GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (7-8) at PORTLAND (5-9)

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 69
PORTLAND 68 8:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 83
PORTLAND 82 2:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 87
PORTLAND 84 0:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 95
PORTLAND 89 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 17 25 25 28 95
PORTLAND 22 24 13 30 89 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - DANNY GRANGER 23, MIKE DUNLEAVY 20,
JAMAAL TINSLEY 15
POR - TRAVIS OUTLAW 26, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 22,
JARRETT JACK 12</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 95
PORTLAND 89 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (95) AT PORTLAND (89)

INDIANA

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

D GRANGER F 40:24 7-16 7-8 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 23
T MURPHY F 20:00 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 8
J FOSTER C 36:41 5-9 1-4 8 9 17 3 2 0 0 11
M DUNLEAVY G 37:07 7-12 4-4 3 8 11 2 0 3 4 20
J TINSLEY G 40:30 4-16 6-6 1 5 6 10 2 5 6 15
S WILLIAMS 20:30 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 6
D HARRISON 14:48 1-2 1-4 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 3
M DANIELS 5:07 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
K RUSH 21:23 4-10 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 9
T DIENER 3:30 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C SIMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-79 19-26 15 36 51 24 17 10 18 95
(.430) (.731) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 18 (18 PTS)

PORTLAND

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

M WEBSTER F 36:08 4-12 0-0 2 6 8 1 2 0 1 10
L ALDRIDGE F 37:57 10-17 2-2 4 5 9 0 3 0 2 22
J PRZYBILLA C 24:16 2-5 2-2 1 5 6 0 3 0 1 6
B ROY G 33:50 4-14 0-2 3 7 10 8 1 3 4 10
S BLAKE G 23:53 0-5 0-0 1 0 1 5 0 2 2 0
T OUTLAW 30:55 11-21 3-5 3 4 7 2 2 2 2 26
J JACK 33:59 4-11 2-2 0 5 5 6 4 2 4 12
S RODRIGUEZ 14:52 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 3
R LAFRENTZ 4:10 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
C FRYE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T GREEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J MCROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-90 9-13 15 32 47 26 20 10 17 89
(.400) (.692) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 17 (18 PTS)

INDIANA 17 25 25 28 - 95
PORTLAND 22 24 13 30 - 89

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D GRANGER 3, J FOSTER, D HARRISON. PORTLAND -
T OUTLAW, L ALDRIDGE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-26 (.308), D GRANGER 2-6, T MURPHY 2-
3, M DUNLEAVY 2-5, J TINSLEY 1-8, S WILLIAMS 0-1, K RUSH 1-3. PORTLAND 8-
24 (.333), M WEBSTER 2-7, B ROY 2-4, S BLAKE 0-3, T OUTLAW 1-3, J JACK 2-
6, S RODRIGUEZ 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J FOSTER, J TINSLEY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, COURTNEY KIRKLAND, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 16,168. T - 2:12.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at PORTLAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 40:24 7-16 7-8 1-4 3 3 23
T Murphy 20:00 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 2 8
J Foster 36:41 5-9 1-4 8-17 3 2 11
M Dunleavy 37:07 7-12 4-4 3-11 2 0 20
J Tinsley 40:30 4-16 6-6 1-6 10 2 15
S Williams 20:30 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 6
D Harrison 14:48 1-2 1-4 1-2 0 4 3
M Daniels 5:07 0-1 0-0 0-3 1 0 0
K Rush 21:23 4-10 0-0 0-3 2 1 9
T Diener 3:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Sims DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-79 19-26 15-51 24 17 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
8-26, .308 (D Granger 2-6, T Murphy 2-3, M
Dunleavy 2-5, J Tinsley 1-8, S Williams 0-1,
K Rush 1-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:5 (D Granger 3, J Foster, D Harrison).
Turnovers:18 (J Tinsley 6, M Dunleavy 4, D
Granger 2, T Murphy, D Harrison, S Williams,
M Daniels, K Rush, T Diener). Steals: 10 (J
Tinsley 5, M Dunleavy 3, T Diener, D
Granger).


