THE FACTS: Rarely has such a bad shot yielded better results. With the ball, a four-point lead and 34 seconds left, Gerald Green did absolutely the wrong thing, launching a quick 3-point shot. But to the everlasting relief of the Indiana Pacers, the shot went in to help preserve a wild 100-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Green scored 19 to lead the Pacers (44-27), who were without three injured starters. Indiana built a 28-point lead in the third quarter and then watched it reduced all the way to four by Atlanta’s reserves in a wretched fourth-quarter performance that included 10 turnovers and 4-for-16 shooting. Josh Smith led the Hawks (39-32) with 20 points. …read more
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Notebook: Pacers 95, Magic 73
THE FACTS: For whatever reason, Tyler Hansbrough comes to life as a starter. Gerald Green just wants to play. The two combined for 29 points as Indiana won its second blowout in two nights, dominating Orlando 95-73 Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Making his third start of the season for the injured David West, Hansbrough had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Green, who returned to the rotation this week after two months buried in the bench, had 15 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Paul George led Indiana (42-26) with 19 points. Moe Harkless and Arron Afflalo had 10 apiece for Orlando (18-50), which shot just .318 from the field. …read more
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Notebook: Pacers 111, Cavaliers 90
THE FACTS: Shooting guard Gerald Green scored 13 of his team-high 20 points in the second quarter as the Indiana Pacers crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-90 Monday night.. …read more
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