GAME THREAD: NBA: WASHINGTON (0-0) at INDIANA (0-0)

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 85
INDIANA 86 5:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 93
INDIANA 96 2:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 103
INDIANA 103 END OF 4TH QTR GOING INTO OVERTIME</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA END OF REG 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 23 22 25 33 103
INDIANA 28 20 22 33 103 END OF REG
NBA WASHINGTON AT INDIANA

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 4TH QUARTER

WAS - GILBERT ARENAS 31, ANTAWN JAMISON 27,
CARON BUTLER 15
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 20, JAMAAL TINSLEY 17,
DANNY GRANGER 13</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA END OF REG 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 23 22 25 33 103
INDIANA 28 20 22 33 103 END OF REG
NBA WASHINGTON AT INDIANA

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 4TH QUARTER

WAS - GILBERT ARENAS 31, ANTAWN JAMISON 27,
CARON BUTLER 15
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 20, JAMAAL TINSLEY 18,
STEPHEN GRAHAM 13</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 106
INDIANA 111 2:40 LEFT, 1ST OT</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 110
INDIANA 119 FINAL IN 1ST OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 1OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 23 22 25 33 7 110
INDIANA 28 20 22 33 16 119 FINAL IN 1ST OT

HIGH SCORERS: WAS - GILBERT ARENAS 34, ANTAWN JAMISON 27,
CARON BUTLER 19
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 25, JAMAAL TINSLEY 20,
STEPHEN GRAHAM 20</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
WASHINGTON 110
INDIANA 119 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at INDIANA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (110) AT INDIANA (119)

WASHINGTON

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

C BUTLER F 47:50 6-17 7-11 3 8 11 0 5 3 8 19
A JAMISON F 43:49 8-25 8-9 4 12 16 3 4 1 3 27
B HAYWOOD C 29:41 4-8 2-4 11 2 13 1 3 0 0 10
D STEVENSON G 18:25 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3
G ARENAS G 43:50 10-25 13-19 1 7 8 3 5 1 5 34
N YOUNG 6:53 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3
A BLATCHE 13:44 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 2
A DANIELS 29:12 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 4
D SONGAILA 21:59 2-8 2-2 3 1 4 2 4 0 1 6
R MASON JR 7:40 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
D MCGUIRE 1:57 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
O PECHEROV DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

TOTALS 265:00 36-99 32-45 23 33 56 15 30 6 18 110
(.364) (.711) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 18 (22 PTS)

INDIANA

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

D GRANGER F 36:01 7-17 1-2 3 10 13 1 5 2 5 20
I DIOGU F 22:37 5-11 3-3 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 13
J FOSTER C 29:15 3-8 0-0 2 4 6 1 6 1 2 6
M DUNLEAVY G 45:47 7-17 8-10 1 11 12 4 1 0 1 25
J TINSLEY G 37:34 6-15 6-8 2 7 9 8 4 3 1 20
D HARRISON 31:06 4-5 5-5 3 2 5 1 5 4 3 13
M DANIELS 19:57 3-8 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 9
T DIENER 15:26 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 5
C SIMS 7:42 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
K RUSH 9:38 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
A OWENS 9:57 0-1 5-6 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 5
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 265:00 38-92 30-36 14 42 56 20 33 12 17 119
(.413) (.833) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 17 (22 PTS)

WASHINGTON 23 22 25 33 7 - 110
INDIANA 28 20 22 33 16 - 119

BLOCKED SHOTS: WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 2, A JAMISON, D STEVENSON, B HAYWOOD,
C BUTLER. INDIANA - D HARRISON 3, D GRANGER 2, M DANIELS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: WASHINGTON 6-20 (.300), C BUTLER 0-1, A JAMISON 3-
6, D STEVENSON 1-2, G ARENAS 1-8, N YOUNG 1-1, D SONGAILA 0-1, R MASON JR 0-
1. INDIANA 13-29 (.448), D GRANGER 5-9, M DUNLEAVY 3-5, J TINSLEY 2-
5, M DANIELS 1-3, T DIENER 1-4, K RUSH 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, JOE CRAWFORD, ORLANDIS POOLE.
A - 16,212. T - 2:44.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Gilbert Arenas was up to his oldtricks, but Mike Dunleavy and the Indiana Pacers had the lastlaugh.


Dunleavy had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and hit a crucial3-pointer in overtime as the Pacers held on for a 119-110victory over Arenas and the Washington Wizards in the seasonopener for both teams on Tuesday.


Arenas, who has a penchant for hitting big shots, had 34 pointsand knotted the game at 103-103 with a 3-pointer from the top ofthe key as time expired to send the game to overtime.

The Pacers responded to Arenas' game-tying shot by going on a5-0 spurt midway through the extra session and pulled away on ashot from the arc by Dunleavy that made it 111-106 with 2:42 toplay.


In a game that featured 18 ties and 25 lead changes, the Pacersoutscored the Wizards 16-7 in overtime.


Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarterand overtime, adding eight assists and nine rebounds forIndiana, which was playing without All-Star forward JermaineO'Neal and forward Troy Murphy.


The Wizards trailed, 103-100, in regulation after a pair of freethrows by Tinsley. However, Arenas did what he does best,drilling a step-back 3-pointer from the top of the key overTinsley at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.

After Antawn Jamison cut the Wizards' deficit to 94-93 with a3-pointer with 3:43 left in regulation, Tinsley scored histeam's next four points to help Indiana to a 98-96 lead with2:13 remaining.


Indiana's lead remained at that margin until Tinsley drove thelane and found Marquis Daniels in the left corner for whatappeared to be a back-breaking 3-pointer that put them up 101-96with 1:09 left in regulation.


