Box Score

 

MEMPHIS (73)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Battier           33   1-7   0-0   3-5   2   2    2
S Swift             28  3-10   3-4   1-6   1   1    9
L Wright            29  7-14   4-4  3-13   2   4   18
D Jones             15   0-2   0-0   0-1   0   1    0
E Watson            37  7-13   1-1   0-1   3   2   16
B Cardinal          25   3-8   1-2   3-5   2   6    9
M Miller            30   3-9   0-0   0-2   1   0    8
A Burks             11   0-1   0-0   0-0   1   1    0
R Humphrey           6   0-3   0-0   3-3   1   0    0
B Wells             26   2-8  7-10   2-7   0   1   11
J Williams         DNP  - SORE LEFT FOOT                                 
J Tsakalidis       DNP  - NECK SPRAIN                                    
  
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TOTALS             240 26-75 16-21 15-43  13  18   73
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Percentages: FG-.347, FT-.762. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (S Battier 0-3, D Jones 0-1, E 
Watson 1-4, B Cardinal 2-4, M Miller 2-5, B 
Wells 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:7
(E Watson 2, L Wright, B Cardinal, D Jones, M
Miller, S Battier). Turnovers:12 (E Watson 4,
S Swift 3, M Miller 2, D Jones 2, R 
Humphrey). Steals: 6 (B Wells 2, S Swift, M 
Miller, E Watson, A Burks).


INDIANA (76)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Jackson           39  6-16   5-6   1-8   2   1   19
J O'Neal            37  4-15   3-4   1-8   3   4   11
J Foster            30   3-8   1-4 11-17   1   3    7
R Miller            26   2-5   0-0   1-3   3   1    4
A Johnson           34  3-11   0-0   0-4   1   3    8
A Croshere          19   2-4   0-0   1-4   1   3    4
F Jones             31   4-9   6-7   0-2   2   0   15
E Gill              14   3-6   0-0   0-1   0   4    8
S Pollard           10   0-0   0-0   1-2   0   0    0
J Tinsley          DNP  - BRUISED LEFT FOOT                              
J Jones            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
D Harrison         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 27-74 15-21 16-49  13  19   76
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Percentages: FG-.365, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
7-16, .438 (S Jackson 2-5, R Miller 0-1, A 
Johnson 2-5, F Jones 1-3, E Gill 2-2). Team 
Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:8 (J O'Neal 4, J 
Foster 2, A Johnson, E Gill). Turnovers:15 (J
O'Neal 5, E Gill 4, R Miller 2, S Pollard, A 
Johnson, J Foster, S Jackson). Steals: 7 (F 
Jones 2, R Miller, J O'Neal, A Johnson, J 
Foster, S Jackson).

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MEMPHIS               16  23  13  21  -   73
INDIANA               21  23  20  12  -   76
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,290. T: 2:13. 
Officials: David Jones, Mark Ayotte, Ron 
Garretson.

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MEMPHIS (73) AT INDIANA (76)

MEMPHIS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S BATTIER         F    33    1-7      0-0      3   2   5    2   2   0   0    2
S SWIFT           F    28    3-10     3-4      1   5   6    1   1   1   3    9
L WRIGHT          C    29    7-14     4-4      3  10  13    2   4   0   0   18
D JONES           G    15    0-2      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   0   2    0
E WATSON          G    37    7-13     1-1      0   1   1    3   2   1   4   16
B CARDINAL             25    3-8      1-2      3   2   5    2   6   0   0    9
M MILLER               30    3-9      0-0      0   2   2    1   0   1   2    8
A BURKS                11    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   1   0    0
R HUMPHREY              6    0-3      0-0      3   0   3    1   0   0   1    0
B WELLS                26    2-8      7-10     2   5   7    0   1   2   0   11
J WILLIAMS            DNP  - SORE LEFT FOOT                                           
J TSAKALIDIS          DNP  - NECK SPRAIN                                              
  
TOTALS                240   26-75    16-21    15  28  43   13  18   6  12   73
                            (.347)  (.762)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 13 (15 PTS)    

