GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (12-12) at NEW YORK (7-16)

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NBA: INDIANA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">INDIANA (119) AT NEW YORK (92)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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J TINSLEY G 32:05 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 12 2 3 6 2
D GRANGER G 37:15 6-12 2-2 1 8 9 2 2 1 3 16
J O'NEAL F 27:08 11-16 0-0 2 2 4 2 6 1 3 22
M DUNLEAVY F 36:54 13-18 7-7 0 7 7 4 2 1 3 36
T MURPHY C 33:03 6-9 0-0 1 8 9 2 3 1 3 17
J FOSTER 22:33 2-3 0-0 4 5 9 1 1 2 0 4
M DANIELS 18:58 7-12 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 14
D HARRISON 13:16 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 2
K RUSH 11:12 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
A OWENS 3:48 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
S WILLIAMS 3:48 1-2 1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
I DIOGU DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 49-84 10-10 9 35 44 29 23 10 19 119
(.583) (1.000) TEAM REBS: 2 TOTAL TO: 20 (21 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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F JONES G 29:05 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 2
J CRAWFORD G 41:26 4-14 4-4 1 1 2 5 1 4 2 13
Q RICHARDSON F 33:01 2-8 2-4 1 6 7 2 2 3 1 7
Z RANDOLPH F 38:37 11-20 2-2 3 6 9 3 1 2 5 26
E CURRY C 29:45 4-7 8-10 1 1 2 1 4 0 7 16
S MARBURY 29:46 5-13 6-10 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 16
D LEE 23:25 4-8 4-4 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 12
R BALKMAN 12:28 0-5 0-0 6 3 9 0 3 0 0 0
M COLLINS 2:27 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
M ROSE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J JEFFRIES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-79 28-36 15 25 40 16 15 12 18 92
(.380) (.778) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19 (23 PTS)

INDIANA 26 27 31 35 - 119
NEW YORK 27 19 26 20 - 92

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL 2, D GRANGER 2, K RUSH, D HARRISON.
NEW YORK - Z RANDOLPH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 11-23 (.478), J TINSLEY 0-1, D GRANGER 2-
5, M DUNLEAVY 3-5, T MURPHY 5-8, K RUSH 1-3, S WILLIAMS 0-1. NEW YORK 4-
14 (.286), J CRAWFORD 1-4, Q RICHARDSON 1-4, Z RANDOLPH 2-3, S MARBURY 0-
3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAVID GUTHRIE, DERRICK COLLINS, RON GARRETSON.
A - 17,932. T - 2:12.</div>

 

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NBA: INDIANA at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">INDIANA (119)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 32:05 1-8 0-0 0-1 12 2 2
D Granger 37:15 6-12 2-2 1-9 2 2 16
J O'Neal 27:08 11-16 0-0 2-4 2 6 22
M Dunleavy 36:54 13-18 7-7 0-7 4 2 36
T Murphy 33:03 6-9 0-0 1-9 2 3 17
J Foster 22:33 2-3 0-0 4-9 1 1 4
M Daniels 18:58 7-12 0-0 1-4 3 2 14
D Harrison 13:16 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 2
K Rush 11:12 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 3
A Owens 3:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
S Williams 3:48 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 3
I Diogu DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 49-84 10-10 9-44 29 23 119
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Percentages: FG-.583, FT-1.000. 3-Point
Goals: 11-23, .478 (J Tinsley 0-1, D Granger
2-5, M Dunleavy 3-5, T Murphy 5-8, K Rush
1-3, S Williams 0-1). Team Rebounds: 2.
Blocked Shots:6 (J O'Neal 2, D Granger 2, K
Rush, D Harrison). Turnovers:19 (J Tinsley 6,
J O'Neal 3, T Murphy 3, M Dunleavy 3, D
Granger 3, D Harrison). Steals: 10 (J Tinsley
3, J Foster 2, J O'Neal, T Murphy, M
Dunleavy, D Granger, M Daniels).


