is Granger out for Indiana?
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I just read something about the injury.
He played the next day (Friday), scoring 29.
I assume he's in.
Too bad...looks juicy if out (maybe anywho).
He played the next day (Friday), scoring 29.
I assume he's in.
Too bad...looks juicy if out (maybe anywho).
Danny Granger returned from his head injury on Friday night and had 29 points, six assists, three steals and two treys in 39 minutes.
This should put any talk of a shutdown for Granger on hold for now. He got cleared by doctors in the afternoon and then had this monster line at night. The Pacers are saying all the right things about finishing the season strong, so Granger appears ok.
This should put any talk of a shutdown for Granger on hold for now. He got cleared by doctors in the afternoon and then had this monster line at night. The Pacers are saying all the right things about finishing the season strong, so Granger appears ok.
Oklahoma City Thunder (42-25) at Indiana Pacers (23-36), 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder (42-25) at Indiana Pacers (23-36), 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder (42-25) at Indiana Pacers (23-36), 2:30 p.m.
- MVP candidate Kevin Durant will lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into Indiana this afternoon for a showdown against the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in the finale of a three-game road trip.
Durant is second in the NBA with 29.7 points per game and is coming off a 31- point performance in a 115-89 win at Toronto on Friday. Durant has scored 30 or more points in an NBA-best 38 games this season, with the Thunder going 27-11 in that stretch. Durant has already set the franchise-record for most 30-point games in a season and leads the NBA with a 31.2 ppg since Christmas.
He is nine points shy of becoming just the second player in NBA history to score 2,000 points through 68 games under the age of 22. LeBron James reached the 2,000-point mark in his 65th game during the 2005-06 season at 21.
Meanwhile, Jeff Green added 25 points and seven rebounds in the recent victory for the playoff-hopeful Thunder, who have won six of seven overall and improved to 20-14 as the guest. Kyle Weaver chipped in 12 points off the bench and Russell Westbrook notched 11 points and 10 assists against the Raptors.
"Our guys came out with a lot of energy on the defensive end," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "We really got after it. That was out best game of the year."
Oklahoma City is tied with Phoenix for fifth in the Western Conference.
Indiana will shoot for its fifth straight win at home today and recorded a 106-102 victory versus the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Danny Granger returned to the lineup and poured in 29 points to go with six assists for the Pacers, who have won two of three games.
Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth straight game. Troy Murphy posted 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush registered 15 points apiece for the victors.
"I thought our guys reacted well to adversity. We fought back and got the job done," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said. "We just didn't get our normal energy we usually get from our bench. We (the starters) had dead legs and we didn't play transition defense in the fourth quarter."
The Pacers are 16-16 in Indy this season.
Oklahoma City topped Indiana, 108-102, back on January 9 this season at the Ford Center to snap a three-game slide in the series. The Pacers are a miserable 5-21 against the West in 2009-10, while the Thunder sport a 20-7 record versus Eastern Conference foes.
Oklahoma City Thunder (42-25) at Indiana Pacers (23-36), 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder (42-25) at Indiana Pacers (23-36), 2:30 p.m.
- MVP candidate Kevin Durant will lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into Indiana this afternoon for a showdown against the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in the finale of a three-game road trip.
Durant is second in the NBA with 29.7 points per game and is coming off a 31- point performance in a 115-89 win at Toronto on Friday. Durant has scored 30 or more points in an NBA-best 38 games this season, with the Thunder going 27-11 in that stretch. Durant has already set the franchise-record for most 30-point games in a season and leads the NBA with a 31.2 ppg since Christmas.
He is nine points shy of becoming just the second player in NBA history to score 2,000 points through 68 games under the age of 22. LeBron James reached the 2,000-point mark in his 65th game during the 2005-06 season at 21.
Meanwhile, Jeff Green added 25 points and seven rebounds in the recent victory for the playoff-hopeful Thunder, who have won six of seven overall and improved to 20-14 as the guest. Kyle Weaver chipped in 12 points off the bench and Russell Westbrook notched 11 points and 10 assists against the Raptors.
"Our guys came out with a lot of energy on the defensive end," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "We really got after it. That was out best game of the year."
Oklahoma City is tied with Phoenix for fifth in the Western Conference.
Indiana will shoot for its fifth straight win at home today and recorded a 106-102 victory versus the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Danny Granger returned to the lineup and poured in 29 points to go with six assists for the Pacers, who have won two of three games.
Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth straight game. Troy Murphy posted 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush registered 15 points apiece for the victors.
"I thought our guys reacted well to adversity. We fought back and got the job done," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said. "We just didn't get our normal energy we usually get from our bench. We (the starters) had dead legs and we didn't play transition defense in the fourth quarter."
The Pacers are 16-16 in Indy this season.
Oklahoma City topped Indiana, 108-102, back on January 9 this season at the Ford Center to snap a three-game slide in the series. The Pacers are a miserable 5-21 against the West in 2009-10, while the Thunder sport a 20-7 record versus Eastern Conference foes.
