Race to the 1seed and the Playoffs: Hawks at Pacers

[navy]

Should be a good one. :cheers:

[Random_Guy]

Lol at pacers...just don't know what they are doing lol

[WallIn]

wow, Indy is rubbish

Maybe it is a good idea to tank for the 7th spot in the east

[The-Legend-24]

That stripper done fvcked everything up. :oldlol:

[Smook A.]

LOL score is 17-3. Hawks are KILLING the Pacers

BTW Pacers start off 1-10 from the field. Atlanta really wants that 8th seed

[atljonesbro]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Pacers get first rounded. They aren't that good.

[LONGTIME]

The Pacers are playing like shit again.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Pacers are a joke.

[navy]

Gotta get that two seed.

[LEFT4DEAD]

+22 wow, didnt expect this

[Johnny Jones]

Evan Turner is so bad

[inclinerator]

wtfff

[LONGTIME]

Pacers :oldlol:

[JT123]

:oldlol: Pacers getting booed by their own fans! :roll: :roll: :roll:

[WallIn]

39-13

Lmao

[Uncle Drew]

What the f is going on?

[cos88]

vogel benching everybody after 5 minutes :eek:

[WallIn]

http://www.stringcheeserunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LeBron-jumps.gif

[cos88]

42-15 :lol

[Uncle Drew]

They just don't care anymore. Look at their body language.

[Heatles201]

roy hibbert biggest dude on floor and barely can get a rebound smh bum

[cos88]

http://www.ultraimg.com/images/oOCwz.gif

[navy]

The Heat sometimes play like this. Remember when they were down 27 to the Cavs? And 30 to the Wizards?

Problem is the Pacers offense isnt strong enough.

[BryantGasol89]

Pacers :roll: :roll: :roll:

[The-Legend-24]

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd183/BuckeyeGuy23/lebron-dancing-2-o.gif

[Droid101]

Pacers clearly waiting on the playoffs. They aren't even trying.

[JT123]

Refs bailing out Hill out of pity. :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Fudge]

Pacers :oldlol: :oldlol:

What a fcuking meltdown they're having. Called it a while ago, they're NOT contenders.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Wow. Hibbert's just killing it out there :bowdown:

[Uncle Drew]

This is Malice at the Palace. Except it's in the Fieldhouse, vs the Haws, and instead of fighting, they're getting raped.

[Genaro]

Things are embarrassant for them right now. If not for the playoff seed they should at least play decent for their pride.

[WallIn]

Hibbert

9 minutes
0-5 fgm
0 reb
0 ast
0 stl
0 blk
1 TO


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Al Jefferson is rolling in his grave

[KOBEtherealKing]

Pacers won't get out 2nd round, cake walk for the heat into the finals :facepalm

[Trollsmasher]

what?:biggums: :lebronamazed:

[atljonesbro]

This is mind blowing. The Pacers just aren't a good basketball team. They won't make it past the first round of the playoffs.

[JT123]

The Heat sometimes play like this. Remember when they were down 27 to the Cavs? And 30 to the Wizards?

Problem is the Pacers offense isnt strong enough.
Those games were on the road though. The Heat would NEVER play like this at home. :lol

[Keno]

heat in four by the looks of it.

[Fudge]

Like, I actually wan't to apologize to all Heat fans for putting these clowns on the same level as Miami. What a fcuking shame. :oldlol: Their peak was like a good two months.

[Lebron23]

Pacers needs to get their $hit together. Playoffs starts in less than 12 days.

[Human Error]

Who would have thought the Pacers would have a meltdown like this? All the talks that have been done by lots of ISH members(Paul George is better than Lebron, Pacers have a shot at best record in history) look pretty foolish now.

[Smook A.]