NEW YORK (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
F Jones 29:05 0-1 2-2 0-2 3 2 2
J Crawford 41:26 4-14 4-4 1-2 5 1 13
Q Richardson 33:01 2-8 2-4 1-7 2 2 7
Z Randolph 38:37 11-20 2-2 3-9 3 1 26
E Curry 29:45 4-7 8-10 1-2 1 4 16
S Marbury 29:46 5-13 6-10 1-2 2 1 16
D Lee 23:25 4-8 4-4 0-5 0 1 12
R Balkman 12:28 0-5 0-0 6-9 0 3 0
M Collins 2:27 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0
M Rose DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Jeffries DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Robinson DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 30-79 28-36 15-40 16 15 92
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Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
4-14, .286 (J Crawford 1-4, Q Richardson 1-4,
Z Randolph 2-3, S Marbury 0-3). Team
Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:1 (Z Randolph).
Turnovers:18 (E Curry 7, Z Randolph 5, J
Crawford 2, S Marbury, Q Richardson, F Jones,
D Lee). Steals: 12 (J Crawford 4, Q
Richardson 3, Z Randolph 2, F Jones 2, S
Marbury).

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INDIANA 26 27 31 35 - 119
NEW YORK 27 19 26 20 - 92
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,932. T: 2:12.
Officials: David Guthrie, Derrick Collins,
Ron Garretson.</div>

 

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By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- As cold as the New York Knicks were duringthe second quarter, Mike Dunleavy was equally as hot in the thirdand it turned into more ugliness at Madison Square Garden.

After contributing to a defensive effort that forced the Knicksto miss 20 straight shots in the second, Dunleavy scored 22 ofhis season-high 36 points in the third as the Pacers moved overthe .500 mark with a 119-92 victory on Monday night.

Jermaine O'Neal added 22 points for Indiana (13-12), which isabove .500 for the first time since it was 3-2 on November 9.Troy Murphy contributed 17 points and Jamaal Tinsley collected12 assists for the Pacers, who shot 58 percent (49-of-84).

Dunleavy turned in his second 30-point game of the season as hewas 7-of-9 from the floor in the third and 13-of-18 overall. Hescored 14 of Indiana's final 20 points in the last 4:47 of thequarter that snapped a 64-64 tie and put Indiana ahead 84-72entering the fourth.


Before Dunleavy heated up, it was Indiana's defense that washot. They turned a three-point deficit into a 12-point lead byholding the Knicks without a field goal for 10:50, forcing themto miss jumpers, tip-ins and only get points from the foul line.

The Knicks took a three-point edge on Jamal Crawford's 23-footerjust 14 seconds into the second quarter. By the time theyscored again on Zach Randolph's hook shot with 56.5 seconds toplay, Indiana was up by 10.


New York hit its final three shots of the first half and trailedby seven at the break. The Knicks hung around and eventuallytied it on a pair of David Lee free throws with 5:51 remainingin the third.


That was it as Dunleavy scored 12 straight Indiana points,opening a 76-66 edge with 2:08 remaining. They continued topull away during the fourth and midway through the period, theKnicks and owner Jim Dolan started hearing loud boos and loud"Fire Isiah" chants.


By then the only thing for Knicks fans worth watching was seeingif Dunleavy could reach 40 points. In between chanting forThomas' termination and booing the Knicks, they did not get tosee Dunleavy reach 40 as he took a seat with just under fourminutes remaining.


Randolph led the Knicks with 26 points but scored just ninepoints after halftime. Eddy Curry, who rebounded from Friday'sscoreless night in Chicago with 23 points and nine reboundsSaturday against New Jersey, finished with 16 points and alsohad seven turnovers.


Stephon Marbury returned for the first time since December 8 dueto the death of his father and had 16 points in 29 minutes.

 

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By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- As cold as the New York Knicks were duringthe second quarter, Mike Dunleavy was equally as hot in thethird and it turned into more ugliness at Madison Square Garden.

After contributing to a defensive effort that forced the Knicksto miss 20 straight shots in the second, Dunleavy scored 22 ofhis career-high 36 points in the third as the Pacers moved overthe .500 mark with a 119-92 victory on Monday night.

