 3-Point Goals:
6-20, .300 (D Granger 0-4, M Dunleavy 1-1, J
Tinsley 0-2, S Williams 3-4, T Murphy 2-5, T
Diener 0-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:4 (J O'Neal, J Foster, D Granger, D
Harrison). Turnovers:15 (J O'Neal 4, J
Tinsley 2, M Dunleavy 2, D Granger 2, S
Williams 2, J Foster, T Murphy, D Harrison).
Steals: 6 (S Williams 3, J Tinsley, T Murphy,
M Dunleavy).


CHARLOTTE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 42:30 8-21 10-15 1-4 2 4 28
E Okafor 40:59 10-14 5-13 7-23 0 3 25
P Brezec 17:55 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
J Richardson 23:16 2-10 1-2 0-4 1 2 5
R Felton 35:22 5-10 6-7 1-3 4 1 17
R Hollins 12:03 0-0 2-2 2-2 0 2 2
M Carroll 26:20 4-8 2-3 0-4 3 4 12
J McInnis 24:28 1-1 0-0 1-7 7 3 2
J Dudley 14:45 1-2 1-2 1-2 2 1 3
J Davidson 2:22 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 32-71 27-44 14-52 19 22 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.614. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (G Wallace 2-5, J Richardson 0-5,
R Felton 1-2, M Carroll 2-2). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:4 (J McInnis, E Okafor, R
Hollins, R Felton). Turnovers:16 (G Wallace
4, P Brezec 3, J McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, R
Felton 2, M Carroll, J Davidson, E Okafor).
Steals: 9 (G Wallace 4, R Felton 2, J
Richardson, M Carroll, E Okafor).

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INDIANA 27 16 30 14 - 87
CHARLOTTE 24 16 25 31 - 96
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 3 (Defensive
Three, 7:24 1st; J Tinsley, 6:53 2nd;
Defensive Three, 8:23 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,044. T: 2:17.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Ron Garretson,
Sean Corbin.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Emeka Okafor and theCharlotte Bobcats bounced back in a big way.


Okafor collected 25 points and a season-high 23 rebounds andGerald Wallace added 28 points as the Bobcats used a monsterfourth quarter en route to a 96-87 victory over the IndianaPacers on Friday night.


Raymond Felton scored 17 points for Charlotte, which outscoredthe Pacers, 31-14, in the final period to secure the victory.

Okafor, who did not score and grabbed just seven rebounds inTuesday's 115-83 loss to the Phoenix Suns, was a force in thepaint - grabbing seven offensive rebounds and notching adouble-double by halftime.


But the Bobcats waited until the final period to open up theirlead.


Wallace converted a steal into a dunk and then knocked down a3-pointer from the right corner as the Bobcats scored the first13 points of the fourth to notch just their second lead of thegame at 76-73.


Jamaal Tinsley scored the first points of the fourth for thePacers at the 7:07 mark and cut their deficit to 78-75. ButCharlotte continued the offensive onslaught with a dunk byOkafor and Matt Carroll's second 3-pointer of the quarter.

Wallace's jumper from the left wing gave the Bobcats an 87-76advantage and capped the decisive 22-3 run by Charlotte.However, it was not easy for the Bobcats at the outset.

Indiana built an early 18-10 lead on the strong inside play byJermaine O'Neal and Danny Granger. But the Bobcats then scoredeight straight points, including six from Okafor, to tie thegame.


Troy Murphy netted the first six points of the second quarter tohelp the Pacers build a six-point lead. Charlotte took itsonly lead of the first half, 34-33, on a basket by Wallace,which capped a 7-0 run with Wallace and Felton providing all thescoring in the spurt.


However, Indiana was relentless as Mike Dunleavy, Jr. and Murphycombined for nine points during an impressive stretch for thePacers, who built their largest lead at 63-53 midway through thethird quarter. But they could not sustain it in the final 12minutes.


O'Neal had 18 points and eight rebounds and Granger added 15points for the Pacers, who have lost two in a row since asurprising 3-0 start to the season.

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Emeka Okafor and theCharlotte Bobcats bounced back in a big way.


Okafor collected 25 points and a season-high 23 rebounds andGerald Wallace added 28 points as the Bobcats used a monsterfourth quarter en route to a 96-87 victory over the IndianaPacers on Friday night.


Raymond Felton scored 17 points for Charlotte, which outscoredthe Pacers, 31-14, in the final period to secure the victory.

Okafor, who did not score and grabbed just seven rebounds inTuesday's 115-83 loss to the Phoenix Suns, was a force in thepaint - grabbing seven offensive rebounds and notching adouble-double by halftime.


