Murphy's tip-in beats buzzer as Pacers cool off Lakers
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12/03/2008 -
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Murphy's tip-in at the buzzer capped
Indiana's 16-point fourth-quarter come-from-behind win against the red-hot
Lakers in a thrilling 118-117 decision at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Danny Granger led the Pacers with 32 points, while Murphy finished with a
solid 16-point, 17-rebound effort for Indiana, which had lost two straight and
five of six coming into the game. T.J. Ford logged 21 points, while Rasho
Nesterovic and Marquis Daniels added 16 points each in the surprising win.
"A win is a win but this was special," Nesterovic said. "We were down a bunch
of points and were able to come back, stay in our game plan, execute making
open shots and getting some stops."
Kobe Bryant paced six Lakers in double digits with 28 points but it wasn't
enough to extend Los Angeles' win streak to eight games. Pau Gasol finished
with 20 points and nine boards, while Andrew Bynum chipped in 17 and nine
boards, but the Lakers lost for just the second time (14-2) this season.
The Pacers crept back after the break thanks to Daniels, who missed a dunk,
layup and tip-in on one possession but finished it off with a three-point play
and tied the game at 84-all with a layup at the three-minute mark.
After a pair of Granger free throws, however, the Lakers exploded for 17
straight points. In the span of a minute, Bynum threw down a dunk, Trevor
Ariza picked Granger's pocket and finished with a fast-break layup, Sasha
Vujacic nailed a three and Lamar Odom threw an alley-oop to Bynum for a
reverse stuff.
When the third quarter sounded, LA was ahead 101-86 and appeared to put it in
cruise control. The Pacers rattled off nine consecutive points to get within
striking distance in the early going of the frame.
Trailing 115-109, Nesterovic hit a jumper, Granger dropped in a three and
Daniels sunk a pair of free throws to take the lead with 1:16 remaining.
Bryant came down and hit a long jumper with 58.4 seconds left, and after Ford
and Bryant exchanged misses, the Pacers held for the last shot.
Holding the ball at the foul line, Nesterovic hit a cutting Daniels with time
winding down on the baseline. Daniels' reverse layup was off the mark, but
Murphy was in the right place and tipped the miss, as the ball rattled around
the rim before dropping through in dramatic fashion for the unlikely victors.
"I knew it was going in by the way it was bouncing on the rim," Bryant said.
"I was just hoping that it would fall straight through so that it would leave
us with at least a second or so to have the ball."
The Lakers led 30-28 after the first quarter and nine straight points from the
visitors at the end of the half helped the club take a 66-61 edge at the
break. Bryant capped the rally by driving the lane, throwing the ball off the
backboard and laying it in.
"What a great win for our team and our fans," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien
said. "To beat those guys on a tip-in at the buzzer...what a great night.
That's special. I's a great, great feeling for everyone who is a Pacer."
Game Notes
The Lakers came in 5-0 away from home this season...Ariza scored 13 for LA,
which was outrebounded by a 50-41 margin...Ford also had eight assists for the
victors.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
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*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
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By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
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