"In the second half, we came in here and decided that we wantedto pick up the tempo," Dunleavy said. "We did a good job ofmoving the ball and my teammates found me and I made some shots.It was pretty fun tonight."


Jermaine O'Neal added 22 points for Indiana (13-12), which isabove .500 for the first time since it was 3-2 on November 9.Troy Murphy contributed 17 points and Jamaal Tinsley collected12 assists for the Pacers, who shot 58 percent (49-of-84).

Dunleavy turned in his second 30-point game of the season as hewas 7-of-9 from the floor in the third and 13-of-18 overall. Hescored 14 of Indiana's final 20 points in the last 4:47 of thequarter that snapped a 64-64 tie and put Indiana ahead 84-72entering the fourth.


"It was fantastic," Indiana coach Jim O'Brien said. "Michaelcarried us. He was brilliant for us. He's having a careeryear. We're putting the ball in his hands a lot. Jermainereally carried us in the first half and Michael really carriedus in the third quarter."


Dunleavy's big night highlighted a solid all-around showing forIndiana, which also got 16 points from Danny Granger as well as14 points from reserve Marquis Daniels.


The Pacers shot a season-best 58.3 percent (49-of-84). They alsowere 11-of-23 from 3-point range, made all of their 10 foulshots and handed out 29 assists.


They also held the Knicks to 38 percent (30-of-79) from thefloor and 29.5 percent (18-of-61) in the final 36 minutes.

"We are playing great team basketball," O'Neal said. "We aremoving the ball on offense and we playing good defense."

Dunleavy's big third quarter dropped the Knicks to 7-17 and sentthem to their sixth loss in seven games. New York's 11thdouble-digit defeat and its fifth loss by at least 25 points hadcoach Isiah Thomas questioning his team's competitiveness.

"I don't have an answer for that," Thomas said. "As a coach youbring certain things to the table. But our collective energy,our collective heart, our collective toughness - we say theright things but we don't gut it out for 48 minutes. We don'tgrind and we don't compete like we should for 48 minutes.

Before Dunleavy heated up, it was Indiana's defense that washot. They turned a three-point deficit into a 12-point lead byholding the Knicks without a field goal for 10:50, forcing themto miss jumpers, tip-ins and only get points from the foul line.

"I didn't know they missed 20 straight shots," O'Brien said. "Wepicked up our defense in the second, third and fourth quarter.We were not happy with our defense. We discussed it betweenquarters and our guys responded."


The Knicks took a three-point edge on Jamal Crawford's 23-footerjust 14 seconds into the second quarter. By the time theyscored again on Zach Randolph's hook shot with 56.5 seconds toplay, Indiana was up by 10.


New York hit its final three shots of the first half and trailedby seven at the break. The Knicks hung around and eventuallytied it on a pair of David Lee free throws with 5:51 remainingin the third.


That was it as Dunleavy scored 12 straight Indiana points,opening a 76-66 edge with 2:08 remaining. They continued topull away during the fourth and midway through the period, theKnicks and owner Jim Dolan started hearing loud boos and loud"Fire Isiah" chants.


"At times it was (an effort thing)," Knicks center Eddy Currysaid. "At times it was just making the right play and justcaring enough to the right spot and just caring enough to helpyour teammate out.


"I think my teammates have pride and heart," New York forwardQuentin Richardson added. "I know I do. I am a competitor so Iam obviously disappointed."


By then the only thing for Knicks fans worth watching was seeingif Dunleavy could reach 40 points. In between chanting forThomas' termination and booing the Knicks, they did not get tosee Dunleavy reach 40 as he took a seat with just under fourminutes remaining but still surpassed his previous career-highby six points.


Randolph led the Knicks with 26 points but scored just twopoints after halftime. Curry, who rebounded from Friday'sscoreless night in Chicago with 23 points and nine reboundsSaturday against New Jersey, finished with 16 points and alsohad seven turnovers.


Stephon Marbury returned for the first time since December 8 dueto the death of his father and had 16 points in 29 minutes.