Indiana Pacers vs Memphis Grizzlies
8:00 PM ET, March 19, 2011
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
The Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies hold the final playoff position in their respective conferences, but only one team seems poised to retain that spot.
The Pacers will try for their fourth win in five games Saturday night while looking to snap a three-game slide to the host Grizzlies.
Eighth-place Indiana extended its lead over Charlotte to 1 1/2 games Friday after a 115-108 overtime victory over Chicago combined with the Bobcats' loss at Oklahoma City.
The Pacers (30-39) nearly missed that opportunity as they blew a 20-point lead to the Central Division leaders. Darren Collison fouled Derrick Rose on a 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds left, and the Bulls' All-Star guard sent it past regulation.
Collison helped Indiana outscore the visitors 13-6 in the extra session, and Tyler Hansbrough finished with 29 points and a career high-tying 12 rebounds.
"I've seen a lot of teams that would have sort of come out in that overtime in a fog after that type of comeback by Chicago," coach Frank Vogel said. "Our guys didn't do that. They kept their composure, their poise and handled their business in overtime."
The Pacers will try for their fourth win in five games Saturday night while looking to snap a three-game slide to the host Grizzlies.
Eighth-place Indiana extended its lead over Charlotte to 1 1/2 games Friday after a 115-108 overtime victory over Chicago combined with the Bobcats' loss at Oklahoma City.
The Pacers (30-39) nearly missed that opportunity as they blew a 20-point lead to the Central Division leaders. Darren Collison fouled Derrick Rose on a 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds left, and the Bulls' All-Star guard sent it past regulation.
Collison helped Indiana outscore the visitors 13-6 in the extra session, and Tyler Hansbrough finished with 29 points and a career high-tying 12 rebounds.
"I've seen a lot of teams that would have sort of come out in that overtime in a fog after that type of comeback by Chicago," coach Frank Vogel said. "Our guys didn't do that. They kept their composure, their poise and handled their business in overtime."
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