Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:29 am

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Monday, February 8, 2015, 4:00 PM PDT
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Referees: Jason Phillips, Eric Dalen, Derek Richardson

Line: Pacers -11.5


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GAME PREVIEW: LAKERS AT PACERS

By NBA.com

It's not clear if Indiana Pacers fans will get to see one player who was a key part of their past and one who tormented them many seasons ago.

Roy Hibbert and Kobe Bryant are both questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers in Monday night's visit to face Paul George and the Pacers.

It's an interesting debate as to whether fans in the Hoosier state are more interested in watching Hibbert or Bryant play for Los Angeles (11-42) in this contest.

Hibbert spent his previous seven seasons with the Pacers (27-24), making the All-Star team twice and ranking 11th in club history with 5,909 points, fourth with 990 blocks and seventh with 3,623 rebounds. The center developed into one of the league's top defensive players before he was traded in the offseason to the Lakers for a second-round pick.

He sprained his left ankle in Saturday's 106-102 loss at San Antonio so it's not clear if will be on the floor as a visitor for the first time at Indiana.

The retiring Bryant is set to play his final game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, although he is questionable with a right shoulder issue. The five-time NBA champion won the first of those titles over the Pacers in 2000 in a six-game series that marked Indiana's only trip to the NBA Finals.

Although Bryant is the NBA's worst shooter among qualifying players at 35.4 percent, he's been more effective at 40.7 percent while averaging 28.3 points in his last four games. He scored 25 on Saturday as the lowly Lakers nearly ruined the Spurs' perfect home record.

The 37-year-old guard said afterward that it isn't easy getting his aging body ready to play.

"I was happy that I was able to get loose a little bit," he said. "I felt like the tin man for a while. I couldn't find any oil anywhere to loosen up these joints."

Bryant will play in the All-Star Game opposite Pacers star George, who has totaled 61 points on 52.9 percent shooting in his last two games after averaging 14.0 on 27.3 percent in his previous two.

"I think as one of the leaders of this team, offensively I'm looked upon to be the scorer," George said. "I think I was pressing in the past two games, it was just my rhythm. I feel like my rhythm, I'm not rushing, I'm playing my pace and it's been putting me at a better rhythm."

Indiana used a style it calls "smash-mouth" in Saturday's 112-104 home victory over Detroit with big men Myles Turner starting alongside Ian Mahinmi, who returned to the lineup after a four-game absence with a sore lower back.

"Coach (Frank Vogel) has been telling us we're a smash-mouth basketball team," Turner said.

The Pacers held a 42-38 edge on the glass and should enjoy similar success against a Lakers team near the bottom of the league in rebound margin at minus-4.1.

Los Angeles missed a chance at its second three-game win streak Saturday. Julius Randle had 15 points and 17 boards.

Indiana has captured four of the last five meetings after winning 107-103 on Nov. 29 behind George's 39 points. Bryant made 4 of 20 shots and scored 13.


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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:31 am

Well, 3Peat? Will you be representing?
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:42 pm

Was out of town over the weekend. Had a fabulous weekend. Went down to Tunica, Mississippi. It's like a mini Vegas. It has 3 different casino's and drinks are free. I won around 500 dollars play slots all weekend and got tanked watching Peyton win the SuperBowl! Now to this game. Looks like I missed a great one to go too. I just got home and checked the boxscore, we only lost by 2. I see Kobe struggled a bit though.
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:43 pm

KobeMVP888 wrote:Well, 3Peat? Will you be representing?


I would have had I not been out of town. I just got home like an hour ago. That was a long drive home. See Post above. That is only the 5th Lakers game I have missed going too in 30 years.
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby Lakers4Life » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:42 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:Was out of town over the weekend. Had a fabulous weekend. Went down to Tunica, Mississippi. It's like a mini Vegas. It has 3 different casino's and drinks are free. I won around 500 dollars play slots all weekend and got tanked watching Peyton win the SuperBowl! Now to this game. Looks like I missed a great one to go too. I just got home and checked the boxscore, we only lost by 2. I see Kobe struggled a bit though.



I DVR'ed it. Although Kobe did struggle shooting overall, he actually brought us back after a huge deficit for most of the night.
Actually scoring 11 straight points late in the 4th.
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:13 pm

Great Kobe stuff down the stretch and the Nyets won tonight, so not all was lost. Too bad the Sixers snatched defeat again from the jaws of victory against our beloved Clippsterns.
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Postby 3Peatkb24 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:47 pm

By the way, nice intro with Reggie going at it with Kobe!
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:54 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:By the way, nice intro with Reggie going at it with Kobe!


I'm glad you had a blast in Mississippi! Love that the Nyets eeked out another win, too.
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:08 pm

Another win tonight . . .
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Re: Gm 54: Lakers at Pacers GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:50 pm

KobeMVP888 wrote:
3Peatkb24 wrote:By the way, nice intro with Reggie going at it with Kobe!


I'm glad you had a blast in Mississippi! Love that the Nyets eeked out another win, too.


Thanks, yeah that trip was something else! Place was packed and I won some money. SB was great too. It's like a mini-Vegas and it's warm down there as in not freezing anyway.
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