Hibbert

9 minutes
0-5 fgm
0 reb
0 ast
0 stl
0 blk
1 TO


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Al Jefferson is rolling in his grave
Best center in the NBA... Like its honestly not even close. Hibbert is better than Kareem, Wilt, Hakeem, and Shaq COMBINED

[inclinerator]

Pacers needs to get their $hit together. Playoffs starts in less than 12 days.
14* days

[HomieWeMajor]

Wade might as well rest until the finals

[Lebron23]

14* days


:lol :lol :lol

Can you imagine if the raptors meet the Heat in the conference finals??

[fragokota]

This shit is gettin ridiculous. Down by 30 in the 2nd qrt against ATL???

There must be some serious locker-room issues, this is unheard of...

[swagga]

Wade might as well rest until the finals

your father looks like he tried ingesting a watermelon, but it got stuck along the way. Damn, nigggas mad thristy doe.

[ihoopallday]

I thought there was a scoreboard error on ESPN. Then I changed my tv to NBA TV. :biggums:

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Refs feel bad for the Pacers :oldlol:

[ABG]

atl stomping a mudhole in these ******.

[Uchmanmamba24]

Thing is that the Pacers stink offensively. But they'll still beat the Heat if they play. Pacers just got the heat number especially when it boils down to match ups.
I just hope they get to the ECF because they'll beat the Heat for sure this year

[LONGTIME]

Pacer getting their shit pushed in by the Hawks. :oldlol:

[dazzer87]

Pacers.......:roll: :roll:

[alenleomessi]

i wanna see granger's face right now

[WallIn]

Congrats Pacers you just beat Wiz for the least points scored in a half this season :oldlol:

[ak47buffalo]

Do they really only have 22 points at the half? I'm having trouble believing my phone. Even the Pacers can't score that little surely?

[HoopsFanNumero1]

23 point first-half :roll:

[WallIn]

Record is 49 points by Chicago in 1999 right? They're on the pace

[ihoopallday]

:roll: :roll: Damn how the mighty have fallen.

[Lebron23]

Thing is that the Pacers stink offensively. But they'll still beat the Heat if they play. Pacers just got the heat number especially when it boils down to match ups.
I just hope they get to the ECF because they'll beat the Heat for sure this year


I don't think so. Bobcats in 5.


http://jazzfanatical.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/al-bobcat.jpg

[JimmyMcAdocious]

How can Hibbert be so bad at basketball? I don't understand when he's bigger than practically everyone in the NBA and he's not like Shawn Bradley goofy in skill and athleticism. I still remember that picture of him standing next to Duncan and completely towering over him.

[Psileas]

Indiana has 1 assist throughout the whole half. Has this ever happened again?

[inclinerator]

How can Hibbert be so bad at basketball? I don't understand when he's bigger than practically everyone in the NBA and he's not like Shawn Bradley goofy in skill and athleticism. I still remember that picture of him standing next to Duncan and completely towering over him.
he outplayed duncan in their last matchup

[steve]

Thing is that the Pacers stink offensively. But they'll still beat the Heat if they play. Pacers just got the heat number especially when it boils down to match ups.
I just hope they get to the ECF because they'll beat the Heat for sure this year

This has been said every year by one team or another in the Eastern Conference since 2011. The Heat were 1-3 against the Celtics and 0-3 against the Bulls in '11 (beat them both handily). They were 1-3 against the Celtics in '12 (won without much trouble once Bosh could play sustained minutes). They were 1-2 against the Pacers last season also. Having a winning record against a team doesn't really mean all that much when you get to the Conference Finals and it most likely won't matter much this season.

This was also one of the more pathetic displays of basketball all season by a supposed contender. How does a team play 24 minutes and only rack up a single assist.

[edrick]

Hibbert has been rebounding like he's Chris Bosh or something. Is he injured?

[game3524]

Pacers might not make out of the first round, they are the worst 50 win team I have seen in a long time.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

he outplayed duncan in their last matchup

While Antic is making him his bitch. Antic > Duncan, tho, so I don't see the relevance.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Only Bynum can save this team now.