But Jamison answered with a 3-pointer of his own to pull theWizards within 101-99 with 55 seconds to play.


Butler made one of two free throws to cut the lead to 101-100,but Tinsley nailed a pair from the free-throw line to make it103-100 - setting the stage for Arenas' heroics.


Jamison had an outstanding night for Washington, scoring 27points and grabbing 16 rebounds. However, the Wizards failed tohit crucial free throws down the stretch and shot just 71percent (32-of-45) from the free-throw line.

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Gilbert Arenas was up to his oldtricks, but Mike Dunleavy and the Indiana Pacers had the lastlaugh.


Dunleavy had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and hit a crucial3-pointer in overtime as the Pacers held on for a 119-110victory over Arenas and the Washington Wizards in the seasonopener for both teams on Wednesday.


Arenas, who has a penchant for hitting big shots, had 34 pointsand knotted the game at 103-103 with a 3-pointer from the top ofthe key as time expired to send the game to overtime.

The Pacers responded to Arenas' game-tying shot by going on a5-0 spurt midway through the extra session and pulled away on ashot from the arc by Dunleavy that made it 111-106 with 2:42 toplay.


In a game that featured 18 ties and 25 lead changes, the Pacersoutscored the Wizards 16-7 in overtime.


Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarterand overtime, adding eight assists and nine rebounds forIndiana, which was playing without All-Star forward JermaineO'Neal and forward Troy Murphy.


The Wizards trailed, 103-100, in regulation after a pair of freethrows by Tinsley. However, Arenas did what he does best,drilling a step-back 3-pointer from the top of the key overTinsley at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.

After Antawn Jamison cut the Wizards' deficit to 94-93 with a3-pointer with 3:43 left in regulation, Tinsley scored histeam's next four points to help Indiana to a 98-96 lead with2:13 remaining.


Indiana's lead remained at that margin until Tinsley drove thelane and found Marquis Daniels in the left corner for whatappeared to be a back-breaking 3-pointer that put them up 101-96with 1:09 left in regulation.


But Jamison answered with a 3-pointer of his own to pull theWizards within 101-99 with 55 seconds to play.


Butler made one of two free throws to cut the lead to 101-100,but Tinsley nailed a pair from the free-throw line to make it103-100 - setting the stage for Arenas' heroics.


Jamison had an outstanding night for Washington, scoring 27points and grabbing 16 rebounds. However, the Wizards failed tohit crucial free throws down the stretch and shot just 71percent (32-of-45) from the free-throw line.

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Gilbert Arenas was up to his oldtricks, but Mike Dunleavy and the Indiana Pacers had the lastlaugh.


Dunleavy had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and hit a crucial3-pointer in overtime as the Pacers held on for a 119-110victory over Arenas and the Washington Wizards in the seasonopener for both teams on Wednesday.


Arenas, who has a penchant for hitting big shots, had 34 pointsand knotted the game at 103-103 with a 3-pointer from the top ofthe key as time expired to send the game to overtime.

"I'm always feeling like I'm going to make the shot," Arenassaid. "I never doubt myself. I did it again, but it wasn'tenough to bring us the victory."


"I think a lot of teams could allow that (Arenas' 3-pointer) tobe demoralizing, but we hung in there," Dunleavy said. "That'sgoing to be the way we are this year. We have a tough mindset.We may not be the most talented bunch or the sexiest bunch, butwe're going to hang in there and play tough."


The Pacers responded to Arenas' game-tying shot by going on a5-0 spurt midway through the extra session and pulled away on ashot from the arc by Dunleavy that made it 111-106 with 2:42 toplay.


"We battled," Dunleavy said. "We played hard. That was a goodwin for us. We hung in there, and we'll take it for an opener."

In a game that featured 18 ties and 25 lead changes, the Pacersoutscored the Wizards 16-7 in overtime.


"This was a terrific win for our franchise," new Pacers coachJim O'Brien said. "I'm very, very proud of our guys. Our workethic in the preseason paid off."


Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarterand overtime, adding eight assists and nine rebounds forIndiana, which was playing without All-Star forward JermaineO'Neal and forward Troy Murphy.


"I was just playing basketball," Tinsley said. "I was justtrying to get creative and make shots and be aggressive byputting pressure on them on the offensive end."


The Wizards trailed, 103-100, in regulation after a pair of freethrows by Tinsley. However, Arenas did what he does best,drilling a step-back 3-pointer from the top of the key overTinsley at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.

After Antawn Jamison cut the Wizards' deficit to 94-93 with a3-pointer with 3:43 left in regulation, Tinsley scored histeam's next four points to help Indiana to a 98-96 lead with2:13 remaining.


"(Tinsley) is one of the best in the league getting in the paintand making things happen," Dunleavy said. "He did that tonightwhen we needed it. We got a little stagnant out there out inthe fourth, and when the going got tough, he made some bigplays."


Indiana's lead remained at that margin until Tinsley drove thelane and found Marquis Daniels in the left corner for whatappeared to be a back-breaking 3-pointer that put them up 101-96with 1:09 left in regulation.


But Jamison answered with a 3-pointer of his own to pull theWizards within 101-99 with 55 seconds to play.


Butler made one of two free throws to cut the lead to 101-100,but Tinsley nailed a pair from the free-throw line to make it103-100 - setting the stage for Arenas' heroics.


"He's always got confidence," Washington coach Eddie Jordansaid. "He's a big shot-maker. He made it."


Jamison had an outstanding night for Washington, scoring 27points and grabbing 16 rebounds. However, the Wizards failed tohit crucial free throws down the stretch and shot just 71percent (32-of-45) from the free-throw line.


"The difference between this game was the free throws," Arenassaid. "When you're getting fouled, you have to put the ball inthe basket."