Wizards-Pacers Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Nov 05 2009 1:35PM

The Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers already have been hit hard by injuries. Surprisingly, Gilbert Arenas isn't among the wounded.

Appearing strong after a long bout with knee problems, Arenas leads the Wizards against the Pacers on Friday night in a matchup of short-handed teams.

Washington (2-3) is coming off its second straight loss, 93-89 to Miami on Wednesday night. Mike Miller's injury, though, may have bee more troubling than the defeat.

Acquired in a trade with Minnesota in June, Miller sprained his left shoulder in the fourth quarter and is expected to miss seven to 10 days. He's averaging 8.4 points and 8.2 rebounds, having started all five of Washington's games.

The Wizards already were without two-time All-Star forward Antwan Jamison, who has not played since injuring his right shoulder in the preseason. He's expected to miss another two weeks.

Guard Javaris Crittenton had surgery on his left foot Oct. 23, and he'll likely be out another month for a Washington team which believed it could be among the Eastern Conference's best as long as Arenas stayed healthy.

It turns out Arenas has been the least of the Wizards' concerns. The veteran point guard has shown flashes of regaining the form he had before enduring three operations on his left knee in a span of about 18 months, limiting him to 13 games in 2007-08 and two last season.

Arenas is averaging 27.6 points and 5.6 assists while shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. He had 32 points versus the Heat, making 8 of 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Still, Washington shot under 40 percent from the field for the second straight game after hitting 50.6 percent in its first three contests.

"Our players want to have success, and when the team is struggling they believe sometimes that they're going to be the one to get you out of it and so maybe they're trying to do too much," coach Flip Saunders told the Wizards' official Web site.

Indiana (1-3) didn't fall into that trap Wednesday night, using tough defense to beat the New York Knicks 101-89.

The Pacers won even though leading rebounder Troy Murphy sat out with a bruised lower back. He was hurt in the first quarter of Indiana's 111-93 loss to Denver on Tuesday night.

Coach Jim O'Brien doesn't know how long the forward will be out, but said Murphy had trouble putting on his shoes Wednesday. He has posted 8.7 points and 9.7 rebounds a contest.

Indiana is without another top player, Mike Dunleavy Jr., who is still recovering from surgery on his right knee.

Without Murphy and Dunleavy, as well as reserve guard Travis Diener (toe), the Pacers had their best game of the season defensively after surrendering an average of 109.0 points in their previous three games.

"That has to be the signature of our team, that regardless of what we're doing on the offensive end, we can always stop you on the defensive end," Indiana forward Danny Granger said.

Granger is shooting 35.2 percent from the field while averaging 20.3 points in three games since making 10 of 18 shots and scoring 31 points in a season-opening loss to Atlanta.

The All-Star forward averaged 29.0 points in the Pacers' three games against Washington last season, helping them win two.

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Pacers' Hanbrough makes debut in win over Wizards

By John Oehser, for NBA.com
Posted Friday November 6, 2009 11:23PM

INDIANAPOLIS (NBA.com exclusive) -- Tyler Hansbrough at last made his NBA debut Friday night.

Hansbrough, the Indiana Pacers' rookie forward and the No. 13 selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, scored 13 points in a 102-86 victory over the Washington Wizards in front of 14,556 at Conseco Fieldhouse, but something as important happed for Indiana.

Yes,the Pacers (2-3) won a second consecutive game. But they also did so in impressive fashion, not only pulling away from the injured Wizards (2-4), but doing so despite a sub-par shooting performance.

"It's good to know even though a bad shooting night is there we still got the win," said All-Star forward Danny Granger, who led the Pacers with 22 points on 7-of-21 shooting. "That's important," Granger added after Indiana shot 40 percent and 30.4 percent from 3-point range, "because our shooting is going to come. The last two years we've been a top 3-point shooting team. Our offense is going to get there. It's the defense we need to get going."

