April 12th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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In a previous article that I had written regarding the Pacers, I had mentioned that the unsung hero at that time was Mike Dunleavy; Friday night would find a new hero in Danny Granger.? Yousee, he did a bit of scoreboard watching when not in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers and apparently didn’t like what he saw; more than likely, he was scoping the Atlanta-New York Knicks results.? Granger scored 15 third quarter points, leading Indiana to a big, 85-76 win over Philadelphia at Wachovia Center; the win kept the Pacers alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Granger hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter as Indiana went up 48-37; he also hit a basket when Philadelphia got to within 58-56 and would also score 5 points late in the period after the Sixers got to within 62-59.? Granger scored 6 more points in a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter that pushed the Pacers’ advantage to 82-65 and putting the game out of reach.? Indiana was led by Granger with 30 points, including 3 treys, 12 rebounds, a steal and 2 blocks while Dunleavy scored 15 with 2 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals.?
Philadelphia was led by Andre Miller with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal while Thaddeus Young scored 21 with 5 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals; Samuel Dalembert, while scoring only 7 points, grabbed?17 rebounds,?dished out an assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks.? Indiana (35-44), hoping to stave off playoff elimination, returns home to?host the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday?while Philadelphia (40-39) makes the short trip to Washington, D.C. to face the Wizards – also on Saturday.