[Legends66NBA7]

Indiana has 1 assist throughout the whole half. Has this ever happened again?

Not too sure, actually.

Also, not one player has over 1 field goal made.

[WallIn]

Indiana has 1 assist throughout the whole half. Has this ever happened again?

http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_assists.html

Looks like the record for fewest assists in a full game is 3, not seeing the half. Damn these are some ancient games :roll: :roll:

[Keno]

http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_assists.html

Looks like the record for fewest assists in a full game is 3, not seeing the half. Damn these are some ancient games :roll: :roll:

pacers are on face to shatter a bunch of records.

[inclinerator]

While Antic is making him his bitch. Antic > Duncan, tho, so I don't see the relevance.
just saying lol once in a while he looks unstoppable, most of the time he sucks

[Psileas]

http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_assists.html

Looks like the record for fewest assists in a full game is 3, not seeing the half. Damn these are some ancient games :roll: :roll:

Well, if a game's record is 3, then the half record has to be 1 or 0 (w/o OT's involved). Still impressive.

[Lebron23]

Team Jordan would finally beat Team Bird in a playoffs series.

[Legends66NBA7]

What's the record for fewest assists in a half ?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_assists.html

Looks like the record for fewest assists in a full game is 3, not seeing the half. Damn these are some ancient games :roll: :roll:

Possible tied record then, unless all 3 assists in all those games came in one half. I find it impossibly difficult to think a team could go a half with zero assists.

Boston beat the Lakers, 105 - 93.
Boston beat the Bullets, 109 - 95.
Chicago beat the Royals, 105 - 104.
Celtics beat the Knicks, 100-94.

So we aren't dealing with low scoring games either. That has to be a tied record...

[fragokota]

Do you guys remember any similar cases where a team has deteriorated like that througout a single season?

[DaSeba5]

I don't even know what to say really. I've never seen a team collapse so badly.

[game3524]

Do you guys remember any similar cases where a team has deteriorated like that througout a single season?

The 2002 Bucks were similar.

[Uchmanmamba24]

I don't think the Pacers can play any worse than they are now. They've hit rock bottom. The confusing situation here is that I don't think they are a bad team. They've won over 50games this season so they are definitely good at something at least.

[dannysc305]

Indiana has 1 assist throughout the whole half. Has this ever happened again?

Some selfish dudes in here *roy hibbert voice*

[Denitron]

Pacers :lol

Bobcats in 4

[WallIn]

****

Pacers just have a 2nd assist

[Uchmanmamba24]

If only the Pacers offense was half as good as their defense

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Hibbert on the bench :lol

[Legends66NBA7]

If only the Pacers offense was half as good as their defense

It's not just the offense by the Pacers that's so bad right now... it's their defense that's been surprisingly bad tonight too. Not as bad as their offense, but you would expect better from the #1 ranked defense.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Refs :rolleyes:

[navy]

refs

[JT123]

In the penalty 3 minutes into the 3rd. :biggums: :facepalm
Refs trying to make the game interesting I see.

[xoracle55]

Cant watch the game right now but Are Pacers stinking on purpose???

[Uchmanmamba24]

It's not just the offense by the Pacers that's so bad right now... it's their defense that's been surprisingly bad tonight too. Not as bad as their offense, but you would expect better from the #1 ranked defense.

Yea but shi* happens. Fact is that they rely too much on their defense and if it doesn't show up on certain days, they lose because their offense is crap

[JT123]

:lol at Hibbert on the bench trying not to cry.

[Legends66NBA7]

Pacers have to go on a huge defensive stoppage soon.

[Uchmanmamba24]

They need Bynum lol

[Uchmanmamba24]

Here comes the run.....