PORTLAND (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Webster 36:08 4-12 0-0 2-8 1 2 10
L Aldridge 37:57 10-17 2-2 4-9 0 3 22
J Przybilla 24:16 2-5 2-2 1-6 0 3 6
B Roy 33:50 4-14 0-2 3-10 8 1 10
S Blake 23:53 0-5 0-0 1-1 5 0 0
T Outlaw 30:55 11-21 3-5 3-7 2 2 26
J Jack 33:59 4-11 2-2 0-5 6 4 12
S Rodriguez 14:52 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 3
R LaFrentz 4:10 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 3 0
C Frye DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Green DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-90 9-13 15-47 26 20 89
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:
8-24, .333 (M Webster 2-7, B Roy 2-4, S Blake
0-3, T Outlaw 1-3, J Jack 2-6, S Rodriguez
1-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:2 (T
Outlaw, L Aldridge). Turnovers:17 (B Roy 4, J
Jack 4, S Blake 2, L Aldridge 2, T Outlaw 2,
J Przybilla, M Webster, S Rodriguez). Steals:
10 (B Roy 3, S Blake 2, J Jack 2, T Outlaw 2,
S Rodriguez).

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INDIANA 17 25 25 28 - 95
PORTLAND 22 24 13 30 - 89
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (J Foster, 9:17
2nd; J Tinsley, 10:05 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,168. T: 2:12.
Officials: Bill Spooner, Courtney Kirkland,
Tommy Nunez.</div>

 

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Danny Granger scored 23 points andMike Dunleavy added 20 points and 11 rebounds as the IndianaPacers survived a wild fourth quarter to earn a 95-89 win overthe Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.


Jeff Foster added 11 points and 17 rebounds for the Pacers, whowon their second straight of a four-game West Coast road trip.

Indiana made the final run in a furious fourth quarter to holdoff the young Blazers, who received a season-high 26 points fromTravis Outlaw off the bench.


The Pacers scored the first bucket of the final quarter beforethe Blazers ripped off a 13-0 run, capped off by SergioRodriguez's 3-pointer, to take a 72-69 lead with 8:08 to play.

Indiana responded with a 7-0 run, capped by Granger's 3-pointerwith 6:30 to play, to reclaim the lead, 76-72.


A pair of turnovers allowed the Blazers to climb back on top,when Jamaal Tinsley's bad pass led to Jarrett Jack's 3-pointerand Dunleavy's turnover led to LaMarcus Aldridge's dunk and a77-76 lead for Portland.


But the Pacers finished the game with a 13-6 run to seal thewin. Tinsley scored six points, Granger added five and Dunleavyfinished the run off with a pair of free throws.


Indiana, which earned a hard-fought victory in Denver onTuesday, looked sluggish in the early going. The Pacerscommitted five turnovers and connected on only five of theirfirst 18 shots.


Portland took advantage and gained a quick 22-13 lead, butIndiana scored the final four points of the period to pullwithin 22-17 after the first. Brandon Roy and Aldridge scoredeight points apiece in the quarter.


Roy connected on 2-of-5 shots in the first but managed just twopoints on 1-of-9 shooting the rest of the way.


The Blazers' five turnovers in the first six minutes of thesecond quarter allowed the visitors their first lead of the gamewhen Tinsley's free throws at the 6:34 mark capped a 9-2 runand gave Indiana a 33-31 lead.


Portland battled back against the equally sloppy Pacers to takea 46-42 lead at halftime. Both teams committed 11 turnovers inthe first half.


Down, 49-42, early in the third after Martell Webster's3-pointer, Indiana found a groove and rattled off 17 straightpoints to take a 59-49 lead with 5:05 remaining in the third.Tinsley again capped the run, this time with an uncontestedlay-in.


The lead grew to 67-55 before Outlaw scored four in a row at theend of the period to make it 67-59 going into the fourth.

Portland converted just 5-of-23 field goal attempts in thethird.

