GAME THREAD: NBA: CHICAGO (7-12) at INDIANA (10-11)

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA CHICAGO 85
INDIANA 103 8:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: CHICAGO (7-12) at INDIANA (10-11)

I still have a hard time considering Thomas a big. I think the only reason he's considered one is that he can't shoot worth a damn. If he could shoot the 3 ball, everyone would call him a SF.</p>

 

Re: NBA: CHICAGO (7-12) at INDIANA (10-11)

Yeah....I'm done with this game. Ridiculous. Luol Deng is such a horrible "star". The guy doesn't pass the ball. He is a complete blackhole. I think he is quickly becoming the Zach Randolph of small forwards.</p>

Gordon tries valiantly, I think, but when no one else on the team will step up (especially with Nocioni not playing well), he isn't going to get much done being doubled and triple dog hounded.</p>

I think the offense looked the best, spacing wise with Aaron Gray on the floor. Skiles needs to develop him fast, because this team needs Gray to succeed. He makes the spacing so much better with his ability to post up, and he is the only one on the team that knows how to set a solid screen.</p>

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Re: NBA: CHICAGO (7-12) at INDIANA (10-11)

Skiles looks like he's given up on this game too with Noah, Thabo, Kirk, Duhon, Gordon on the court.</p>

Thabo's our PF of the future!</p>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA CHICAGO 102
INDIANA 117 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHICAGO 29 23 25 25 102
INDIANA 20 33 40 24 117 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CHI - BEN GORDON 18, JOE SMITH 16, LUOL DENG
15
IND - KAREEM RUSH 22, JERMAINE O'NEAL 18,
JAMAAL TINSLEY 18</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CHICAGO 102
INDIANA 117 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (102) AT INDIANA (117)

CHICAGO

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

K HINRICH G 28:02 4-6 3-3 0 1 1 8 4 1 0 11
B GORDON G 38:34 7-21 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 1 1 18
J SMITH F 21:42 7-14 2-2 3 2 5 3 3 2 0 16
L DENG F 33:09 5-15 5-5 3 4 7 0 4 1 1 15
B WALLACE C 25:07 0-3 0-0 3 3 6 2 2 1 0 0
C DUHON 25:29 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 4 1 1 4 4
A NOCIONI 21:27 4-9 1-1 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 11
J NOAH 14:07 2-5 5-5 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 9
A GRAY 9:12 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 3
T THOMAS 9:03 4-6 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 8
T SEFOLOSHA 8:52 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 5
A GRIFFIN 5:16 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
D NICHOLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V KHRYAPA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-89 23-24 14 23 37 23 22 8 12 102
(.427) (.958) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 41:34 7-14 2-2 0 3 3 8 3 3 3 18
M DUNLEAVY G 27:27 5-9 4-4 1 8 9 6 3 0 4 17
J O'NEAL F 35:40 7-11 4-5 2 7 9 0 3 1 2 18
D GRANGER F 24:13 4-9 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 1 2 9
T MURPHY C 14:39 2-4 4-4 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 8
M DANIELS 34:07 8-10 1-2 1 6 7 3 1 0 0 18
K RUSH 30:23 9-13 1-1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 22
S WILLIAMS 15:07 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 5
D HARRISON 10:05 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
T DIENER 2:15 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A OWENS 2:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
C SIMS 2:15 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J FOSTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I DIOGU DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 44-79 18-20 7 32 39 30 23 5 16 117
(.557) (.900) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

CHICAGO 29 23 25 25 - 102
INDIANA 20 33 40 24 - 117

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - B WALLACE 2, A GRAY, J NOAH. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 4,
S WILLIAMS 2, J TINSLEY, M DANIELS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 3-10 (.300), K HINRICH 0-1, B GORDON 0-
3, A NOCIONI 2-4, T SEFOLOSHA 1-2. INDIANA 11-24 (.458), J TINSLEY 2-
4, M DUNLEAVY 3-5, D GRANGER 1-3, T MURPHY 0-1, M DANIELS 1-2, K RUSH 3-
6, S WILLIAMS 1-2, T DIENER 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CHICAGO - T THOMAS. INDIANA - T MURPHY 2, COACH
O'BRIEN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ELY ROE, SCOTT FOSTER, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 10,381. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (102)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Hinrich 28:02 4-6 3-3 0-1 8 4 11
B Gordon 38:34 7-21 4-4 0-5 1 2 18
J Smith 21:42 7-14 2-2 3-5 3 3 16
L Deng 33:09 5-15 5-5 3-7 0 4 15
B Wallace 25:07 0-3 0-0 3-6 2 2 0
C Duhon 25:29 1-3 2-2 1-2 4 1 4
A Nocioni 21:27 4-9 1-1 0-0 1 4 11
J Noah 14:07 2-5 5-5 2-4 1 1 9
A Gray 9:12 1-3 1-2 0-1 3 1 3
T Thomas 9:03 4-6 0-0 2-3 0 0 8
T Sefolosha 8:52 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 5
A Griffin 5:16 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
D Nichols DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V Khryapa DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-89 23-24 14-37 23 22 102
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.958. 3-Point Goals:
3-10, .300 (K Hinrich 0-1, B Gordon 0-3, A
Nocioni 2-4, T Sefolosha 1-2). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:4 (B Wallace 2, A Gray, J
Noah). Turnovers:12 (C Duhon 4, A Nocioni 4,
A Griffin, J Noah, L Deng, B Gordon). Steals:
8 (J Smith 2, K Hinrich, C Duhon, B Gordon, B
Wallace, L Deng, T Sefolosha).