[PsychoBe]

i can't believe this. i really can't. i've never seen a meltdown like this since the 08' celtics let every team in the playoffs take them to a game 7. this is just an embarassing display of professional basketball. the fans did not pay their tickets to see players quit on their own team. this is just asinine. i was rooting for the pacers for this game too and for the playoffs. after watching them lose time and time again i thought that this was their year but maybe it's not? :facepalm

i'll hold my breath until the playoffs. i'm still confident that no team in the east besides the heat can compete with the pacers in a 7-game series. not one.

[bagelred]

Pacers want that #2 seed BADLY. Tanking away....33-11 1st quarter lol. Subtle.

Thanks for nothing Pacers, ya f-cks....Tanking for Bobcats and then Raptors/Wizards.

[ABG]

cartier!

[dannysc305]

#heatgang bitchesss

[ABG]

and 1 bitch

[PsychoBe]

Pacers want that #2 seed BADLY. Tanking away....33-11 1st quarter lol. Subtle.

Thanks for nothing Pacers, ya f-cks....Tanking for Bobcats and then Raptors/Wizards.

they need that homecourt advantage against the heat. the 1 seed this year will face a "harder" road but at the end of the day they need that home court advantage against the heat. if it goes to 7 games again i'm sure they'd rather play it home rather than away.

[zoom17]

wow what happened to this team:biggums:

[Legends66NBA7]

i can't believe this. i really can't. i've never seen a meltdown like this since the 08' celtics let every team in the playoffs take them to a game 7.

That was a meltdown ? They still won a title and were pretty much always favoured despite them not always blowing teams out. People are questioning whether this Pacers team can even get out of the 1st round.

Also, at least Pierce, Allen, and Garnett had a competent offensive game. Right now, every Pacer struggles to have consistent offense.

[derb2k2]

Have the Pacers completely imploded, or are they tanking for the 2 seed now? :biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

[WallIn]

Have the Pacers completely imploded, or are they tanking for the 2 seed now? :biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

Can't wait to see Al Jefferson exposing Hibbert in the playoffs

[ballin33]

I don't know what to make off this really. They look tired, worn down, and just about done. However, everyone but the Spurs has bad stretches in the regular season(even heat.) Playoffs are a different season however, and I really think they should just accept the 2 seed and rest their players. The key is Hibbert.

[PsychoBe]

That was a meltdown ? They still won a title and were pretty much always favoured despite them not always blowing teams out. People are questioning whether this Pacers team can even get out of the 1st round.

Also, at least Pierce, Allen, and Garnett had a competent offensive game. Right now, every Pacer struggles to have consistent offense.

i doubt the raptors, bobcats, wizards, or hawks can outlast the pacers in a 7-game series. at that point you will see why those teams are bottom-feeders when they are forced to play consistent half-court offense.

but even still, frank vogel's ball-stopping offense is what is really killing this team. he's a mediocre defensive coach and a terrible offensive one.

they have no offensive rhythm, and what's worse is that this team doesn't have the personnel for consistent 3-point shooters which means we're looking at ill-advised 2-pointers and drives to the basket which teams can stop quite easily.

they hang their hat on their defense which theoretically should never take a day off but you need consistent offense to bail out your defense too.

[zoom17]

I don't know what to make off this really. They look tired, worn down, and just about done. However, everyone but the Spurs has bad stretches in the regular season(even heat.) Playoffs are a different season however, and I really think they should just accept the 2 seed and rest their players. The key is Hibbert.

big fail 1 seed was there goal:oldlol:

[atljonesbro]

I just don't see the Pacers beating the Bobcats in a 7 game series. No way they can match up with Al Jefferson.

[kamil]

i can't believe this. i really can't. i've never seen a meltdown like this since the 08' celtics let every team in the playoffs take them to a game 7.

Meltdowns don't result in a championship.

[PsychoBe]

I just don't see the Pacers beating the Bobcats in a 7 game series. No way they can match up with Al Jefferson.

who's going to guard lance, pg, and david west consistently throughout the series? let's not get ridiculous now.

