Indiana Pacers Thread.

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Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, Larry Bird, who is in the final year of his contract with the organization could be thinking of retirement from basketball. But this season, Bird is looking to move veteran players for salary cap space.

Indiana's Larry Bird Eager to Make Big Trade, Undecided on Future

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The following personnel will not play tonight against the New Jersey Nets:

Tyler Hansbrough - Pneumonia

Brandon Rush - Right Ankle Sprain

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Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations, Larry Bird had announced that head coach Larry O'Brien has been fired and assistant head coach Frank Vogel was named interim head coach.

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Pacers defeat Raptors in Vogel’s coaching debut
By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer


INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Roy Hibbert had 24 points and 11 rebounds to help Indiana beat the Toronto Raptors 104-93 Monday night in Frank Vogel’s debut as Pacers interim coach.

The 37-year-old Vogel replaced Jim O’Brien, who was fired on Sunday. Vogel said he would allow Hibbert to play through his mistakes, and the 7-foot-2 center rewarded his new coach with his highest-scoring game since Nov. 28.



Darren Collison and Paul George scored 16 points and Tyler Hansbrough added 14 as the Pacers extended Toronto’s losing streak to 12 games. The Raptors gave up 100 or more points for the eighth straight contest.

Amir Johnson led Toronto with 18 points, and Jose Calderon and Ed Davis added 13. Andrea Bargnani, Toronto’s leading scorer this season, finished with 12 points on 3-for-15 shooting.

An off night by Danny Granger, Indiana’s top scorer, didn’t slow the Pacers. Granger scored 11 points, but the Pacers outrebounded the Raptors 56-38 to make up for committing 25 turnovers.

Indiana led 48-28 in the second quarter before the Raptors went on a 13-0 run that helped them trim the Pacers’ advantage to 51-45 at halftime.

Toronto scored the first six points of the second half to tie the score at 51, but Hibbert made two straight baskets to give Indiana the lead again. Granger scored seven points in a run that pushed the Pacers’ lead to 67-59. The Pacers led 75-70 at the end of the third quarter.

Hibbert scored in close, then made two free throws to extend Indiana’s lead to 91-82 with just under six minutes remaining. A long pass from Josh McRoberts turned into a dynamic one-handed alley-oop jam by George that pushed the lead to 11 points.

The crowd, sparse because of a winter storm, gave the Pacers two standing ovations in the final minute.

Notes: Attendance was officially 10,258, but far fewer than that number actually showed up. … Indiana shot 57 percent in the first quarter to lead 32-21. … Toronto missed all four of its 3-point tries in the first half and made just one in the game. … Pacers G Brandon Rush sat out with a sprained right ankle. … Hansbrough played after missing the past two games with pneumonia.

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Larry Bird

Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon welcomes the probability that Larry Bird, the current Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations could still have a contract renewal with the team as Bird is on the last year of his contract.

Simon said in a statement given to the Associated Press:

"I still have an incredible amount of confidence in Larry and his basketball acumen, his winning tradition. The way he deals with the basketball side is the way I believe it should be done. I'm very satisfied."

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Danny Granger lead the Indiana Pacers to their third consecutive win tonight over the Portland Trailblazers 100-87. Granger scored 25 points and had 9 rebounds for the night.

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Danny Granger lead the Indiana Pacers to their third consecutive win tonight over the Portland Trailblazers 100-87. Granger scored 25 points and had 9 rebounds for the night.

Changing the coach has given the team a new sense of energy and motivation. Hope they can continue playing well.

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Idiana Pacers 105 New Jersey Nets 86

Mike Dunleavy Jr. scored a team high 17 points and Dahntay Jones had 18 points off the bench. The Pacers are on a four game winning streak.

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Pacers hold off Bobcats for 5th victory in 6 games



INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers held off the Charlotte Bobcats to win 104-103 Wednesday night.
Danny Granger had 25 points and Darren Collison added 15 points for Indiana, which won for the fifth time in six games since Frank Vogel took over as coach for Jim O’Brien a week and a half ago.


Stephen Jackson had 27 for the Bobcats. He drew contact from Collison as he went up for a 30-footer in the final second, but no foul was called.
The Bobcats lost for the fifth time in seven games. Josh McRoberts tip-in with 1:21 remaining gave Indiana a 104-102 lead.
Hibbert, who has played well since Vogel took over after struggling the previous two months, also added 10 rebounds and blocked two shots.
The victory moved Indiana (22-28) into eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, just ahead of Charlotte (22-30). Indiana also won the season series against the Bobcats.
Granger made 9 of 17 from the field and all three 3-pointers, each coming when he had an open look after quick ball movement by the Pacers.
The Pacers led 81-66 after the third quarter, but Jackson made 3 of 6 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Bobcats tied it at 102 on his 15-footer with 1:37 to go.

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The Indiana Pacers overwhelming the Washington Wizards 113-96 behind Danny Granger, who had a double double of 21 points and 10 rebounds.

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Forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. will be out for six to eight weeks due to recovering from the left thumb surgery.

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The Indiana Pacers upsetting the New York Knicks 103-96 as Tyler Hansbrough scored a team high 29 points alongside 8 rebounds.

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AJ Price is my dude! Uconn ALL DAY!!!!!

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Indiana Pacers 119 New York Knicks 117

Danny Granger returned from injury and hit a 17-foot jumper with 0.03 seconds left to break the 117 deadlock and helping the Pacers preserve the win. Granger scored 26 points in the game. Tyler Hansbrough scored a team high 30 points. Center Roy Hibbert had 15 points and 12 rebounds alongside 3 blocks on the defense.

Point guard Darren Collison added 24 points and 9 assists.

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The Indiana Pacers ending the eight game winning streak of their Central Division rivals, the Chicago Bulls with a 115-108 win tonight. Tyler Hansbrough continued his strong play by having a double double consisting of scoring a team high 29 points and hauling down 12 rebounds.

Danny Granger had 19 points while point guard Darren Collison scored 17 points and had 8 assists.