Pacers, Bulls clash at Conseco Fieldhouse
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02/09/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A Chicago Bulls squad that's struggled on the road for much
of this season will try to turn around its historic lack of success at
Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse in tonight's Central Division clash with the
Indiana Pacers.
Chicago is just 9-17 as the visitor thus far in 2009-10 and has dropped its
last two tests away from home, although the club did string together five
straight road wins from January 22-29. The Bulls have been worse when
traveling to Indiana over the years, earning just three victories in its last
22 tries as the guest in this series.
Since Conseco Fieldhouse opened in 1999, Chicago has gone just 3-17 in road
games against the Pacers, including defeats in both meetings between the teams
held in Indianapolis last season.
The Bulls did deal Indiana a 104-95 setback in the Windy City back on December
29, though, and halted a three-game losing streak with Saturday's 95-91 home
triumph over Miami.
"It was a big win," said forward Luol Deng, who led Chicago with 25 points.
"Every time you have a losing streak you just want to put an end to it."
Chicago prevailed over the Heat by getting to the free throw line and hitting
those shots. The Bulls had a season-high 35 attempts from the charity stripe
and converted 28 of them.
Deng went 9-of-11 from the foul line and Derrick Rose, who scored 24 points in
the win, made 6-of-8 free-throw shots.
John Salmons chipped in 15 points for Chicago and Brad Miller notched 13
points, eight rebounds and five steals to help off offset the absence of
fellow bigs Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas. Noah is expected to remain sidelined
until after the All-Star break with plantar fasciitis in his foot, while
Thomas was suspended by the Bulls for Saturday's contest for conduct
detrimental to the team.
Thomas, averaging 8.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in a reserve role this season,
is expected to play tonight.
Indiana had posted back-to-back home wins over Toronto and Detroit to begin
February, but couldn't keep up the momentum in Saturday's trip to rival
Milwaukee. The Pacers dropped a 93-81 decision to the Bucks after being
outrebounded by a 43-33 margin and committing 19 turnovers that led to 25
points by their opponent.
"They hurt us on the boards," remarked Pacers center Roy Hibbert. "That has to
be my responsibility to keep the big guys off the offensive glass."
Hibbert collected just four rebounds in addition to scoring 10 points, while
leading scorer Danny Granger managed 14 points -- eight under his season
average -- on 5-of-14 shooting. T.J. Ford topped the Pacers with 20 points off
the bench.
Ford saw the majority of minutes at point guard with regular starter Earl
Watson missing a second straight game due to a personal matter. The well-
traveled veteran will likely be back in the lineup for this evening's matchup,
however.
Indiana has also played its last two tilts without reserve guard Luther Head,
who remains day-to-day with a viral infection.
<< Vols and 'Dores duke it out in pivotal SEC clash
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will
take on the 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores this evening with an SEC battle
and state bragging rights on the line.
Tennessee has won its last three games to move to
<< Ranked foes meet in Big Ten battle
East Lansing, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans
will try to keep their slim hold on the top spot in the Big Ten tonight, as
they host the sixth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena.
After opening their Big T
<< Illini and Badgers square off in Big Ten brawl
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Illinois Fighting Illini carry a four-game
win streak into tonight's Big Ten Conference battle with the 11th-ranked
Wisconsin Badgers, who are tough to beat in Madison.
Illinois has quietly gotten itself in
<< Alabama visits Kentucky in SEC action
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Alabama Crimson Tide invade Rupp Arena
this evening for an SEC clash with the third-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.
Alabama is a respectable 13-10 overall, but that record is overshadowed by a
3-6 mark versus l
<< Hoyas head north to battle Friars
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off a statement victory, the
Georgetown Hoyas are slated to collide with the Providence Friars this evening
in a Big East Conference affair.
Georgetown had lost two of its previous three games heading
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The teams with the best and worst records in the NBA this
season will go head-to-head at Quicken Loans Arena tonight, where the
powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers put an 11-game win streak on the line against
the downtrodden New
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time Minnesota and Philadelphia got together the
Sixers blew a 20-point lead en route to an overtime loss. The 76ers will try
to maintain any sort of advantage tonight, when they try to extend their
season high winni
Skidding Heat host Rockets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat hope a return to south
Florida will cure their recent woes, as they try to halt a five-game losing
streak Tuesday versus the Houston Rockets at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami has fallen into a
Kings hope to snap long road losing streak in MSG vs. Knicks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wins have been hard to come by lately for the Sacramento
Kings, who will try to put the brakes on a six-game losing streak Tuesday
night against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The Kings opened a three-game e
Thunder close out trip in Portland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma City Thunder hope to finish off a three-game
road trip in perfect fashion on Tuesday when they meet a Portland Trail
Blazers club minus All-Star Brandon Roy at the Rose Garden.
The Thunder improved t
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