The Pacers have been having problems putting a couple of good games together but they have now after last night.  Jermaine O’Neal had a monster game with 23 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots.  Jamaal Tinsley did a good job running the offense with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists.  Danny Granger also had a great game off the bench with 16 points and 8 rebounds.

The Pacers improved to 20-16 on the season with this victory.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270110002

The Pacers held the Hawks to 32.1% shooting from the floor and outrebounded them 54-43 on their way to an easy victory last night.  Al Harrington led the way for the Pacers with 18 points and 6 rebounds.  Danny Granger played a great game off the bench as he scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and stole the ball 3 times.  Jeff Foster also had a huge game with 8 points, 17 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Pacers improved to 19-16 on the season with this win.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270109011

The Pacers are much better than how they’ve played so far this season.  The Pacers are currently in 4th place in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference with an 18-16 record, 3.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Jermaine O’Neal is one of the most underrated players in the NBA and he’s having another fine season.  O’Neal is averaging 19.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.1 blocked shots per game this season.  Al Harrington has been coasting because he’s a much better player than he’s been so far this season.  Harrington is averaging 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.  Stephen Jackson (13.9 points) and Jamaal Tinsley (12.9 points) have not shot well but have helped out with their scoring.  Second year player Danny Granger is a player on the rise as he is averaging 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.  The Pacers are a good basketball team, it’s up to Rick Carlisle to bring that out in them.

It seemed as if Harrington was just coasting early in the season, but that has changed lately as he’s gotten really hot in his last 5 games.  Harrington has averaged 19.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game over his last five.  When Harrington is focused and producing the Pacers have a great starting lineup and he needs to keep up his level of play.

The Pacers just have a better team than the Hornets and that showed last night.  Al Harrington had a great game with 27 points and 5 rebounds.  Stephen Jackson also had a great game on offense with 27 points.  Jermaine O’Neal was solid around the basket with 22 points and 7 rebounds.

The Pacers improved to 18-16 on the season with this victory.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270106003