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GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers

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GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers 

Post#1 » by Gremz » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:50 am

Nuggets (39-20) Vs Pacers (25-36)
@ Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN. 7:00 PM ET, March 1, 2009
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Random Facts About March 1st
1. 1780: Pennsylvania becomes the first American state to abolish slavery
2. 1932: The baby son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped
3. 1978: Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried
4. 1954: Birth of Ron Howard, American director

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Starting Lineup


......PG........SG.........SF............PF............C.....
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.....T.J......Jarrett...Marquis.......Troy.......Roy
....Ford.......Jack.....Daniels.....Murphy.....Hibbert
...15.2ppg..11.8ppg...13.7ppg....13.6ppg....6.1ppg
....5.0apg...3.3rpg....4.6rpg.....11.7rpg....2.9rpg
....3.6rpg...3.8apg....2.2apg......2.4apg.....0.9bpg
....1.0spg.. .832 FT%..1.09spg... .465 FG%.....0.7apg
. .440 FG%. .442 FG%. .461 FG%.. .426 3PT... .500 FG%
. .869 FT%. .368 3PT.. .726 FT%.. .820 FT%... .647 FT%

Bench Players
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...Diener.......Rush.....Graham......Foster..Nesterovic...McRoberts...Baston
...3.8ppg......6.4ppg....5.3ppg......6.6ppg....7.6ppg......2.0ppg.....3.0ppg
...2.4apg......2.6rpg....1.9rpg......6.7rpg....3.5rpg......2.2rpg.....2.2rpg

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Starting Lineup

......PG........SG.........SF............PF............C.....
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..Chauncey...Dhantay..Carmelo...Kenyon....Nene
...Billups.....Jones....Anthony....Martin.....Hilario
....18.3ppg....5.8ppg....21.6ppg....12.4ppg....14.7ppg
....6.1apg....1.0apg.....7.4rpg.....6.2rpg.....7.9rpg
....2.7rpg....2.3rpg.....3.5apg.....2.2apg.....1.4apg
. .421 FG%.. .443 FG%.. .437 FG%....1.5spg.....1.3bpg
. .392 3PT.. .545 3PT.. .382 3PT.. .500 FG%.. .610 FG%
. .904 FT%.. .730 FT%.. .769 FT%.. .598 FT%.. .727 FT%


Bench Players
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..Carter.....Smith......Kleiza.....Anderson...Petro.....Balkman....Weems
...5.5ppg...13.7ppg.....10.4ppg...6.3ppg....3.9ppg....4.6ppg....1.4ppg
...4.6apg...2.8apg......4.1rbg....5.6rpg....3.6rpg....2.9rpg....0.2rpg

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Pacers
Danny Granger SF - Out (knee)
Mike Dunleavy SG - Out (knee)
Jeff Foster C - Feb 27: Day-to-Day
T.J. Ford PG - Feb 25: Day-to-Day
Marquis Daniels SG - Feb 24: Day-to-Day


Nuggets
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Preview

There's no question Denver can score with any team in the league. Questions, though, remain whether the Nuggets can defend a high-scoring team.

The Nuggets get another opportunity to showcase their defensive skills Sunday night when they look for their fifth straight win at Conseco Fieldhouse against the Indiana Pacers, winners of 12 of 14 at home.

Denver (39-20) won its second straight game Friday, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 90-79. The Northwest Division-leading Nuggets held the Lakers -- one of the NBA's top scoring and shooting teams -- to a season-low in points and field goal percentage (29.8).

"Tonight, we (played) as active and as intelligent of a defensive game as I think we've played all year long or maybe ever since I've been here," said Denver coach George Karl, whose team allowed an average of 114.8 points while dropping three of its previous four. "We challenged a lot of shots, it was a tremendously active defensive game."

J.R. Smith had the unenviable task of guarding Kobe Bryant, and held the reigning MVP to 2-of-9 shooting in the final 12 minutes as the Lakers scored just 16 points.

"I thought in the fourth quarter, that's by far the best defensive game I've ever seen (Smith) play," Karl said.

Smith added 22 points while Chris Andersen had 11 points, 12 rebounds and a career high-tying seven blocks after coming off the bench.

"All the five guys that were on the court, no matter if it was starters or the bench, I saw everybody locked in," said Chauncey Billups, who had 24 points and 11 assists in a 135-115 home win over Indiana on Jan. 5. "I saw everybody helping one another, everybody talking, people down in the defensive position the whole time."

