Game 35, Pacers vs. Lakers

Post #1 » by **Jake0890** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 4:21 pm

January 4, 2015
9:30 PM ET
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA

Indiana Pacers
13-21, 4th in Central Division, 9th in Eastern Conference

Starting 5

Rotation
PG - Ronnie Price | Jeremy Lin | Jordan Clarkson
SG - Kobe Bryant | Wayne Ellington | Xavier Henry
SF - Wesley Johnson | Nick Young
PF - Ed Davis | Carlos Boozer | Ryan Kelly
C - Jordan Hill | Robert Sacre | Tarik Black

Injury Report
Pacers
Ian Mahinmi (foot) - Out
Paul George (leg) - Likely out for season
George Hill (groin) - Out
C.J. Watson (foot) - Questionable

Lakers
Julius Randle (leg) - Out for season
Steve Nash (ankle) - Out for season

EuroPacer · Post #2 » by **EuroPacer** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 9:50 pm

Let's say we can win this. Not a stretch, is it?

glasket · Post #3 » by **glasket** » Sun Jan 4, 2015 11:49 pm

G Hill and Watson out tonight.
Still think we can win, but makes it tougher

Post #4 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 5:04 am

Well, that sucked.

We could win this game but we failed at the end. Our offense execution was not up to par in the two final possessions. I'm sad

Jermainevent · Post #5 » by **Jermainevent** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 4:32 pm

Injuries are obviously holding this team back, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch this team tread water and be stuck in no man's land. Execution down the stretch left a lot to be desired, but once again, at least the guys aren't giving up. We certainly aren't cultivating a culture of losing. We have some pieces that I believe could be valuable to a playoff bound team down the stretch.

Post #6 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Mon Jan 5, 2015 7:32 pm

Jermainevent wrote:Injuries are obviously holding this team back, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch this team tread water and be stuck in no man's land. Execution down the stretch left a lot to be desired, but once again, at least the guys aren't giving up. We certainly aren't cultivating a culture of losing. We have some pieces that I believe could be valuable to a playoff bound team down the stretch.

Yup. I think your point of a culture of winning holds true with people like Bird and Vogel in charge. Ultimately, I could only see one of Hill, Hibbert, or West dealt so the other two could keep a culture of winning. Otherwise, I would think that Cope could be had in a deal, but maybe not Scola, for better or worse. With the play of Sloan and interest in playing Stuckey at Pg too, maybe Watson could be dealt.