Pacers win 2º straight
By Conrad Brunner >
Jan. 10, 2005

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Indiana won again, against Chicago, 112-99.
Jamaal Tinsley, Pacers´ titular point guard, posted 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 dishes and a
career-high 10 steals. He was named POTG. All Pacers´ starters [Foster, O´Neal, Mashburn (Fouled Out), Miller, Tinsley] scored in double figures. Bulls´ rookies, Ben Gordon and Luol Deng, posted 20 and 10 points, respectively.
Indiana: 48/97 FG (49%) - Chicago: 39/79 FG (49%).
Here´s the box score (
Player Of The Game):
Indiana - Starters
C J. Foster 10 points 3 rebounds 1 assist 2 blocks 1 steal
PF J. O´Neal 14 points 8 rebounds 2 dishes 3 blocks
SF J. Mashburn (
Fouled Out) 19 points 2 rebounds 5 assists 2 blocks 3 steals
SG R. Miller 12 points 1 rebound 1 dish 1 block 1 steal
PG J. Tinsley 10 points 1 rebounds 5 assists 10 steals
Indiana - Bench
PG A. Johnson 15 points 6 steals
Chicago - Starters
C T. Chandler 8 points 6 rebounds 5 blocks
PF E. Curry 12 points 9 rebounds 6 blocks
SF L. Deng 10 points 3 rebounds 2 dishes 1 steal
SG B. Gordon 20 points 6 rebounds
PG K. Hinrich 20 points 2 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals
Chicago - Bench
PG J. Pargo 8 points 2 rebounds 1 dish
Photo Of The Game
Bender tries to score against Chandler
nba_baller_50/NBAE/Getty Images
Record: 10-4
Next Game

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Pacers Can Trade
By Conrad Brunner >
Jan. 8, 2005
INDIANA ---> All players were surprised when Rick Carlisle presented new teammates to them.
People sended a offer to Dallas, with this players involved:
Indiana gets: Erick Dampier & Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Dallas gets: Jeff Foster & Jonathan Bender
Finally, Dallas accepted the offer and the four players are with their new teams. Dampier and Abdul-Wahad will be starters in next game (against Timberwolves), because Carlisle wants to prove them.
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Recent Injuries
Milwaukee Bucks: They announce that Mike James, starter PG, got a injury (sprained finger, 3 weeks).
Sacramento Kings: They announce that Brad Miller, titular C, got a injury (strained thigh muscle, 3 days).
Seattle SuperSonics: They lost Luke Ridnour to injury (sprained wrist, 9 days).
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League Leaders (After Indiana*´s 14 games)
Points Per Game
1ª -
Jermaine O´Neal* (15.0 ppg)
2ª -
LeBron James (13.7 ppg)
3ª -
Michael Redd (13.4 ppg)
4ª -
Shaquille O´Neal (11.7 ppg)
5ª (Tied) -
Cuttino Mobley (11.5 ppg)
Peja Stojakovic (11.5 ppg)
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Field Goal %
1ª -
Othella Harrington (.750%)
2ª -
Steve Smith (.684%)
3ª (Tied) -
Dan Dickau (.667%)
Jerome Williams (.667%)
4ª -
Nick Collison (.632%)
5ª (Tied) -
Sebastian Telfair (.625%)
Sasha Vujacic (.625%)
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3 Point %
1ª -
Steve Smith (.800%)
2ª -
DerMarr Johnson (.714%)
3ª -
Al Harrington (.571%)
4ª -
Eric Williams (.556%)
5ª -
Mehmet Okur (.545%)
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Free Throw %
1ª - 19 Tied. (All 1.000%).
2ª -
Steve Nash (.957%)
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Rebounds Per Game
1ª -
Shaquille O´Neal (7.7 rpg).
2ª -
Kelvin Cato (6.5 rpg).
3ª -
Antoine Walker (6.4 rpg).
4ª -
Dirk Nowitzki (6.3 rpg).
5ª -
Emeka Okafor (6.1 rpg).
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Blocks Per Game
1ª -
Jermaine O´Neal* (4.6 bpg).
2ª -
Eddy Curry (2.2 bpg).
3ª -
David Harrison* (2.1 bpg).
4ª -
Shaquille O´Neal (1.8 rpg).
5ª -
Jeff Foster* (1.7 rpg).
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Steals Per Game
1ª -
Jamaal Tinsley* (4.8 spg).
2ª -
Anthony Johnson* (2.7 spg).
3ª -
Kobe Bryant (1.9 spg).
4ª -
Kirk Hinrich (1.7 spg).
5ª -
Stephen Jackson* (1.6 spg).
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Assists Per Game
1ª - 2 Tied:
Tony Parker (4.1 apg).
Gary Payton (4.1 apg).
2ª -
Allen Iverson (3.9 apg).
3ª - 2 Tied:
Mike Bibby (3.8 apg).
Stephon Marbury (3.8 apg).
4ª - 2 Tied:
Jamal Crawford (3.6 apg).
T. J. Ford (3.6 apg).
5ª - 4 Tied:
J. Williams, 
;
J. Kidd, 
;
D. Wade, 
;
S. Francis, 
(All 3.5 apg).
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Minutes Per Game
1ª -
LeBron James (22.5 mpg).
2ª (Tied):
Chris Webber (22.3 mpg).
Shaquille O´Neal (22.3 mpg).
3ª -
Jeff McInnis (22.2 mpg).
4ª -
Brad Miller (22.1 mpg).
5ª - 2 Tied:
Peja Stojakovic (21.9 mpg).
Emeka Okafor (21.9 mpg).
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MVP Candidates
1ª -

Jermaine O´Neal (15.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 4.64 bpg, 0.3 spg)
2ª -
Shaquille O´Neal (12.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.81 bpg, 0.81 spg)
3ª -

Jamaal Tinsley (7.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 3.3 apg, 0.0 bpg, 4.86 spg)[/color]
4ª -
Vince Carter (9.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.56 bpg, 0.88 spg)
5ª -
Kevin Garnett (10.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 0.93 bpg, 0.73 spg)
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Latest NBA News
1/10/05 -
trade Jeff Foster & Jonathan Bender to
for Erick Dampier & Tariq Abdul-Wahad.
1/21/05 -

release Paul Shirley.
1/25/05 -

sign Desmond Ferguson.
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Players of December
East Player -
Jermaine O´Neal (19.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 5.4 bpg, 0.4 spg)
West Player -
Kobe Bryant (15.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.4 bpg, 2.2 spg)
East Rookie -
Dwight Howard (4.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.3 bpg, 0.5 spg)
West Rookie -
Shaun Livingston (2º) (8.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.0 bpg, 0.2 spg)
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Season Standings
Western Conference
Pacific Division

11-4

7-5

7-7

8-9

5-11
Northwest Division

8-5

8-7

7-9

5-8

4-11
Southwest Division

13-4

10-3

5-5

7-9

5-9
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division

8-8

8-8

6-6

4-6

3-9
Central Division
10-4

7-7

6-7

2-5

3-9
Southeast Division

11-5

9-5

7-5

6-7

6-9