Hansbrough, who last season helped North Carolina to college basketball's national championship, missed preseason, training camp and the first four regular-season games with a shin injury that dates to his senior collegiate season. "I had a couple of jitters it being my first time on the NBA stage," Hansbrough said. "I just tried to get into the flow of the game."

The idea entering the game was for Hansbrough to play no more than 16 minutes. He played 13:49, and while Pacers coach Jim O'Brien had cautioned fans against high expectations -- he said he purposely had few of his own -- Hansbrough showed much of the same aggressive effectiveness near the basket he showed in college.

"Tyler was tough," O'Brien said. "It was about what I expected. He was a little rusty in some areas, but he'll attack offensively and defensively."

Hansbrough entered the game to an ovation from a crowd celebrating the 10th anniversary of Conseco Fieldhouse and left to a louder one. In between, he shot 3 of 7 from the floor and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. He also had five rebounds and seemed more comfortable as the game progressed.

"I didn't know what to expect," Hansbrough said. "It was kind of a reality check -- you know, 'I'm out here, finally.' I just went out and played my game. I played well. I didn't do my best, but I sure tried."

The Pacers, after losses in their first three games, won their second in succession by pulling away early, taking a four-point lead after the first quarter and extending it to 14 late in the second quarter. Hansbrough, who said he wasn't sure when his minutes might increase, led the Pacers with seven third-quarter points as they pushed the lead to 82-65. He finished with nine second-half points before leaving early in the fourth quarter.

"I got in the flow of things a little better," he said. "I got over stepping on the floor for the first time." The Pacers, who held Washington to 39.3 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers, also continued to get a strong early season from forward Dahntay Jones. Previously known primarily as a defensive presence, he had his first career double-double Wednesday in a victory over the Knicks. He had 15 points Friday, with guard T.J. Ford adding 18.

The result was a locker room that was a sharp contrast to four days before, when Granger left the locker room without speaking after a loss to Denver dropped Indiana to 0-3. "Winning solves a lot of problems in this league," Ford said. Center Roy Hibbert, whose inside development is critical for the Pacers this season, started strong with 12 points and eight rebounds in the first half. He finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds his third consecutive double-double. "As long as we play hard, we have a good time out there," Hibbert said. "It's taking some time for us to jell. We still have a lot to learn."

The Wizards, playing without not only forward Antawn Jamison but forward Mike Miller, lost a third consecutive game. Forward Caron Butler scored 24 points, and guard Gilbert Arenas had 13, but Ford controlled the game from the point for Indiana, not only scoring 18 points, but finishing with 10 rebounds and no turnovers.

"I'm very disappointed," Wizards coach Flip Saunders said. "Our effort was poor. We turned the ball over way too much. I told the guys I'm going to have to take responsibility. I was trying to get someone to play hard.

"We didn't play hard or with intelligence. Whenever we try to just play, we don't play very good."

• Wizards: Crittenton, Jamison, Miller
• Pacers: Dunleavy, Foster, Murphy

• Wizards: --
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #36 David Jones, #68 Marat Kogut
• Attendance: 14556
• Duration: 2:12

