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Putting teeth into a new beginning
Pacers fans now have a moment, a moment when the new Pacers were born. Home opener, 2008. The night Danny Granger smashed his two front teeth diving to make a steal when the Pacers led by 16 points in the fourth quarter. A guy less than 24 hours removed from signing a deal worth between ...
Granger agrees to five-year extension with Pacers | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
indystar.com — Danny Granger won't have to test the free agent market next summer. The Pacers and Granger agreed... this evening to a five-year extension between $60 million and $64 million. Granger's extension will start next season. “I think it's great for Danny and ... (more) Granger agrees to five-year extension with Pacers | ...
Rebuilt Pacers Pound Celtics in Rousing Home Opener
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com — Danny Granger scored 20 points and T.J. Ford added 19 points and four assists as the new... look Indiana Pacers beat the Boston Celtics 95-79 in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 18,165 at Conseco Fieldhouse; the Pacers set a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a home opener. (more) Rebuilt Pacers Pound Celtics in Rousing Home Opener
Managing Expectations
Managing Expectations
celticsblog.com — So far, we have a close win over the Eastern rival Cavs, a blowout win over a... young Bulls team, and a bad looking loss against a Pacers team that nobody is sure what to make of yet. Oh yeah, and we are the defending champs. So does that title mean that we can give them a pass on an early season lo (more) Managing Expectations
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BallerBlogger.com — ... Jeff Rabjohns of the Indianapolis Star:  “A guy less than 24 hours removed from signing a deal worth between $60 million and $64 million. In a game the Pacers were on the way to winning 95-79 against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. That guy dove on the floor and smashed his grill. That’s not effort? That’s not the soul of basketball in a state that loves the game more than any other, that treasures the correct playing of it, that loves its stars to hustle as much as its scrubs? People likely will forget that Granger finished with a game-high 20 ...

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