<div align="center"> -VS- <font color="Purple">Sacramento Kings</font> (13-6) @ <font color="Sandybrown">The Indiana Pacers</font> (10-9) TIME & LOCATION Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Sat, Dec 11, 2004 08:00 PM <font color="Purple">The Sacramento Kings Lineup</font> FRONT COURT: C: BRAD MILLER - PF: CHRIS WEBBER - SF: PEJA STOJAKOVIC BACK COURT: PG: MIKE BIBBY - SG: DOUG CHRISTIE KEY RESERVE: PG: BOBBY JACKSON HEAD COACH: RICK ADELMAN (674 W - 413 L) 7th Season With SACRAMENTO <font color="red">KINGS INJURY REPORT:</font> G: Courtney Alexander (IR) -------------------------------------- <font color="Sandybrown">The Indiana Pacers Lineup:</font> FRONT COURT: C: DAVID HARRISON - PF: JEFF FOSTER - SF: JAMES JONES BACK COURT: PG: ANTHONY JOHNSON - SG: REGGIE MILLER KEY RESERVE: F: AUSTIN CROSHERE HEAD COACH: RICK CARLISLE (171 W - 93 L) 2nd Season with INDIANA <font color="red">PACERS INJURY REPORT:</font> G Jamaal Tinsley (ankle; questionable) C Scot Pollard (back) F Jonathan Bender (knee) F Ron Artest (Suspended) G/F Stephen Jackson (Suspended) F Jermaine O'Neal (Suspended) -------------------------------------- LAST MEETING: December 3rd, 2004 <font color="red">Indiana 22 25 20 20 -- 87 Sacramento 30 30 31 22 -- 113</font> NOTABLE MENTIONS: SAC - Chris Webber: 29 Pts & 8 Rebs SAC - Brad Miller: 17 Pts & 13 Rebs IND - Jamaal Tinsley: 21 Pts & 6 Asts TEAM PERCENTAGES: SAC: FG .500, 3PT .250, FT .895. IND: FG .461, 3PT .389, FT .526. REBOUNDS: SAC: 57 IND: 28 POINTS IN PAINT: Pacers 40, Kings 52. 2nd CHANCE POINTS: Pacers 7, Kings 24. BIGGEST LEAD: Pacers 2, Kings 32. Attendance: 17,317 (17,317). Time of Game: 2:16. Officials: Tom Washington, Ron Olesiak, Jason Phillips -------------------------------------- PLAYERS TO WATCH PEJA STOJAKOVIC & REGGIE MILLER</div> Two of the best long range performers in the game today, and this game?s tempo is likely to embrace such a shoot out between these two superstars. Peja started the season slow, but has since picked up his perimeter shooting, placing him fourth in the league in three pointers made and boosting his scoring average back up to 21 per game. Reggie Miller has led his team in scoring in his first three games back, averaging 24 points per game and shooting 9-20 from three point, including a 32 point peformance Tuesday Night in which he was 11-18 from the field and 4-7 from long range. KjX3's PREDICTION Indiana hasn?t held strong since the departure of their big three, Jermaine, Ron, and Stephen, however players off their bench have indeed stepped up to the task at hand to insure this team will not be taken for granted. Coming into Saturday Night Indiana holds a record of 10-9, losing 7 of their last 10 games, but have held their ground at home where they have a 6-3 record. Sacramento on the other hand is a team headed in a completely different direction, winning 12 of their last 14 games, with their two losses suffered at the hands of Minnesota on two separate occasions. Sacramento is likely to enter Saturday Night?s game with their heads still high, knowing they?re one of the hottest teams In the league. The biggest factor in Saturday Night?s contest will likely be scoring for Indiana, although they?ve received a healthy Reggie Miller back, they still have to both contain Sacramento?s explosive scoring, and yet find a way to somehow match it with the players still remaining on their roster. Sacramento stays ranked within the top 3 in the NBA in terms of points per game at 102.6, while Indiana slowly declined after enduring their losses of personnel, falling to 20th amongst the league at just 93.6 per contest. In the end I believe Sacramento will have proved their offensive barrage is simply too much for the Pacers lineup which is truly unmatched in their current state. Look for the big names to continue on with big games, Webber, Miller, Peja, Jackson, and Bibby will all likely have big offensive nights. It?s a very good chance The Kings come out Saturday Night with 6 players in double figures, and outscore The Pacers. I see a shootout in the making, embraced by Sacramento, and they?ll eventually run up the score and hold the game out of reach from The Pacers. Final Score, 111 to 99.
Great Preview James I Think coming off last night's loss against Minnesota,the Kings are looking for a team to take out their loss on and the Pacers will be the poor saps here LOL. It will be a closely contested game here,as our Offense will be good enough to get over Indiana's D..as far as our D goes..i think we will have a decent outing here,but don't expect an outstanding Defense coming from us tonight against Indy. Like the last game we played against the Pacers,the Kings will once again come out on top and win. Kings 98 Pacers 96
That's a great preivew man. I gotta agree with both of you. I think that the Kings will come into this game with a little anger, and will be looking to take it out on the undermanned Pacers. To me, this will be a big test to the character of the teams. If the Kings can come out and play thier game and keep playing D like they have so far this year, they should win this one easily. BTW: Didn't the Kings release Courtney Alexander a couple weeks ago?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting sactomofo:</div><div class="quote_post">BTW: Didn't the Kings release Courtney Alexander a couple weeks ago?</div> He's still listed on their offical roster off their website, but I haven't heard much about him lately.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting King James X3:</div><div class="quote_post">He's still listed on their offical roster off their website, but I haven't heard much about him lately.</div> It's funny for a guy that everybody's been hearing about being released by the Kings still being on the website as an offical member on their roster.weird :-o Anyways back to the game thread...The Kings should win this game like i said before..the Pacers have a decent team,but the Kings seem to have a harder edge to their playing as of late,and with the edgeier type of ballplaying(agressive offense,and more agressive Defense)as of late,most of these games are ending up in our favor. Is it me or do the Kings seem to play more agressive by the game?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Is it me or do the Kings seem to play more agressive by the game?</div>I dont understand this. Do you mean to say more aggressive game by game? On the game, the kings just outmatch indiana at every position.Im predicting a win in convincing fashion.
well they somehow managed to pull it off. i know it was in indiana and all, but against their current team and one that is carrying a 5 game losing streak it was a bit dissapointing.
Glad to see they got the win at least.How did they only manage to score 95 points in a game that went into overtime with the field goal percentage and assists they ended up with ?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GiantMidget:</div><div class="quote_post">I dont understand this. Do you mean to say more aggressive game by game? On the game, the kings just outmatch indiana at every position.Im predicting a win in convincing fashion.</div> That's what i meant...there playing more agressive on each game. Anyways an OT Win is good enough.A Great well fought win for the Kings