But the Bobcats waited until the final period to open up theirlead.


Wallace converted a steal into a dunk and then knocked down a3-pointer from the right corner as the Bobcats scored the first13 points of the fourth to notch just their second lead of thegame at 76-73.


Jamaal Tinsley scored the first points of the fourth for thePacers at the 7:07 mark and cut their deficit to 78-75. ButCharlotte continued the offensive onslaught with a dunk byOkafor and Matt Carroll's second 3-pointer of the quarter.

Wallace's jumper from the left wing gave the Bobcats an 87-76advantage and capped the decisive 22-3 run by Charlotte.However, it was not easy for the Bobcats at the outset.

Indiana built an early 18-10 lead on the strong inside play byJermaine O'Neal and Danny Granger. But the Bobcats then scoredeight straight points, including six from Okafor, to tie thegame.


Troy Murphy netted the first six points of the second quarter tohelp the Pacers build a six-point lead. Charlotte took itsonly lead of the first half, 34-33, on a basket by Wallace,which capped a 7-0 run with Wallace and Felton providing all thescoring in the spurt.


However, Indiana was relentless as Mike Dunleavy, Jr. and Murphycombined for nine points during an impressive stretch for thePacers, who built their largest lead at 63-53 midway through thethird quarter. But they could not sustain it in the final 12minutes.


O'Neal had 18 points and eight rebounds and Granger added 15points for the Pacers, who have lost two in a row since asurprising 3-0 start to the season.

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (87) AT CHARLOTTE (96)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D GRANGER F 36:59 6-15 3-6 1 4 5 3 3 0 2 15
J O'NEAL F 29:29 8-16 2-3 2 6 8 0 5 0 4 18
J FOSTER C 27:04 2-4 2-2 6 6 12 1 3 0 1 6
M DUNLEAVY G 28:37 3-8 3-3 0 3 3 1 2 1 2 10
J TINSLEY G 28:44 3-12 0-0 0 2 2 8 4 1 2 6
S WILLIAMS 26:31 5-10 1-4 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 14
T MURPHY 23:47 6-9 2-2 0 5 5 0 2 1 1 16
T DIENER 19:15 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
D HARRISON 7:23 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
K RUSH 12:11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-80 13-20 10 29 39 17 28 6 15 87
(.425) (.650) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15 (18 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 42:30 8-21 10-15 1 3 4 2 4 4 4 28
E OKAFOR F 40:59 10-14 5-13 7 16 23 0 3 1 1 25
P BREZEC C 17:55 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 2
J RICHARDSON G 23:16 2-10 1-2 0 4 4 1 2 1 2 5
R FELTON G 35:22 5-10 6-7 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 17
R HOLLINS 12:03 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
M CARROLL 26:20 4-8 2-3 0 4 4 3 4 1 1 12
J MCINNIS 24:28 1-1 0-0 1 6 7 7 3 0 2 2
J DUDLEY 14:45 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3
J DAVIDSON 2:22 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
D ANDERSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
W HERRMANN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 32-71 27-44 14 38 52 19 22 9 16 96
(.451) (.614) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 16 (12 PTS)

INDIANA 27 16 30 14 - 87
CHARLOTTE 24 16 25 31 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, J FOSTER, D GRANGER, D HARRISON.
CHARLOTTE - J MCINNIS, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS, R FELTON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 6-20 (.300), D GRANGER 0-4, M DUNLEAVY 1-
1, J TINSLEY 0-2, S WILLIAMS 3-4, T MURPHY 2-5, T DIENER 0-4. CHARLOTTE 5-
14 (.357), G WALLACE 2-5, J RICHARDSON 0-5, R FELTON 1-2, M CARROLL 2-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE, J TINSLEY, DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, RON GARRETSON, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 12,044. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 36:59 6-15 3-6 1-5 3 3 15
J O'Neal 29:29 8-16 2-3 2-8 0 5 18
J Foster 27:04 2-4 2-2 6-12 1 3 6
M Dunleavy 28:37 3-8 3-3 0-3 1 2 10
J Tinsley 28:44 3-12 0-0 0-2 8 4 6
S Williams 26:31 5-10 1-4 1-3 1 2 14
T Murphy 23:47 6-9 2-2 0-5 0 2 16
T Diener 19:15 1-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
D Harrison 7:23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0
K Rush 12:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-80 13-20 10-39 17 28 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.650. 3-Point Goals:
6-20, .300 (D Granger 0-4, M Dunleavy 1-1, J
Tinsley 0-2, S Williams 3-4, T Murphy 2-5, T
Diener 0-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:4 (J O'Neal, J Foster, D Granger, D
Harrison). Turnovers:15 (J O'Neal 4, J
Tinsley 2, M Dunleavy 2, D Granger 2, S
Williams 2, J Foster, T Murphy, D Harrison).
Steals: 6 (S Williams 3, J Tinsley, T Murphy,
M Dunleavy).


