The Indiana Pacers hosted the Charlotte Bobcats Sunday afternoon and overwhelmed the visiting team 108-73. The winning team’s score was tied for their second-highest point total of the season. The 35-point win also marked Indiana’s largest margin of victory so far this year. In their one previous meeting this season, the Pacers defeated the Bobcats 99-77, on January 7th.
Charlotte’s 73 points on Sunday was the fifth time this season that they have scored less than 75 points in a game. The Bobcats fell behind early, trailing the Pacers 21-2, before fighting back by scoring ten points in a row. Charlotte trailed 24-12 after the first quarter, and never closed the deficit any further.
Indiana was looking for their second win in a row, after losing five games straight, and six out of seven. The Pacers defeated the New Jersey Nets 93-88 last Thursday night, finishing up their third game in three nights, and their ninth game in a span of two weeks. Against Charlotte on S...
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Pacers Preview: Pacers (19-12) vs. Hornets (7-24)
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February 21, 2012
Pacers Preview: Pacers (19-12) vs. Hornets (7-24) - Pacers Centervs. After a 5 game losing streak, the Indiana Pacers have received a very favorable schedule heading into the All-Star break. After beating New Jersey 93-88, the Pacers then teed off on the lowly Charlotte Bobcats beating them in convincing fashion 108-73. Now the Indiana Pacers will look to do the same against the...
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Pacers run over Bobcats, 108-73
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February 19, 2012
Pacers run over Bobcats, 108-73 - Pacers CenterThere were no reasons for the Pacers to not win this game. They were matched up against possibly one of the worst teams in NBA history, they were coming off of a couple night’s rest, and they were playing in front of the home crowd which until recently they had been pretty much unbeatable. The [...]Pacers run over Bobcats, 108-73 - Pacers Center
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West holds no grudges
Indiana Pacers forward David West isn't making much out of his former employer visiting Bankers Life Fieldhouse tonight. For starters, the New Orleans Hornets hardly resemble the franchise for which West was a two-time All-Star.
Pacers 108, Bobcats 73
Pacers center Roy Hibbert keeps showing why he was recently selected to his first All-Star game. The Charlotte Bobcats keep showing why they have the worst record in the NBA.
Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 108-73 win over the woeful Bobcats on Sunday.
Danny Granger and David West each scored 14 points for the Pacers, who have won two in a row following...
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All-Star Hibbert leads Pacers by Bobcats (AP)
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Happy Birthday MJ
After 16 consecutive losses, the Charlotte Bobcats delivered Chairman Michael Jordan a birthday victory. The Bobcats defeated the Toronto Raptors 98-91 on February 17th at the Air Canada Centre.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) First-time All-Star Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 108-73 win
over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.
Hibbert leads Pacers to 108-73 win over Bobcats
First-time All-Star Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 108-73 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.
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