The Indiana Pacers are advancing to the second round in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2005, as they removed any remaining Magic from the franchise that makes its home in Orlando, with a 105-87 thrashing Tuesday night at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory was the fourth straight for the Pacers after dropping the opening game of the match-up at home 81-77. Indiana took control of this contest early on, as they had a nine-point lead at the conclusion of the opening period and shot 52.4% (43-82) as well as 52.9% (9-17) from outside the arc for the night.
Danny Granger led the way for Indiana with 25 points while Darren Collison came off the bench with 19 points in the victory. Jameer Nelson was the game’s leading scorer with 27 points for Orlando while Glen Davis finished off the Post Season with yet another strong performance as he dropped 15 points in the game.
Indiana came out of the gates in the opening period showing that they were going to be all business in thi...
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PLAYERS:
Danny Granger,
Darren Collison,
Jameer Nelson,
Glen Davis,
Roy Hibbert,
Ryan Anderson
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic
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