Washington Wizards (10-22)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs Haywood (Young gains possession)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	11:45 [WAS 2-0]
	11:18 [IND 2-2]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)	11:04 [WAS 5-2]
	10:55	Ford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Young (1 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:54
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:39 [IND 4-5]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Granger (1 AST)
Oberto Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	10:23 [WAS 7-4]
	10:08	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:07
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Granger (1 ST)	09:47
	09:41 [IND 6-7]	Jones Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Granger (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:15	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:14
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (1 BLK)	09:06
	09:05	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:00 [IND 8-7]	Ford Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Oberto Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Granger (2 ST)	08:34
	08:22	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
	08:21	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:21 [IND 10-7]	Hibbert Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Arenas Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	08:00
	07:59	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:54 [IND 12-7]	Ford Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:52
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:31	Ford Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:29
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oberto (2 AST)	07:20 [WAS 9-12]
	06:59	Granger Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:57
Jump Ball Granger vs Haywood (Granger gains possession)	06:57
Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Granger (3 ST)	06:57
Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:48
	06:48 [IND 13-9]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:48 [IND 14-9]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Oberto Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Granger (4 ST)	06:27
Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:22
	06:22 [IND 15-9]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche	06:22
	06:22 [IND 16-9]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	05:59 [WAS 11-16]
Haywood Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	05:47
	05:47 [IND 17-11]	Granger Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	05:38	Jones Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:35
Young Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:10	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:09
Arenas Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:00
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:58
Haywood Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:54
	04:42	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
	04:40	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:37	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:36
	04:31	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Substitution replaced by Foye	04:31
	04:31	Granger Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	04:31	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:31 [WAS 12-17]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:31 [WAS 13-17]
	04:14	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	04:12	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:12	Rush Tip Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:11
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Arenas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:45
	03:45	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:45	Team Rebound
	03:45 [IND 18-13]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Arenas Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:35
	03:20	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:20	Jones Substitution replaced by Granger
	03:12	Jones Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)
	03:11	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:10	Jones Layup Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:08
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed	03:02
	03:01	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Arenas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:55
	02:55 [IND 19-13]	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:55	Rush Substitution replaced by Watson
Arenas Substitution replaced by Stevenson	02:55
	02:55 [IND 20-13]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Butler Running Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:36 [WAS 15-20]
	02:19	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	02:16	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:14	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:13
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:51
	01:51	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:51	Team Rebound
	01:51	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:51
	01:34	Hansbrough Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Blatche Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:32
Blatche Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:32
	01:09	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	00:57.7 [WAS 17-20]
	00:46.3 [IND 23-17]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	00:33.9
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:31.9
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)	00:28.3 [WAS 19-23]
	00:04.9	Ford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)
	00:04.3	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:04.3	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [IND 25-19]	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)
Foye Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:31 [WAS 21-25]
	11:18	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	11:17	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:15
	11:15	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:15	Team Rebound
	11:15	Ford Substitution replaced by Jones
	11:15 [IND 26-21]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (2 BLK)	10:58
	10:57	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:52	Jones Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:51
Stevenson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:46 [WAS 23-26]
	10:42	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (3 BLK)	10:20
	10:19	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:18
	10:18 [IND 27-23]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee	10:18
	10:18	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:18
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:03
	10:03	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Granger
	09:49 [IND 29-23]	Rush Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
McGee Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:22 [IND 31-23]	Hibbert Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:19
Butler Substitution replaced by Arenas	09:19
Blatche Substitution replaced by McGuire	09:19
	09:08	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:08
Team Rebound	09:08
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:08 [WAS 24-31]
	08:48 [IND 33-24]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
McGee Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:28 [WAS 26-33]
McGee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:21
	08:21 [IND 34-26]	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	08:21 [IND 35-26]	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
McGee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rush (1 ST)	08:05
	07:59 [IND 37-26]	Granger Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
	07:46	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
McGuire Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:46
Team Rebound	07:46
McGee Substitution replaced by Haywood	07:46
	07:46	Jones Substitution replaced by Ford
