The Pacers shot well from the floor hitting 53.6% from the floor as a team and that’s why they won tonight.  Jamaal Tinsley led the way for the Pacers with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Jermaine O’Neal also had a great all-around game with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots.

The Pacers improved to 24-21 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270130011

The Pacers are sitting at 23-21 on the season, just 3 games out in the Central Division and 3.5 games behind the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference.  Jermaine O’Neal is what makes this team go.  He’s averaging 19.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists this season and those numbers could even get better because of the trade.  Danny Granger has moved into the starting lineup after the trade and he’s averaging 12.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.  Those numbers should increase due to the rise in playing time for him.  The Pacers need Jamaal Tinsley to improve his shooting (38.3% from the floor) or to start passing more.  He’s averaging 12.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.  The newcomers, Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy have moved right into the starting lineup for the Pacers.  Dunleavy is starting at shooting guard and he’s averaged 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the five games he’s played for the Pacers.  The Pacers will need more than that from Dunleavy if they are to get where they want to be this season.  Troy Murphy has been pretty good since he got to Indiana.  He’s averaging 9.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game since coming over.  The Pacers need a tad more offense from him.

The Pacers need the key players off the bench to give them more this season.  Ike Diogu and Marquis Daniels are great athletes but they have not converted that into results.  Diogu is averaging 6.1 points and 2.0 rebounds and Marquis Daniels is averaging 6.0 points per game.  The Pacers need more from those two guys.  Jeff Foster has done a good job this season and will be coming off the bench the rest of the season.  He’s averaging 4.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and the Pacers will need that to continue.  The ancient Darrell Armstrong (4.3 points) will need to give the Pacers quality minutes behind Tinsley.

The Pacers played good defense allowing the Pistons to only hit 37% from the floor, but it didn’t matter last night.  Jermaine O’Neal led the way for the Pacers with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.  Jamaal Tinsley also had a solid game with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.  Danny Granger scored 13 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.

The Pacers fell to 23-21 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270128008

The Pacers blasted the Raptors 63-44 in the second half to win the game tonight.  Jermaine O’Neal led the way for the Pacers with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.  Danny Granger also had a good game with 18 points and 5 rebounds.  Mike Dunleavy also had a solid game with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Pacers improved to 23-20 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270127011

The Pacers played hard last night and they outrebounded the Heat 52-43 and that really helped them win this game.  Troy Murphy led the way for the Pacers with 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Danny Granger also had another real solid game with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Pacers improved to 22-20 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270124011

Jamaal Tinsley has only shot 32.8% from the floor in his last 6 games and that’s not going to get it done.  In those six games, Tinsley is averaging 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.3 steals.  If he could just improve his shooting touch, the Pacers would really improve as a team.

Jermaine O’Neal had been upset with his team’s play this season, but you can’t blame him for the team’s poor record.  O’Neal has been great in his last 7 games as he’s averaging 19.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.4 blocks!  O’Neal has put the team on his shoulders and has to be happy with the trade the team made with the Warriors as it showed him that the Pacers management was not satisfied either with the teams’ performance.

Danny Granger is now in the starting lineup because of the big trade and he will make a big impact.  In his last 7 games (3 starts) he is averaging 17.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.  This is just the tip of the iceberg for Granger who will be a force for the Pacers in the near future.

The Pacers rolled in the first half as they outscored the Bulls 60-43 in the first half and then held off a strong surge by the Bulls to win this game.  The Pacers also hit the boards hard outrebounding the Bulls 47-36.  Jermaine O’Neal had a great game with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way for the Pacers.  Danny Granger had another solid start with 19 points and 3 rebounds.  Darrell Armstrong got a rare start for the Pacers (due to a Jamaal Tinsley injury) and played really well.  Armstrong wound up with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals.  Mike Dunleavy also had a very solid game with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Pacers improved to 21-20 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270122011

Reserve point guard Keith McLeod will miss a couple of weeks with an abdominal strain.  He’s not much of a loss as he was basically just a throw-in to get the big trade finished.  They Pacers don’t have big plans for McLeod.

The Pacers played hard but just came up a tad short last night at home.  Jermaine O’Neal had a monster game with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.  Danny Granger also had a solid game with 19 points.  Jamaal Tinsley didn’t shoot well (4 of 14) but he still wound up with 15 points, 7 assists and 5 steals.

The Pacers fell to 20-20 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270120011