Owner Real Deal Posted October 9, 2012 Owner Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 TIME: 7:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 21, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 INDIANAPOLIS -- It's all starting to come together for Gerald Green and the Indiana Pacers. Green scored a season-high 21 points to help the Pacers beat the Utah Jazz 104-84 on Wednesday night. Paul George had 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, and George Hill also scored 20 and had five assists for the Pacers, who matched their largest victory margin of the season and won for the fourth time in five games. Indiana has been one of the league's best defensive teams all season, but the Pacers have struggled to score while Danny Granger, last year's top scorer, recovers from surgery on his left knee. Against Utah, the Pacers scored more than 100 points for only the fourth time this season and shot 51.3 percent from the field, the first time this season the Pacers were above 50 percent. "It's a big lift to really come out and play well on both sides of the floor," George said. "We knew our defense was holding up. A lot of times, our defense holds up, it's just a matter of whether of if we're capitalizing on the other end." The Pacers took most of their shots in rhythm. "I think we trusted passing more than we have all season and that's what Coach [Frank Vogel] has been preaching all year long," Hill said. "If we can believe in each other, trust in each other, try to create a shot for each other rather than for yourself all the time, we can have great offensive nights like we did tonight." Green started in New Jersey last season, and the Pacers had high hopes for him after acquiring him during the summer. He had struggled with his shot recently and was dropped from the starting lineup, but he found a groove against the Jazz. "We just want him being aggressive, and that's how guys get out of shooting slumps -- not by being hesitant, but by getting that green light and just go," Vogel said. Derrick Favors scored 16 points, Alec Burks had 12 and Mo Williams 11 for the Jazz, who lost their third in the past four games.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121219_UTA@IND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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