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Pacers lose another close game tonight. I just got home at 7pm from the Buffalo Bills game and watched the game with my brother so i wasn't able to post online. Roy Hibbert was awesome, despite his foul trouble again. 17minutes, 19pt and 6 boards. Eric Snow in the post-game show on NBA TV said he is very impressed with Hibbert and said his foul trouble isn't a real worry. He said a lot of big men go through it and it just takes time but he said he loves the development of Hibbert from Day 1 to right now. It's nice to hear such positive comments from a guy like Snow, who many believe will soon be a General Manager in this league.

Other then that, Danny Granger had a huge game. 34 points and 5 boards. Murphy goes for 16pt and 16 boards. Brandon Rush struggled, only 1 point in 23 minutes.

Pacers actually played pretty well. Had a healthy lead at half-time and early 3rd. However, they couldn't handle Chris Paul and James Posey in the fourth. I think Paul had 1 field goal in the first half, and 6 in the 4th quarter. Posey had like 11 4th quarter points.

This was Indiana's 6th loss of 4points or less this season.

Box Score- http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_y ... 2008122811

This team isn't that far away, and they are a lot tougher of a team than their record shows. Record-wise, we kind of stink, but I've been impressed with the development and progression of Granger, Hibbert, etc.

While it is heartbreaking to lose yet another close one, i completely agree about the progression of Granger and Hibbert. I really think that we have a great young defensive core of Granger-Rush-Hibbert.
The results will change eventually, we're competing well until the endand that's always a positive

I'd like to say we are better than our record...but man, we have to start holding these leads. We are blowing great opportunities to get on a roll, and if we dont start winning soon, it will be too late to make a realistic playoff push.