 

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Danny Granger scored 23 points andMike Dunleavy added 20 and 11 rebounds as the Indiana Pacerssurvived a wild fourth quarter to earn a 95-89 win over thePortland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.


Jeff Foster added 11 points and a season-high 17 rebounds forthe Pacers, who won their second straight in a four-game WestCoast road trip.


"It's nice to get out of here with a win," Foster said. "It'sthe tough games like this that makes or breaks a team, and afterwinning (Tuesday), we didn't want to have a letdown. For me, Ijust went out and tried to help. If I have a chance to crashthe glass and help create another shot, I will."


Indiana made the final run in a furious fourth quarter to holdoff the young Blazers, who received a season-high 26 points fromTravis Outlaw off the bench.


"It doesn't feel as good if we don't get that win," Outlaw said.

The Pacers scored the first bucket of the final quarter beforethe Blazers ripped off a 13-0 run, capped off by SergioRodriguez's 3-pointer, to take a 72-69 lead with 8:08 to play.

"We got a lead in the third but they were able to bring itback," Granger said. "The crowd got into it after that threeand it made for a real good game."


"You know this is the NBA and, when you're on the road, thiswill happen," Dunleavy said. "Teams are going to make a run. Weknew it was coming. We stood in there and hung our ground alittle. They are long and athletic but we were able topersevere and make some plays."


Indiana responded with a 7-0 run, capped by Granger's 3-pointerwith 6:30 to play, to reclaim the lead, 76-72.


"I shot it OK tonight," said Granger, whose big game came aftera season-low nine points on Tuesday.


Granger also had three blocks in the final quarter.

"I thought more about trying to contain Brandon Roy and didn'twant him to get off," he added. "That may have helped me relaxa little and helped me just play my game."


A pair of turnovers allowed the Blazers to climb back on top,when Jamaal Tinsley's bad pass led to Jarrett Jack's 3-pointerand Dunleavy's turnover led to LaMarcus Aldridge's dunk and a77-76 lead for Portland.


But the Pacers finished the game with a 13-6 run to seal thewin. Tinsley scored six points, Granger added five and Dunleavyfinished the run off with a pair of free throws.


Indiana, which earned a hard-fought victory in Denver onTuesday, looked sluggish in the early going. The Pacerscommitted five turnovers and connected on only five of theirfirst 18 shots.


"We were in a back-to-back after a big win in Denver (Tuesdaynight) and our guys were able to hang in there," Pacers coachJim O'Brien said. "Things were sloppy for us at first, but weplayed good defense in the third, and it came down to some bigshots in the fourth."


Portland took advantage and gained a quick 22-13 lead, butIndiana scored the final four points of the period to pullwithin 22-17 after the first. Roy and Aldridge scored eightpoints apiece in the quarter.


Roy connected on 2-of-5 shots in the first but managed just twopoints on 1-of-9 shooting the rest of the way.


"I don't think we are underacheiving but I think I'munderacheiving," said Roy, who made just 4-of-18 shots in hislast game.


"It's tough right now. My teammates are playing well for us andI'm not helping us out. Travis was huge for huge but I wasn'table to do what I'm capable of and that's maybe what hurt usdown the stretch."


The Blazers' five turnovers in the first six minutes of thesecond quarter allowed the visitors their first lead of the gamewhen Tinsley's free throws at the 6:34 mark capped a 9-2 runand gave Indiana a 33-31 lead.


Portland battled back against the equally sloppy Pacers to takea 46-42 lead at halftime. Both teams committed 11 turnovers inthe first half.


Down, 49-42, early in the third after Martell Webster's3-pointer, Indiana found a groove and rattled off 17 straightpoints to take a 59-49 lead with 5:05 remaining in the third.Tinsley again capped the run, this time with an uncontestedlayin.


The lead grew to 67-55 before Outlaw scored four in a row at theend of the period to make it 67-59 going into the fourth.

Portland converted just 5-of-23 field goal attempts in thethird.