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Post-Game Grades: Pacers Annihilate Hornets

By Jared Wade

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The Good: The Indiana Pacers defense, all game long really, but especially in the third quarter when they held the Charlotte Hornets to just 2-for-21 (9.5%) shooting.

REDRUM RT @TimDonahue8p9s: Ladies and Gentlemen…Charlotte's third quarter shot chart. (Avert your eyes). pic.twitter.com/Ap5KqZBGo3

— Nilla Nillanovic (@JayNilla) April 4, 2015

The Bad: The opening. Indiana fell down 25-16 and it looked like this was gonna be deja vu all over again with another bad loss after another bad start.

MVP: Rodney Stuckey.

LVP: Kemba Walker shot 1-for-9. That’s not great.

X Factor: Can there be an X-factor in a 30-point blowout? C.J. Watson was a defensive beast off the bench, opening the floodgates with some key steals. He forced at least 4 turnovers in the game overall.

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David West, PF 20 MIN | 3-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 6 PTS | +12 +/-

Made some Js, generally looked good and — probably most importantly as far as the team’s playoff hopes go — only played 20 minutes.

Solomon Hill, SF 27 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 5 PTS | -7 +/-

Pulled up like Dan Marjerle from 28 feet on his 3-pointer, which was equal parts ill and ill-advised.

Roy Hibbert, C 16 MIN | 3-7 FG | 0-1 FT | 7 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 6 PTS | +1 +/-

Got a nice dunk, generally looked active and whatnot.

George Hill, PG 29 MIN | 2-11 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 10 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 4 PTS | +11 +/-

Yikes on the shooting, but 10 assists in a game like this is doing the job.

C.J. Miles, SG 28 MIN | 4-12 FG | 3-3 FT | 6 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 1 TO | 12 PTS | +9 +/-

Some shots early.

Luis Scola, PF 24 MIN | 2-8 FG | 5-6 FT | 11 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 9 PTS | +13 +/-

Luis, Luis, Luis … Louie.

Lavoy Allen, PF 13 MIN | 2-5 FG | 2-2 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 6 PTS | +1 +/-

Huge game changer when he came in and sparked the team.

Damjan Rudez, SF 12 MIN | 3-3 FG | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 9 PTS | +2 +/-

3-for-3 from 3. That’ll work, sir. That’ll work.

Ian Mahinmi, C 20 MIN | 2-3 FG | 0-1 FT | 6 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | +17 +/-

Right on.

Rodney Stuckey, PG 22 MIN | 6-12 FG | 1-2 FT | 2 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 5 TO | 15 PTS | +26 +/-

His best game since his injury. Encouraging.

C.J. Watson, PG 20 MIN | 5-8 FG | 2-3 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 4 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 13 PTS | +23 +/-

Co-MVP in this one for sure. Bench mob was the difference and he was the engine.

 

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