Davis sends Pacers into over-time and sinks last second free-throws to get the win
Ricky Davis' game winning free throws
In a nail-biting game, the Indiana Pacers, thanks to Ricky Davis, managed to come away from Utah with the win
Starting 5:
C Jermaine O'Neal
PF Al Harrington
SF Marquis Daniels
SG Ricky Davis
PG Sarunas Jasikevicius
C Mehmet Okur
PF Carlos Boozer
SF Andrei Kirilenko
SG Gordan Giricek
PG Deron Williams
Both teams started well and got points on the board,
Gordan Giricek got 3 quick jumpers and
Jasekivicius got two easy lay-ups. They were accompanied by
Jermaine O'Neal, Al Harrington, Andrei Krilienko and Deron Williams.
1st Quarter: Pacers 25-28 Jazz
Deron Wlliams continued to drive through the lanes and take the jumper and give the dish which meant that Utah started on a 5-0 run.
Jermaine O'Neal got Indiana back on their feet midway-through the quarter and
Ricky Davis dunked the Pacers into a slender half-time lead.
Half Time: Pacers 41-40 Jazz
Jermaine O'Neal and Al Harrington made the paint their own, blocking 3 between them in 2 minutes whilst
Jasikevicius drained a few nice jumpers. However,
Andrei Kirilenko found his range and starting the Jazz run along with
Boozer and Okur. When
Harrington and
Daniels got points back -
Giricek drained two three's in a row, showing that every player on the Jazz team can get the baskets.
3rd Quarter: Pacers 57-64 Jazz
Ricky Davis and Deron Williams got the 4th quarter up and running, to later be followed by
Jasikevicius and AK47. But the Jazz line-up took a dent as
Boozer fouled
Harrington on his way to the basket and was fouled out.
Jermaien O'Neal swatted away 2 more attempts and
Ricky Davis was able to convert making the score 74-72 Utah, but a
Gordon Giricek run restored a comfortable lead at 80-74. But soon after
Giricek too fouled out and the Jazz lost their 3-point man with the score at 78-80. With 58 seconds left in the game, Jazz took a time-out and came back on the floor. The Pacers defense was good and
Andrei Kirilenko's options were shut off and
Mehmet Okur was called for a 3 second violation,
Davis wasted no time and drained a 3. With Indiana leading 81-80 with 17.3 left on the clock, Utah took another TO and
Deron Williams got a 3 to heap the pressure on Indiana.
Jasikevicius raced with the ball up to Utah's D. With 3 seconds left, he saw
Davis cut into the lane and he put up the shot with 1 second left and it took the Pacers and the Jazz into Over-Time.
4th Quarter: Pacers 83-83 Jazz
Harrington, Davis, O'Neal and OKur got their respective teams off the mark but Indiana took the lead @ 89-87, but former laker
Derek Fisher put the Jazz in front again.
Davis and Harrington fought back but
Al was to play no further put in the game as he fouled out.
Deron Williams looked to have given the Jazz a little time to relax but
Ricky Davis had other ideas as he threw down on 3 players on 3 different plays and when
Okur tried to stop him, he too sat down for the night via fouls.
Ricky Davis continued the fight back and made it 100-102. On a vital play for Utah,
Kirilenko drove into the lane only to have his shot rejected by
Jermaine O'Neal and
Marquis Daniels tied things up on the fast-break with 39 seconds left in OT. Utah held the ball until 6 seconds were left,
Deron Williams shot missed,
O'Neal powered up for the rebound and sent it to
Ricky Davis. He charged up the court with the clock winding down and as the buzzer went he took a hard-hit from
Kirilenko.
Davis had 2 free throws to win the game for the Pacers, he drained them both and was surrounded by his team-mates
Final Score: Pacers 104-102
Quote Of The Game: "Oh and Ricky Davis with the high-light dunk... save the women and children on that one!" Marv Albert on one of Ricky Davis monstrous jams
POG: Jermaine O'Neal - 33 pts, 15 rbs, 3 assists and 5 blocks
Keystats: Ricky Davis got 26 pts and was supplied nicely by Sarunas Jasikeveicius who got 6 assists. The Jazz may well have won the game if their on-form shooter Gordan Giricek hadn't fouled out at a crucial moment, never-the-less, he grabbed 23 pts. Indiana kept Andrei Kirilenko quite by his standards, limiting him to 15 pts.
The win sent Indiana to the top of their division and 4th in the power-rankings behind Clippers, Grizzlies and the surprise leaders - the Philadelphia 76ers who boast a record of 12-3
jermaine o'neal got 33 pts, many like this!
AK47 wasn't as effective as he would have liked
Jermaine O'Neal swats away 1 of his eventual 5 blocks
harrington added some points of his own before getting fouled out
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