Game 9, Pacers vs. Heat

Post #1 » by **Jake0890** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:32 pm

November 12, 2014
7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL

Indiana Pacers
2-5, 5th in Central Division, 13th in Eastern Conference

Starting 5

Rotation
PG - Donald Sloan
SG - Chris Copeland
SF - Solomon Hill
PF - Luis Scola | Lavoy Allen | Damjan Rudez
C - Roy Hibbert | Ian Mahinmi | Shayne Whittington

Miami Heat
4-2, 1st in Southeast, 3rd in Eastern Conference

Starting 5

Rotation
PG - Norris Cole | Mario Chalmers | Shabazz Napier
SG - Dwyane Wade | Shannon Brown | Andrew Dawkins
SF - Luol Deng | Danny Granger | James Ennis
PF - Shawne Williams | Josh McRoberts
C - Chris Bosh | Chris Andersen

Injury Report
Pacers
George Hill (knee contusion) - Out multiple weeks
C.J. Watson (foot) - Out multiple weeks
David West (ankle) - Out
Paul George (leg) - Likely out for season
Rodney Stuckey (foot) - Out
C.J. Miles (migraine) - Out

Heat
Chris Andersen (rib) - Probable
Danny Granger (hamstring) - Questionable
Justin Hamiltion (abductor) - Out

The Tradition

Spoiler:

Post #2 » by **boomershadow** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:43 am

Getting some decent play out of Price

Post #3 » by **boomershadow** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:57 am

Beat the heat.

basketballwacko2 · Post #4 » by **basketballwacko2** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:04 am

Well how about that! Pacers win in Miami.

PS, I stll hate Miami.

Post #5 » by **Miller4ever** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:09 am

I'm liking Solomon Hill more and more. He's a smart, sound player. He's the kind of player who could be a positive fit with any lineup.

Post #6 » by **Jake0890** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:27 am

Lol so NOW we win in Miami.

Really like this roster. They keep fighting and winning games. If they could close them out, we'd be over .500.

Post #7 » by **pacers33granger** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:25 am

Miller4ever wrote:I'm liking Solomon Hill more and more. He's a smart, sound player. He's the kind of player who could be a positive fit with any lineup.

He honestly could (and should) fit in very nicely with the rest of the starting lineup next year. As much as this season sucks, what he's shown has been extremely encouraging. Add in a lotto to mid first pick, and Miles and Mahinmi (and Rudez - meh) off the bench and we could quickly reload if everything goes right. I think Vogel is growing a bit as a coach, though I worry that he's a feisty underdog type coach and this season will reinforce it.

I really hope we resign Copeland and Allen to reasonable deals. Love what they've done for us and think they could both be great bench pieces. I'm still eh on Sloan though.

Post #8 » by **Nuntius** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:26 am

I couldn't be more proud of this team. They have guts and they won't back down from anyone. I'm just really, really proud right now

Post #9 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:27 am

Miller4ever wrote:I'm liking Solomon Hill more and more. He's a smart, sound player. He's the kind of player who could be a positive fit with any lineup.

He did everything BUT hit shots. And even then, he did enough of the other things to help us win. Tough D from him all night, too. I'm liking him as a nice little ancillary piece. Really starting to remind me of Derrick McKey in terms of production; sometimes, not noticeable in the stat sheets, but he always seems to be doing something to help.

Lavoy is playing well, too. Cope. Sloan. No home run prospects on this team, but we've got some guys that you would love as your 7th thru 9th spots.

Post #10 » by **Jake0890** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:54 am

Hibbert looked like DPoY kinda guy last night.

If every team wore a Heat jersey, he'd be the best center in the NBA.