INDIANA

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S JACKSON         F    39    6-16     5-6      1   7   8    2   1   1   1   19
J O'NEAL          F    37    4-15     3-4      1   7   8    3   4   1   5   11
J FOSTER          C    30    3-8      1-4     11   6  17    1   3   1   1    7
R MILLER          G    26    2-5      0-0      1   2   3    3   1   1   2    4
A JOHNSON         G    34    3-11     0-0      0   4   4    1   3   1   1    8
A CROSHERE             19    2-4      0-0      1   3   4    1   3   0   0    4
F JONES                31    4-9      6-7      0   2   2    2   0   2   0   15
E GILL                 14    3-6      0-0      0   1   1    0   4   0   4    8
S POLLARD              10    0-0      0-0      1   1   2    0   0   0   1    0
J TINSLEY             DNP  - BRUISED LEFT FOOT                                        
J JONES               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
D HARRISON            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   27-74    15-21    16  33  49   13  19   7  15   76
                            (.365)  (.714)  TEAM REBS:  9 TOTAL TO: 17 (13 PTS)    
  
   MEMPHIS            16   23   13   21   -   73
   INDIANA            21   23   20   12   -   76
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - E WATSON 2, L WRIGHT, B CARDINAL, D JONES,
M MILLER, S BATTIER.  INDIANA - J O'NEAL 4, J FOSTER 2, A JOHNSON,
E GILL.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 5-18 (.278), S BATTIER 0-3, D JONES 0-1,
E WATSON 1-4, B CARDINAL 2-4, M MILLER 2-5, B WELLS 0-1. INDIANA 7-
16 (.438), S JACKSON 2-5, R MILLER 0-1, A JOHNSON 2-5, F JONES 1-3,
E GILL 2-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAVID JONES, MARK AYOTTE, RON GARRETSON.
A - 17,290. T - 2:13.

Game Story

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Jeff Foster did a great job on the 
backboards.  He has to work on his free throws, though.

Foster grabbed 17 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive end,
as the Indiana Pacers survived his poor foul shooting down the
stretch and held on for a 76-73 victory over the Memphis
Grizzlies.

A 6-11 center not known for his offense, Foster came up one
rebound shy of his season and career highs in total and
offensive rebounds.  Down the stretch, he gave the Pacers
valuable extra possessions and limited the surging Grizzlies to
one shot.

"When both teams are shooting bad, that means more work for the
guys underneath," Foster said.  "In a game like that, the team
that has the most rebounds usually comes out on top. I was in
the right places at the right times tonight."

The Pacers hot just 36.5 percent (27-of-74) from the field but
held the Grizzlies under 35 percent (26-of-75) and owned a 49-43
advantage on the boards.

Indiana saw a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter whittled
to 70-67 before Anthony Johnson sank a 3-pointer with five
minutes to play - the last basket for the Pacers.

Fred Jones and Lorenzen Wright traded a pair of free throws
before Foster asserted himself. He rebounded a miss by teammate
Jermaine O'Neal and drew a foul, although he missed both free
throws, which made it look like the same old struggles for
Indiana.

"We try not to let it (missed free throws) get to us," said
Foster, a 64 percent foul shooter.  "Teams go through periods of
missing shots, and we're in one of those right now. We'll take
any win we can get at this point."

Foster grabbed a miss by Wright, then hauled in another miss by
O'Neal, allowing the Pacers to hold the ball for 45 seconds.

Earl Watson made a spinning drive to cut the deficit to 75-71
with 1:37 remaining, but Foster swept a miss by Johnson and
again was fouled.  He missed the first but sank the second for a
76-71 advantage with 1:20 to go.

Foster rebounded Mike Miller's miss at the other end, but O'Neal
missed a short jumper.  Two free throws by Wright made it 76-73
with 25 seconds to play.

Jones missed a driving layup, but O'Neal blocked a drive by
Miller, who also missed a potential tying 3-pointer before the
horn.

"I had a good look and that's what we are looking for in that
situation," said Miller, who scored eight points on 3-of-9
shooting.  "Our plan was to take the three if we had it, and if
not, to try to take it to the basket and get a foul.  That's
what I did and it just came up short."

"What a great win, because it's been tough lately," Pacers coach
Rick Carlisle said.  "We've got some guys that are really
banged up.  Jermaine and Jeff almost didn't play tonight. Jeff's
been struggling with a hip pointer and I thought his response
tonight was great."

Stephen Jackson scored 19 points and Jones added 15 for the
Pacers, who swept the season series as they won for the fourth
time in six games.   O'Neal was limited to 11 points on 4-of-15
shooting.

"We have to keep channeling our emotions and anger in the right
direction," added Jackson, who led the Pacers in scoring for the
fourth time in the last eight games.  "I feel my legs coming
back."

Jackson and O'Neal also had eight rebounds each.

"You can give Jeff credit for that," Jackson said.  "With him
taking up two people under there tonight, that's the easiest
eight rebounds I've ever had."

Wright had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Watson scored 16 points
for the Grizzlies, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.