McGuire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:46
	07:46	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:37	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:36	Hibbert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	07:26 [IND 39-26]	Granger Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	07:16	Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
McGuire Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rush (2 ST)	07:01
	06:42	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:41
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:34 [WAS 28-39]
	06:25	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:24
	06:17	Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:17	Rush Substitution replaced by Jones
Foye Substitution replaced by Butler	06:17
Stevenson Substitution replaced by James	06:17
McGuire Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:07
	05:44	Hibbert Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:43
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)	05:35
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:34
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: Granger (1 BLK)	05:32
McGuire Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:31
James Jump Shot: Missed	05:28
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:26
Haywood Tip Shot: Missed	05:26
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	05:22
Team Timeout : Short	05:22
Timeout : Regular	05:22
	05:22	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:14 [WAS 30-39]
	04:56 [IND 41-30]	Jones Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ford (1 AST)
	04:40	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:40
Team Rebound	04:40
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:40 [WAS 31-41]
	04:26 [IND 43-31]	Granger Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
McGuire Jump Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:56	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	03:54
James Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:42
	03:41	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:35	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:34	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:33 [IND 45-31]	Jones Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
McGuire Substitution replaced by Foye	03:18
	03:18	Granger Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	03:13	Hansbrough Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:13 [WAS 32-45]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:13
	03:13	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:57	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	02:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:57	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Granger
	02:47	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:47 [WAS 33-45]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:47
	02:47	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:26	Jones Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:25
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ford (1 ST)	02:18
	02:15 [IND 47-33]	Ford Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	02:04 [WAS 36-47]
	01:48 [IND 49-36]	Ford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	01:33 [WAS 38-49]
	01:19 [IND 52-38]	Watson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:04
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	01:03
Haywood Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	01:02
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	00:51.3 [WAS 41-52]
James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:30.8
	00:30.8	Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:30.8	Team Rebound
	00:30.8 [IND 53-41]	Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:15.9	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:04.9	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:03.6
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)	00:01.0
	00:00.1	Jones Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Haywood Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:47
	11:39	Hibbert Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
James Layup Shot: Missed	11:23
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	11:22
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:22 [WAS 43-53]
	11:22	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:22
	11:22	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:09	Granger Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Butler Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:52
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	10:51
Butler Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:51 [WAS 45-53]
	10:37 [IND 55-45]	Jones Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Foye Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:24 [WAS 47-55]
	10:09	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	10:08
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jones (2 ST)	09:51
	09:48 [IND 57-47]	Jones Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:48
	09:48 [IND 58-47]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:19	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:18
Foye Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:11 [WAS 49-58]
	08:49	Ford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	08:48	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	08:48	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (3 BLK)
	08:48	Team Rebound
	08:39	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	08:38
Butler Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)	08:32 [WAS 51-58]
	08:19 [IND 61-51]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
Haywood Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (3 TO)	08:07
	07:53	Watson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)	07:39
	07:26 [IND 64-51]	Watson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jones (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:18
James Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:59 [WAS 53-64]
	06:45	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:44
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)	06:37 [WAS 56-64]
	06:13	Hibbert Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:12
James 3pt Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:51	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:50
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:43	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:23 [IND 66-56]	Granger Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	04:56	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:56 [WAS 57-66]
Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto	04:56
James Substitution replaced by Stevenson	04:56
	04:56	Granger Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	04:56	Watson Substitution replaced by Price
	04:56	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:56 [WAS 58-66]
	04:40 [IND 68-58]	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ford (2 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jones (1 BLK)	04:25
	04:23	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:18
	04:18 [IND 69-58]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	04:18 [IND 70-58]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:00	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:53 [IND 73-58]	Price 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ford (3 AST)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:38
	03:36	Hansbrough Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:27
	03:26	Team Rebound
Oberto Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	03:26
	03:10 [IND 76-58]	Price 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	02:51
Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	02:50
Butler Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:50 [WAS 60-76]
	02:33	Ford 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	02:32
Butler Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Jones (1 BLK)	02:23
	02:21	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:18 [IND 78-60]	Ford Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	01:59	Hansbrough Foul : Defense 3 Second (3 PF)
