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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANA 32 22 26 22 102 MINNESOTA 26 19 23 33 101 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 22, STEPHEN JACKSON 21, JAMAAL TINSLEY 18 MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 22, LATRELL SPREWELL 21, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 20 HIGH REBOUND: IND - SCOT POLLARD 11, JERMAINE O'NEAL 8, FRED JONES 7 MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 10, MICHAEL OLOWOKANDI 6, TRENTON HASSELL 6 HIGH ASSISTS: IND - JAMAAL TINSLEY 6, AUSTIN CROSHERE 4, STEPHEN JACKSON 4 MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 8, SAM CASSELL 6, LATRELL SPREWELL 5 ATT: 15,409Box ScoreINDIANA (102) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp S Jackson 44 8-19 4-4 4-6 4 1 21 J O'Neal 33 9-22 4-5 4-8 0 6 22 S Pollard 26 3-6 2-2 8-11 1 4 8 F Jones 38 6-11 0-0 0-7 3 2 14 J Tinsley 34 6-17 4-4 3-6 6 2 18 A Croshere 26 3-5 2-2 1-6 4 3 8 J Jones 15 1-1 2-2 0-2 0 2 4 D Harrison 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 E Gill 14 2-2 3-4 0-1 1 2 7 J Bender DNP - SORE RIGHT KNEE R Artest DNP - COACH'S DECISION J Edwards DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 38-83 21-23 20-47 19 25 102 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.913. 3-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (S Jackson 1-4, J O'Neal 0-1, F Jones 2-5, J Tinsley 2-5, A Croshere 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:4 (J O'Neal 3, S Jackson). Turnovers:19 (J O'Neal 4, A Croshere 3, S Pollard 2, S Jackson 2, F Jones 2, D Harrison 2, J Tinsley 2, E Gill, J Jones). Steals: 8 (A Croshere 3, J Tinsley 3, J O'Neal, S Jackson). MINNESOTA (101) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp W Szczerbiak 35 6-12 6-6 0-2 1 2 20 K Garnett 43 8-21 6-14 4-10 8 4 22 M Olowokandi 21 1-3 0-0 2-6 1 2 2 L Sprewell 42 9-15 2-2 0-3 5 2 21 S Cassell 28 4-8 0-0 1-2 6 4 8 M Madsen 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 T Hudson 20 4-10 5-5 0-0 2 0 15 T Hassell 34 4-5 1-1 1-6 1 4 9 E Griffin 12 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 A Carter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 E Johnson DNP - COACH'S DECISION F Hoiberg DNP - BACK SPASMS _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 38-76 20-28 8-30 24 20 101 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals: 5-10, .500 (W Szczerbiak 2-3, L Sprewell 1-2, T Hudson 2-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:5 (W Szczerbiak 2, T Hassell 2, L Sprewell). Turnovers:11 (M Olowokandi 3, W Szczerbiak 2, T Hassell 2, L Sprewell, E Griffin, S Cassell, K Garnett). Steals: 7 (K Garnett 3, T Hassell 2, L Sprewell, E Griffin). -------------------------------------------- INDIANA 32 22 26 22 - 102 MINNESOTA 26 19 23 33 - 101 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,409. T: 2:21. Officials: Gary Benson, Greg Willard, Jess Kersey.
Extended BoxINDIANA (102) AT MINNESOTA (101) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === S JACKSON G 44 8-19 4-4 4 2 6 4 1 1 2 21 J O'NEAL F 33 9-22 4-5 4 4 8 0 6 1 4 22 S POLLARD C 26 3-6 2-2 8 3 11 1 4 0 2 8 F JONES F 38 6-11 0-0 0 7 7 3 2 0 2 14 J TINSLEY G 34 6-17 4-4 3 3 6 6 2 3 2 18 A CROSHERE 26 3-5 2-2 1 5 6 4 3 3 3 8 J JONES 15 1-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 4 D HARRISON 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 E GILL 14 2-2 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 7 J BENDER DNP - SORE RIGHT KNEE R ARTEST DNP - COACH'S DECISION J EDWARDS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 38-83 21-23 20 27 47 19 25 8 19 102 (.458) (.913) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19 (21 PTS) MINNESOTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === W SZCZERBIAK F 35 6-12 6-6 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 20 K GARNETT F 43 8-21 6-14 4 6 10 8 4 3 1 22 M OLOWOKANDI C 21 1-3 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 0 3 2 L SPREWELL G 42 9-15 2-2 0 3 3 5 2 1 1 21 S CASSELL G 28 4-8 0-0 1 1 2 6 4 0 1 8 M MADSEN 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 T HUDSON 20 4-10 5-5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 T HASSELL 34 4-5 1-1 1 5 6 1 4 2 2 9 E GRIFFIN 12 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 A CARTER 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E JOHNSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION F HOIBERG DNP - BACK SPASMS TOTALS 240 38-76 20-28 8 22 30 24 20 7 11 101 (.500) (.714) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 11 (12 PTS) INDIANA 32 22 26 22 - 102 MINNESOTA 26 19 23 33 - 101 BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, S JACKSON. MINNESOTA - W SZCZERBIAK 2, T HASSELL 2, L SPREWELL. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 5-17 (.294), S JACKSON 1-4, J O'NEAL 0- 1, F JONES 2-5, J TINSLEY 2-5, A CROSHERE 0-2. MINNESOTA 5-10 (.500), W SZCZERBIAK 2-3, L SPREWELL 1-2, T HUDSON 2-5. TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: GARY BENSON, GREG WILLARD, JESS KERSEY. A - 15,409. T - 2:21.
Game StoryMINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Indiana Pacers kept their undefeated record despite keeping leading scorer Ron Artest on the bench. With Artest benched under strange circumstances, Jermaine O'Neal scored 22 points in his first start of the season and the Pacers held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 102-101. "(O'Neal) played a great all-around game," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. "He hit outside shots, was big around the basket, he rebounded well and was an important presence." Pacers officials say Artest was not hurt but was being held out of the game as a coach's decision. The enigmatic All-Star forward had averaged 24 points in Indiana's first three contests. "We had a situation develop yesterday ... that I felt compromised the integrity of the team," Carlisle said. "He's not going to play (Wednesday) night either. It's a private team matter and I'm just going to leave it at that." Indiana led by 19 points in the third quarter before Minnesota began to chip away behind Wally Szczerbiak, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth period to cut the deficit to single digits. Troy Hudson, who scored 15 points, made a reverse layup with 33 seconds remaining to make it 102-101. Indiana's Jamaal Tinsley missed two tip-ins, giving Minnesota an opportunity to win. But Kevin Garnett missed a baseline turnaround jumper and Latrell Sprewell's long jumper missed at the horn. Stephen Jackson scored 21 points and Tinsley added 18 for Indiana (4-0), which has won its first three road games and is off to its best start in 15 years. Last season, the Pacers won their first seven road contests. "We showed a lot of poise and a lot of team camaraderie," Jackson said. "Free throws and defense win games. I think we played fairly well defensively and we made our free throws." Garnett scored 22 points in the first three quarters but did not score in the final period. Sprewell added 21 for the Timberwolves (2-2), who were outrebounded, 47-30. "We crashed a lot of people to the boards," Garnett said. "But it felt like we were down two or three guys." "They got so many offensive rebounds," Minnesota guard Trenton Hassell said "When you play good defense and then give a rebound up, it's kind of hard because they keep on getting second-chance shots at it. That's something we're going to have to improve on."
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