Tinsley Out, Hinrich In
It's a done deal, the Indiana Pacers send Jamaal Tinsley and Danny Granger to Chicago for Kirk Hinrich and Othella Harrington.
Carlisle declared himself pleased of having a great playmaker such as Hinrich to lead the team. Jermaine O'Neal also said he can't wait to turn his passes in to dunks.
Game 2: Charlotte Bobcats (H)
The Pacers, showing their new acquisitions, were hoping for an explosive game against the Bobcats to get their first win. After dominating the first half, leading at between 10 to 15 points most of the time, with Jermaine O'Neal and Jonathan Bender flying high, the second half was a different story.
The Bobcats narrowed the gap to 9 points and the Pacers ran to 17. Once again Charlotte narrowed to 8 and Sarunas Jasikevicius with three consecutive three point shots, after Fred Jones scored one as well, and the Pacers were up to 20, and then decided this was enough. The third quarter ended with 15 points lead for Indiana, who didn't show up at all for the final quarter, as the Bobcats narrowed the gap to 2 points by the final minute, it was Kirk Hinrich's cool from the line that saved the game.
Final score: 76-72.
The good: O'neal with 17 points in the first three quarters. Hinrich with 6\6 from the line in the final minute. Jasikevicius with 3\3 for three in less the a minute.
The bad: O'Neal with 0 points in the last quarter. A weak defense in the second half and the Pacers lost a 20 points lead.
The Ugly: after being subbed early in the fourth quarter Stephen Jackson cursed Rick Carlisle, who only ignored him, Jackson then muttered "wish they'd trade me like Jamaal". None of the sides commented on this event.
Bender with a great first half dunk
Hinrich with a long shot
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About the pictures from the first game, since i had 4 pics i wanted them in one file and to fit the saras pic to the others would have been pretty bad, so thought this mught be better.