CHARLOTTE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 42:30 8-21 10-15 1-4 2 4 28
E Okafor 40:59 10-14 5-13 7-23 0 3 25
P Brezec 17:55 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
J Richardson 23:16 2-10 1-2 0-4 1 2 5
R Felton 35:22 5-10 6-7 1-3 4 1 17
R Hollins 12:03 0-0 2-2 2-2 0 2 2
M Carroll 26:20 4-8 2-3 0-4 3 4 12
J McInnis 24:28 1-1 0-0 1-7 7 3 2
J Dudley 14:45 1-2 1-2 1-2 2 1 3
J Davidson 2:22 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
D Anderson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
W Herrmann DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 32-71 27-44 14-52 19 22 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.614. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (G Wallace 2-5, J Richardson 0-5,
R Felton 1-2, M Carroll 2-2). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:4 (J McInnis, E Okafor, R
Hollins, R Felton). Turnovers:16 (G Wallace
4, P Brezec 3, J McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, R
Felton 2, M Carroll, J Davidson, E Okafor).
Steals: 9 (G Wallace 4, R Felton 2, J
Richardson, M Carroll, E Okafor).

-------------------------------------------
INDIANA 27 16 30 14 - 87
CHARLOTTE 24 16 25 31 - 96
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 3 (Defensive
Three, 7:25 1st; J Tinsley, 6:53 2nd;
Defensive Three, 8:24 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,044. T: 2:17.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Ron Garretson,
Sean Corbin.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Emeka Okafor and theCharlotte Bobcats bounced back in a big way.


Okafor collected 25 points and a season-high 23 rebounds andGerald Wallace added 28 points as the Bobcats used a monsterfourth quarter en route to a 96-87 victory over the IndianaPacers on Friday night.


Raymond Felton scored 17 points for Charlotte, which outscoredthe Pacers, 31-14, in the final period to secure the victory.

"This was a great confidence builder for us," Okafor said. "Weneeded this one for a number of reasons. We needed an upliftinggame to prove to ourselves that we can do it."


Okafor, who did not score and grabbed just seven rebounds inTuesday's 115-83 loss to the Phoenix Suns, was a force in thepaint - grabbing seven offensive rebounds and notching adouble-double by halftime.


"Emeka really is our heart and soul," Charlotte coach SamVincent said. "When he's got a thunderous heartbeat like he didtonight, our team plays with thunder. He was big for ustonight, and if he continues that kind of play, then we're goingto have some good nights."


But the Bobcats waited until the final period to open up theirlead.


Wallace converted a steal into a dunk and then knocked down a3-pointer from the right corner as the Bobcats scored the first13 points of the fourth to notch just their second lead of thegame at 76-73.


"Our defense is the spark of our offense," Wallace said. "Andthat showed in the fourth quarter. Our intensity picked up andwe were able to force Indiana out of what they wanted to do andattacked them."


Jamaal Tinsley scored the first points of the fourth for thePacers at the 7:07 mark and cut their deficit to 78-75. ButCharlotte continued the offensive onslaught with a dunk byOkafor and Matt Carroll's second 3-pointer of the quarter.

Wallace's jumper from the left wing gave the Bobcats an 87-76advantage and capped the decisive 22-3 run by Charlotte.However, it was not easy for the Bobcats at the outset.

Indiana built an early 18-10 lead on the strong inside play byJermaine O'Neal and Danny Granger. But the Bobcats then scoredeight straight points, including six from Okafor, to tie thegame.


Troy Murphy netted the first six points of the second quarter tohelp the Pacers build a six-point lead. Charlotte took itsonly lead of the first half, 34-33, on a basket by Wallace,which capped a 7-0 run with Wallace and Felton providing all thescoring in the spurt.


However, Indiana was relentless as Mike Dunleavy, Jr. and Murphycombined for nine points during an impressive stretch for thePacers, who built their largest lead at 63-53 midway through thethird quarter. But they could not sustain it in the final 12minutes.


"They made some big plays and got a lot of offensive reboundsand we weren't able to do those things," Murphy said. "It'stough playing hard on defense and then give up all thoseoffensive rebounds. It's demoralizing."


O'Neal had 18 points and eight rebounds and Granger added 15points for the Pacers, who have lost two in a row since asurprising 3-0 start to the season.