[atljonesbro]

who's going to guard lance, pg, and david west consistently throughout the series? let's not get ridiculous now.
Paul George will match up with himself, the guy isn't that good of a scorer.

[JT123]

How many free throws have the Paces attempted in this quarter? :biggums:

[PsychoBe]

Meltdowns don't result in a championship.

miami had a meltdown last year but they still won. i'm defining meltdown at a time where a team is just completely playing sub-par, but i'm not saying that it won't result in a win but it's just wrong.

[stephanieg]

Raps in 3.

[Legends66NBA7]

I don't really see how "tanking" for a 2nd seed makes any sense, if that's true. The Pacers are in for a rude awakening if they think going against the Cats/Wizards or Raptors is any easier. Cats rank #6, Raptors rank # 8, and Wizards rank #10 in defense. Raptors are the only one of the group that has a Top 10 offense.

The Pacers could potentially try and use their defense to try and wear down the Cats, but how do they stop Jefferson ? The Wizards still have a lot of available post players and have a very potent backcourt. Raptors have the best mix off both offense and defense and are evenly matched with the Pacers.

:confusedshrug:

[Droid101]

The overreactions here are hilarious.

[WallIn]

The overreactions here are hilarious.

Yeah, it's not like Pacers haven't sucked since beginning of March. Just coasting

[navy]

The overreactions here are hilarious.
Coasting.

[Solefade]

Paul George should just come out of the closet now. I'm sure he'll play much better after he gets that off his chest.

[fragokota]

The overreactions here are hilarious.

They just keep losing and losing for the lost month or so. You think Pacers aren't worried about this?

[PsychoBe]

I don't really see how "tanking" for a 2nd seed makes any sense, if that's true. The Pacers are in for a rude awakening if they think going against the Cats/Wizards or Raptors is any easier. Cats rank #6, Raptors rank # 8, and Wizards rank #10 in defense. Raptors are the only one of the group that has a Top 10 offense.

The Pacers could potentially try and use their defense to try and wear down the Cats, but how do they stop Jefferson ? The Wizards still have a lot of available post players and have a very potent backcourt. Raptors have the best mix off both offense and defense and are evenly matched with the Pacers.

:confusedshrug:

those bottom-feeders can't even play consistent half-court offense. again, let's not get ridiculous. this is still a 50+ win team against ones that can't even win 40 (or barely so). they dont have the talent or the personnel to match indiana, let alone beat them consistently for 4 games. it's just not going to happen. miami is their only threat but they have to secure hca to beat them unless they can finish them in 5 (not likely).

[LONGTIME]

Hawks choking now it's just a 20 point game :no:

[Uchmanmamba24]

It's a bit of both to be honest. People are overreacting and there's also need for worry. They haven't become sh** overnight. They've won 50plus games this season, they must not be that bad.

[Legends66NBA7]

i doubt the raptors, bobcats, wizards, or hawks can outlast the pacers in a 7-game series. at that point you will see why those teams are bottom-feeders when they are forced to play consistent half-court offense.

The Raptors play the slowest pace amongst the 4 teams you just mentioned. Trying to play a slowed down pace favours our post up big men, where I don't see Hibbert stopping Valanciunas.

Infact, they've struggled to score against us in all 4 matchups. The highest the Pacers scored was 94. The Hawks probably wouldn't last in a 7 game series because they won't have many available bodies. The Cats might be too inexperienced too. Wizards have players on their team who have Finals experience (Ariza, Gortat), who I can definitely see having a top games against the Pacers. Raptors are the least experienced, but certainly won't struggle (at least I'm sure off that for now).