INDIANA (117)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 41:34 7-14 2-2 0-3 8 3 18
M Dunleavy 27:27 5-9 4-4 1-9 6 3 17
J O'Neal 35:40 7-11 4-5 2-9 0 3 18
D Granger 24:13 4-9 0-0 0-1 4 5 9
T Murphy 14:39 2-4 4-4 0-3 2 2 8
M Daniels 34:07 8-10 1-2 1-7 3 1 18
K Rush 30:23 9-13 1-1 0-2 3 2 22
S Williams 15:07 1-3 2-2 0-2 3 1 5
D Harrison 10:05 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 0
T Diener 2:15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
A Owens 2:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
C Sims 2:15 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
J Foster DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I Diogu DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-79 18-20 7-39 30 23 117
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.557, FT-.900. 3-Point Goals:
11-24, .458 (J Tinsley 2-4, M Dunleavy 3-5, D
Granger 1-3, T Murphy 0-1, M Daniels 1-2, K
Rush 3-6, S Williams 1-2, T Diener 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:8 (J O'Neal 4, S
Williams 2, J Tinsley, M Daniels).
Turnovers:16 (M Dunleavy 4, J Tinsley 3, J
O'Neal 2, D Granger 2, S Williams 2, T Murphy
2, D Harrison). Steals: 5 (J Tinsley 3, J
O'Neal, D Granger).

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CHICAGO 29 23 25 25 - 102
INDIANA 20 33 40 24 - 117
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Chicago - 1 (T Thomas, 3:51
2nd). Indiana - 3 (T Murphy, 3:51 2nd; T
Murphy, 4:52 2nd; COACH O'Brien, 8:37 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,381. T: N/A.
Officials: Ely Roe, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin.</div>

 

Re: NBA: CHICAGO (7-12) at INDIANA (10-11)

Wow. I'm surprised. Who would've expected Chitown at 7-13 and Indiana at 11-11?</p>

Oh well, these are some good numbers for my fantasy team.</p>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (102) AT INDIANA (117)

CHICAGO

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

K HINRICH G 28:02 4-6 3-3 0 1 1 8 4 1 0 11
B GORDON G 38:34 7-21 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 1 1 18
J SMITH F 21:42 7-14 2-2 3 2 5 3 3 2 0 16
L DENG F 33:09 5-15 5-5 3 4 7 0 4 1 1 15
B WALLACE C 25:07 0-3 0-0 3 3 6 2 2 1 0 0
C DUHON 25:29 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 4 1 1 4 4
A NOCIONI 21:27 4-9 1-1 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 11
J NOAH 14:07 2-5 5-5 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 9
A GRAY 9:12 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 3
T THOMAS 9:03 4-6 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 8
T SEFOLOSHA 8:52 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 5
A GRIFFIN 5:16 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
D NICHOLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V KHRYAPA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-89 23-24 14 23 37 23 22 8 12 102
(.427) (.958) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13 (17 PTS)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 41:34 7-14 2-2 0 3 3 8 3 3 3 18
M DUNLEAVY G 27:27 5-9 4-4 1 8 9 6 3 0 4 17
J O'NEAL F 35:40 7-11 4-5 2 7 9 0 3 1 2 18
D GRANGER F 24:13 4-9 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 1 2 9
T MURPHY C 14:39 2-4 4-4 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 8
M DANIELS 34:07 8-10 1-2 1 6 7 3 1 0 0 18
K RUSH 30:23 9-13 1-1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 22
S WILLIAMS 15:07 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 5
D HARRISON 10:05 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
T DIENER 2:15 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A OWENS 2:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
C SIMS 2:15 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
J FOSTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I DIOGU DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 44-79 18-20 7 32 39 30 23 5 16 117
(.557) (.900) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (23 PTS)

