Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, pitting the Indiana Pacers against the top-seed Chicago Bulls on Saturday, was a closer game than was expected. Naturally, Derrick Rose, the soon-to-be NBA MVP, saved the day for the Bulls. The second game of their best-of-seven series, which took place at the United Center, mirrored the previous game [...]
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76ers Win Third Straight, Down Pacers 110-100
As of right now, it is rather difficult to pinpoint. What I am referring to is the Indiana Pacers under interim coach Frank Vogel. Early on, they had a nice little win streak going; but lately, they have been losing at the wrong time of the season, in light of the fact that they are [...]
Frye Jumper At Horn Boosts Suns Over Pacers 110-108 In OT
The Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers are in very similar situations in terms of their playoff seedings; the Suns are in 10th in the Western Conference playoff chase while the Pacers are tied for 8th with the Charlotte Bobcats in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. As you can surmise from that, both teams are scratching [...]
Granger’s Offense, Defense Helps Pacers Sink Clippers 107-80
Rarely do you hear the name Danny Granger and the word defense together in a single sentence. Granger’s calling card is obviously offense, so when he does something worthwhile on the defensive side, it is considered a bonus. During Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse, the Clippers’ Eric [...]
Huskies Advance To Final Four, Hold Off Tigers 82-75
The Connecticut Huskies typically play a style of ball conducive to utilizing their star center, Hasheem Thabeet, to the maximum; however, they got to face an opponent that is accustomed to track meets – the Missouri Tigers – than a slower-paced game. In any case, both teams met Saturday in Glendale, AZ; the Huskies had [...]
Thabeet Dominates, Huskies Pound Boilermakers 72-60
There was good and bad news that concerned the Connecticut Huskies. First the bad: the team is being investigated for alleged NCAA recruting violations, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. The good news? The team didn’t let that issue affect their game on Thursday against the Purdue Boilermakers at Glendale, AZ. While Connecticut went through [...]
Calhoun Returns, Huskies Maul Aggies 92-66
You probably have already figured out that the 1st-seeded Connecticut Huskies, with or without coach Jim Calhoun, take care of business and continue their winning ways. In Saturday’s game against the 9th-seeded Texas A&M Aggies, not much changed – except that their coach returned after being released from the hospital after a bout with dehydration. [...]


April 19th, 2011
Stephen Rhodes
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