	01:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:59	Ford Substitution replaced by Watson
Butler Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)	01:59 [WAS 61-78]
Butler Substitution replaced by Blatche	01:59
Arenas Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:49 [WAS 63-78]
Stevenson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:36
	01:36	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:36	Team Rebound
	01:36 [IND 79-63]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:20	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:13
	01:13 [IND 80-63]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Oberto Substitution replaced by Haywood	01:13
	01:13 [IND 81-63]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	01:02
Haywood Rebound (Off:7 Def:9)	01:00
	00:54.0	Watson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Foye Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:47.4 [WAS 65-81]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:44.2
	00:44.2	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:44.2	Team Rebound
	00:44.2	Watson Substitution replaced by Ford
	00:44.2 [IND 82-65]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Stevenson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Price (1 ST)	00:23.9
	00:15.9	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:14.6	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:12.3	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (4 BLK)
	00:12.3	Team Rebound
	00:00.0	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	11:33 [WAS 68-82]
	11:15 [IND 84-68]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ford (4 AST)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:48	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:41	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:40
Foye Step Back Jump shot: Missed	10:30
	10:28	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:05	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:7 Def:10)	10:04
	09:56	Price Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:56 [WAS 69-84]
	09:56	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Jones
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Butler	09:56
	09:56	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:56 [WAS 70-84]
	09:39	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	09:38	Ford Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:38	Jump Ball Ford vs Haywood
	09:38	Granger Turnover : Jump Ball Violation (2 TO)
James Jump Shot: Missed	09:28
	09:26	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:15
Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas	09:15
	09:00	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:59
	08:46	Jones Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:46
	08:46	Price Substitution replaced by Watson
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:46 [WAS 71-84]
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:46
	08:46	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
Blatche Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:34
	08:34 [IND 85-71]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	08:34 [IND 86-71]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (4 BLK)	08:27
Team Rebound	08:27
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	08:24
Team Rebound	08:23
	08:23	Jones Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ford (2 ST)	08:19
Arenas Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:16
	08:09 [IND 88-71]	Ford Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	07:52	Watson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
James Substitution replaced by Foye	07:52
Haywood Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Granger (2 BLK)	07:44
	07:42	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:35 [IND 91-71]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Jones (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:34
Blatche Substitution replaced by Young	07:34
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Ford Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:14	Hibbert Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	07:01
	07:00	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Arenas Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:50
	06:50 [IND 92-71]	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	06:50 [IND 93-71]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
Team Rebound	06:38
	06:38	Jones Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	06:38 [WAS 72-93]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	06:38 [WAS 73-93]
	06:21	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:19	Hibbert Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:09
	06:09 [IND 94-73]	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	06:09 [IND 95-73]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (5 BLK)	06:00
Haywood Rebound (Off:8 Def:10)	05:59
	05:59	Granger Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:59
Team Rebound	05:59
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:59 [WAS 74-95]
Young Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:51
	05:51 [IND 96-74]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:51	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:8 Def:11)	05:51
Butler Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)	05:36 [WAS 76-96]
	05:14	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:13	Ford Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	04:50 [IND 98-76]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (2 AST)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:34
Butler Substitution replaced by Davis	04:34
Haywood Substitution replaced by James	04:34
Arenas Substitution replaced by McGee	04:34
	04:18	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:17
Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGee (1 AST)	04:02 [WAS 78-98]
	03:48	Hibbert Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	03:48	Hibbert Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Foye Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:34
	03:33	Ford Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	03:21	Granger Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)
	03:21	Team Rebound
	03:15	Hibbert Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	03:15	Hibbert Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	03:15	Hibbert Substitution replaced by McRoberts
	03:15	Ford Substitution replaced by Price
	03:15	Granger Substitution replaced by Jones
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	03:02
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:01
McGee Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:00 [WAS 80-98]
	02:44 [IND 100-80]	McRoberts Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
James Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	02:31 [WAS 82-100]
	02:17 [IND 102-82]	McRoberts Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jones (5 AST)
McGee Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:03	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:52	Jones Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	01:52	Jones Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	01:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Foye Substitution replaced by McGuire	01:52
	01:45	McRoberts Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:45
Team Rebound	01:45
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:45
	01:45	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:32	McRoberts Jump Shot: Missed
McGuire Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:31
Davis Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:19 [WAS 84-102]
	00:55.5	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	00:55.0	Team Rebound
	00:55.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
McGuire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Davis (2 AST)	00:43.0 [WAS 86-102]
	00:18.9	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:17.9
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.8
	00:06.9	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter

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