CHICAGO 29 23 25 25 - 102
INDIANA 20 33 40 24 - 117

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - B WALLACE 2, A GRAY, J NOAH. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 4,
S WILLIAMS 2, J TINSLEY, M DANIELS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 3-10 (.300), K HINRICH 0-1, B GORDON 0-
3, A NOCIONI 2-4, T SEFOLOSHA 1-2. INDIANA 11-24 (.458), J TINSLEY 2-
4, M DUNLEAVY 3-5, D GRANGER 1-3, T MURPHY 0-1, M DANIELS 1-2, K RUSH 3-
6, S WILLIAMS 1-2, T DIENER 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CHICAGO - T THOMAS (EJECTED). INDIANA - T MURPHY
(EJECTED) 2, COACH O'BRIEN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ELY ROE, SCOTT FOSTER, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 10,381. T - 2:12.</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at INDIANA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (102)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Hinrich 28:02 4-6 3-3 0-1 8 4 11
B Gordon 38:34 7-21 4-4 0-5 1 2 18
J Smith 21:42 7-14 2-2 3-5 3 3 16
L Deng 33:09 5-15 5-5 3-7 0 4 15
B Wallace 25:07 0-3 0-0 3-6 2 2 0
C Duhon 25:29 1-3 2-2 1-2 4 1 4
A Nocioni 21:27 4-9 1-1 0-0 1 4 11
J Noah 14:07 2-5 5-5 2-4 1 1 9
A Gray 9:12 1-3 1-2 0-1 3 1 3
T Thomas 9:03 4-6 0-0 2-3 0 0 8
T Sefolosha 8:52 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 5
A Griffin 5:16 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
D Nichols DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V Khryapa DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-89 23-24 14-37 23 22 102
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.958. 3-Point Goals:
3-10, .300 (K Hinrich 0-1, B Gordon 0-3, A
Nocioni 2-4, T Sefolosha 1-2). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:4 (B Wallace 2, A Gray, J
Noah). Turnovers:12 (C Duhon 4, A Nocioni 4,
A Griffin, J Noah, L Deng, B Gordon). Steals:
8 (J Smith 2, K Hinrich, C Duhon, B Gordon, B
Wallace, L Deng, T Sefolosha).


INDIANA (117)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 41:34 7-14 2-2 0-3 8 3 18
M Dunleavy 27:27 5-9 4-4 1-9 6 3 17
J O'Neal 35:40 7-11 4-5 2-9 0 3 18
D Granger 24:13 4-9 0-0 0-1 4 5 9
T Murphy 14:39 2-4 4-4 0-3 2 2 8
M Daniels 34:07 8-10 1-2 1-7 3 1 18
K Rush 30:23 9-13 1-1 0-2 3 2 22
S Williams 15:07 1-3 2-2 0-2 3 1 5
D Harrison 10:05 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 0
T Diener 2:15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
A Owens 2:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
C Sims 2:15 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
J Foster DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I Diogu DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-79 18-20 7-39 30 23 117
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.557, FT-.900. 3-Point Goals:
11-24, .458 (J Tinsley 2-4, M Dunleavy 3-5, D
Granger 1-3, T Murphy 0-1, M Daniels 1-2, K
Rush 3-6, S Williams 1-2, T Diener 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:8 (J O'Neal 4, S
Williams 2, J Tinsley, M Daniels).
Turnovers:16 (M Dunleavy 4, J Tinsley 3, J
O'Neal 2, D Granger 2, S Williams 2, T Murphy
2, D Harrison). Steals: 5 (J Tinsley 3, J
O'Neal, D Granger).

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CHICAGO 29 23 25 25 - 102
INDIANA 20 33 40 24 - 117
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Chicago - 1 (T Thomas
(ejected), 3:51 2nd). Indiana - 3 (T Murphy
(ejected), 3:51 2nd; T Murphy, 4:52 2nd;
COACH O'Brien, 8:37 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,381. T: 2:12.
Officials: Ely Roe, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy scored 15 of his 17points in the second half and Kareem Rush added 22 off the benchas the Indiana Pacers posted a 117-102 victory over the ChicagoBulls on Wednesday.


Jermaine O'Neal chipped in 18 points and seven rebounds forIndiana, which had five players in double figures and shot 55percent (44-of-79) from the floor.