[dude77]

I just don't understand this .. I turn the game on and was expecting at least a competitive game .. down 22 at home to the hawks in the 4th qtr when you're fighting for the #1 seed ? with a game against miami stll to go ? .. fk is going on

[LONGTIME]

Lance :oldlol:

[dazzer87]

Goon Lance....Nice kick....:rockon:

[navy]

Lance thought he was Wade. :roll:

[Legends66NBA7]

those bottom-feeders can't even play consistent half-court offense. again, let's not get ridiculous. this is still a 50+ win team against ones that can't even win 40 (or barely so). they dont have the talent or the personnel to match indiana, let alone beat them consistently for 4 games. it's just not going to happen. miami is their only threat but they have to secure hca to beat them unless they can finish them in 5 (not likely).

I'm not going to speak for the other teams any further (although, I think Washington matches up with them just fine), but your just wrong about the Raptors not matching up with the Pacers, man.

Their a 50+ win team ? Okay, if the Raptors win their remainder games, their a 50+ win team too. So what ? They've been on a much higher pace of wins since they traded Rudy Gay, by the way. I mean, we just seen the Raptors beat the Pacers without 2 of their starters, 1 being their best player (Kyle Lowry) and the other being their best defensive player (Amir Johnson).

And no, I said this in January. Chicago, Toronto, and Washington can certainly be threats to this team too, not just Miami. Miami just has the best overall chance at beating them.

[Mr. Incredible]

The overreactions here are hilarious.
They've been terrible lately. I think it's fair for posters to react the way that they are.

[zoom17]

The overreactions here are hilarious.

They suck right now.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bkk8pBFIcAAVXdH.jpg

[dude77]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bkk8pBFIcAAVXdH.jpg

it was 32 :eek: .. has a team ever looked this bad late in the season after looking so dominant at the beginning of the season ?

[Legends66NBA7]

Man, this was the best home team in the league too. Like I said in fpliii's thread, Granger WAS the leader of this team. I don't see this team being dysfunctional in these last 2 months if he's still on the team.

Should have never traded him.

[zoom17]

Is there a reason why hibbert only played 9 minutes today?

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

This Pacers team is a JOKE. Laying down and giving Miami the #1 seed... pathetic :oldlol:

[navy]

Is there a reason why hibbert only played 9 minutes today?
He's a scrub.

[SpecialQue]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0TmCJrBMRjEcczJP4HOPyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/MW52312_1.jpg

[WallIn]

Is there a reason why hibbert only played 9 minutes today?
Vogel finally realized that he sucks

[JimmyMcAdocious]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0TmCJrBMRjEcczJP4HOPyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/MW52312_1.jpg

Bird is the type of person who will spell out a word for added emphasis? I just lost respect. :cry:

[xoracle55]

Was that tweet recent? He tweeted same thing last year in the playoffs?

[DuMa]

im sure pacers will play just fine against the heat... its sad how this team is built to play the heat and yet fall apart against everyone else

[FLDFSU]

Thing is that the Pacers stink offensively. But they'll still beat the Heat if they play. Pacers just got the heat number especially when it boils down to match ups.
I just hope they get to the ECF because they'll beat the Heat for sure this year

Only chance the Pacers have of beating Miami 4/7 is if they succeed in suckered Spo and Lebron into playing their BS slow down, defensive games that the Heat love to play too.

Normally the Heat will get suckered into that style for a couple of games, but not enough to lose the series.

[sportjames23]

Indiana is DONE. If they get out of the first round, I'll be surprised.

Miami's path to the Finals is set.

[Kujo]

Man, this was the best home team in the league too. Like I said in fpliii's thread, Granger WAS the leader of this team. I don't see this team being dysfunctional in these last 2 months if he's still on the team.

Should have never traded him.

Yep, this clearly messed with their chemistry. I thought it was a good trade as I thought Turner would fit in, but it hasn't worked so far at all.

[ihoopallday]

Indy is built to beat Miami. They're a completely different team against them. Attitude, aggressiveness, etc. Problem is they still have to beat these "bottom feeders" to get that ECF matchup against Miami. Let's be honest, barring injury, Miami should have zero reason to not make the ECF.

[alenleomessi]

Is there a reason why hibbert only played 9 minutes today?
didnt want any of pero antic