The Nuggets, though, won't have to worry about Pacers leading scorer Danny Granger. The All-Star has missed the last five games with a partially torn tendon in his right foot, and he could be out for another two weeks.

Granger scored 36 points in the Jan. 5 loss.

Carmelo Anthony, meanwhile, had 21 points, nine assists and six rebounds in that contest -- the Nuggets' eighth win in nine games against Indiana -- but suffered a broken bone in his right hand in the third quarter that sidelined him for the next 10 games.

In his last six games against the Pacers, Anthony is averaging 30.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

Indiana (25-36) returns home following Friday's 104-99 loss to Boston. T.J. Ford, who missed the Jan. 5 loss with a sore lower back, scored a team-high 23 points as the Pacers fell for the 12th time in 13 road games.

Indiana, however, has five straight home wins and is averaging 107.0 points in its last 14 games there. The Pacers haven't enjoyed that kind of success at home against the Nuggets, though, losing four in a row since a 71-60 victory on Nov. 4, 2003.

Jarrett Jack looks to continue his hot shooting. The first-year Pacer -- averaging 11.8 points -- is scoring 20.2 per game on 50.7 percent shooting since Granger's injury Feb. 18 at Charlotte.

Jack had 17 points and seven assists in the Jan. 5 loss.

Troy Murphy is averaging 18.8 points and 15.0 boards while recording six straight double-doubles. He had 15 points and 12 rebounds against Denver in the teams' first meeting this season.


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Related game links

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=290301011

http://www.nba.com/games/20090301/DENIND/preview.html

http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/matchups_090301.html

Let's Go Pacers!!!!!
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Re: GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers 

Post#2 » by The Answer_CO » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:54 am

Nuggets fan here.
Just want to wish you guys luck. Also, Nene is not day-to-day, he played vs the Lakers and will probably start in this one. Hopefully Foster won't break nobody's hand ;)
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Re: GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers 

Post#3 » by Gremz » Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:04 am

Thanks for the info. Edited. Good Luck to you guys also.
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Post#4 » by Miller4ever » Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:06 am

WHERE'S CONAN O'BRIEN!?

Fix it, please.

Other than that, great job, man. I'm slightly more enthusiastic about cricket, now. Especially if all the players look like her.
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Re: GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers 

Post#5 » by Gremz » Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:15 am

Fixed.
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Post#6 » by Miller4ever » Sun Mar 1, 2009 4:24 pm

Awesome. Now it's going to be a ball game.
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Post#7 » by cdash » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:14 pm

Why is Conan all of a sudden part of the tradition?
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Post#8 » by Miller4ever » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:22 pm

You have much to learn in the ways of gamethreading. Just accept it. That's how it is.
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Post#9 » by kdawg531 » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:46 pm

I will be in attendance. Section 5, row 20, compliments of a facebook group that was giving away tickets.

Pretty sweet deal.
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Post#10 » by FreeRon » Sun Mar 1, 2009 9:30 pm

I'll be in Section 101 Row 4. What group was giving away tickets? I paid $50 for 4 tickets that are normally $85 each, but Section 5 for free would have been better!
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Post#11 » by Miller4ever » Mon Mar 2, 2009 12:44 am

Alrighty, guys, the game is close despite us missing a bunch of people. Sloppy game thus far, but we have a legitimate chance.
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Post#12 » by Kuq_e_Zi91 » Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:02 am

What a rejection by Roy! Man, that got me out my seat.
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Post#13 » by Miller4ever » Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:09 am

The Roy block and the Troy Murphy putback dunk made me jump up and hoot. My roommate was scared.
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Re: GDT- Game 62: Nuggets @ Pacers 

Post#14 » by chatard5 » Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:29 am

I am here. Pacers lookin pretty good.

Awesome thread! Haha, I have never seen that Conan Lego thing before and that last chick I laughed while also being turned on, rare.
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Post#15 » by chatard5 » Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:31 am

By Pacers looking good I actually mean I just turned it on and I am glad to see we are winning. Looks like Murphy had a double-double at halftime. I did catch the part of the half-time show where Hibbert played guitar hero.
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Post#16 » by Miller4ever » Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:44 am

This drought better end soon.
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Post#17 » by glasket » Mon Mar 2, 2009 2:37 am

Well we won. Not much activity here but a great effort by all players.

TJ and Brush didn't shoot the ball too well but came on in the end to help us to the victory.
Quisy, Troy and Jack certainly played very well
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Post#18 » by chatard5 » Mon Mar 2, 2009 2:45 am

I will take this win. Only 3 back. Big roadtrip coming up which will decide if we can make the playoffs or not.

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