Dunleavy scored 12 points during a third quarter in which thePacers outscored the Bulls, 40-25, to take a 93-77 lead headinginto the final period.


Rush provided a big spark off the bench as he shot 9-of-13 fromthe floor, including 3-of-5 from the arc. The Pacers hit 113-pointers and led by double digits the entire fourth quarter.

Ben Gordon scored 18 points for Chicago, which lost for thesecond time in seven games and fell to just 2-17 at ConsecoFieldhouse since 1998-99.


The Pacers trailed, 58-56, in the third quarter before a 15-2run that included five points from both Jamaal Tinsley and Rushgave Indiana a 71-60 lead with 7:28 left in the quarter.

Chicago led by as many as 16 points in the first half, going<div class="pre">ahead, 38-22, on Kirk Hinrich's layup with 9:23 to play in the</div>second quarter. Indiana promptly went on a 31-14 run to closethe half to take a 53-52 lead at the break.


The first half saw a lot of action in more ways than one. Bullsforward Tyrus Thomas and Pacers forward Troy Murphy wereejected in the second quarter after a brief scuffle.

Murphy and Thomas each drew a technical foul at Chicago's end ofthe floor with 3:51 left in the second period and were booted.

Thomas snatched the ball from Murphy after the play whileswinging his elbows, and Murphy then shoved Thomas to the floor,leading to Thomas shoving Murphy in the face.


Official Scott Foster held Murphy back by his jersey. It wasthe second technical for Murphy, who received one earlier forarguing a call.


Murphy and Thomas each had eight points before their earlyexits.

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy scored 15 of his 17points in the second half and Kareem Rush added 22 off the benchas the Indiana Pacers posted a 117-102 victory over the ChicagoBulls on Wednesday.


Jermaine O'Neal chipped in 18 points and seven rebounds forIndiana, which had five players in double figures and shot 55percent (44-of-79) from the floor.


Dunleavy scored 12 points during a third quarter in which thePacers outscored the Bulls, 40-25, to take a 93-77 lead headinginto the final period.


"Everybody had opportunities, everybody made plays and it was agood team effort," Dunleavy said. "Especially in the secondhalf, we shot it well and moved it well, and when we do that, weare pretty hard to guard."


Rush provided a big spark off the bench as he shot 9-of-13 fromthe floor, including 3-of-5 from the arc. The Pacers hit 113-pointers and led by double digits the entire fourth quarter.

"I was struggling a little bit early in the season," Rush said."But the last couple of (games) I've had a chance to play moreminutes and was able to get in a better rhythm. We are a teamthat likes to score a lot of points and we had a lot of guys getinvolved tonight."


Ben Gordon scored 18 points for Chicago, which lost for thesecond time in seven games and fell to just 2-17 at ConsecoFieldhouse since 1998-99.


"We struggled in transition defense all night," Bulls coachScott Skiles said. "We struggled overall defensively, and oncethey started getting some stops and pushing the ball, we hadsome difficulties. If you are missing shots and not sprintingback and finding a man in transition, with this team, it's a badmix."


The Pacers trailed, 58-56, in the third quarter before a 15-2run that included five points from both Jamaal Tinsley and Rushgave Indiana a 71-60 lead with 7:28 left in the quarter.

Chicago led by as many as 16 points in the first half at 38-22on Kirk Hinrich's layup with 9:23 to play in the second quarter.But Indiana promptly went on a 31-14 run to close the half totake a 53-52 lead at the break.


"It's not like we didn't know what we were walking into,"Hinrich said. "We knew they like to get up and down, and weknew they had good shooters. We just didn't do a good job ofexecuting defensively."


The first half saw a lot of action in more ways than one. Bullsforward Tyrus Thomas and Pacers forward Troy Murphy wereejected in the second quarter after a brief scuffle.

Murphy and Thomas each drew a technical foul at Chicago's end ofthe floor with 3:51 left in the second period and were booted.

Thomas snatched the ball from Murphy after the play whileswinging his elbows, and Murphy then shoved Thomas to the floor,leading to Thomas shove Murphy in the face.


Official Scott Foster held Murphy back by his jersey. It wasthe second technical for Murphy, who received one earlier forarguing a call.


Murphy and Thomas each had eight points before their earlyexits.


"We appreciate Murph getting thrown out of the game and gettingus going," O'Neal said with a smile. "In some situations likethat when a coach gets a technical or there is an altercation,it makes guys re-focus and pick up the intensity."

"No hard feelings, at least on my end," Thomas said. "It's justbasketball. In football (after the play) they push and shoveand no one says anything. I regret it because I felt like Icould have helped us win, but it happens."