Danny Granger the unknown Pacer
February 7, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Dwight Howard, Indiana Pacers, NBA Basketball, Orlando Magic
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Superman Dwight Howard had a monster game of 21 points and 20 rebounds. So how do the Pacers beat the Magic?
Pacers 107, Magic 102
With Danny Granger!
Maybe Danny needs a nickname like Superman has?
But, wait a minute; did Orlando just have a bad game?
First off, the Magic had some incredible stats. Stats, of course, do not mean anything when they only count wins.
Orlando’s Dwight Howard had 21 points and 20 rebounds, but made just five of 12 free throws. Hedo Turkoglu had 20 points and 11 assists and J.J. Redick tied a season high with 17 points for the Magic. source
So, what difference do those awesome stats make when Danny Granger is around?
The Indiana Pacers’ All-Star forward lost his outside shooting touch while dealing with a sore right knee, and hadn’t scored 30 or more points in nine games. Instead of settling for jumpers, he attacked the basket and carried his team to a 107-102 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
He scored 33 points and went 12-for-12 from the free-throw line.
“I just switched my game up, tried to rely a little bit on driving because my shot was a little bit off, especially with the knee,” he said. “Driving to the basket and getting to the line is easy points.”
Photo source Newscom
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Granger is absolutely the most improved player of the year.I think this guy is going to be somethin special for years to come!
You will get no argument here!