Scott Agness: #Pacers hang on for a 96-90 win over the #Bulls, their fifth straight home victory in the series. First 20-point game of the season for Collison, who had 23; 14 for Bogdanovic. Turner with 18/11/5b. at Orlando on Friday.
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Position: G
Born: 08/23/87
Height: 6-0 / 1.83
Weight:160 lbs. / 72.6 kg.
Salary: $10,000,000
Born: 08/23/87
Height: 6-0 / 1.83
Weight:160 lbs. / 72.6 kg.
Salary: $10,000,000
Oladipo had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Darren Collison made a tiebreaking jumper down the stretch, and the Pacers topped the Bulls 107-105 on Friday night. “The great thing about this team is we respond well,” Oladipo said. “We get on each other. We get upset at each other. We challenge each other, but at the end of the day, we’re still a family.”
With a spin move, Irving effortlessly floated past Collison’s prone body. In a sequence that featured 11 total dribbles, Irving needed just three to ratchet up his speed while splitting Myles Turner and Bojan Bogdanovic before finishing on the opposite side of the basket. “His feet. His feet are always moving,” Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown said. “He has good handle, of course. But his feet, he can change pace at a drop of a dime. “I think that’s what helps him take it to another level.”
Team officials are alerted to the fact how nine players (Darren Collison, Cory Joseph, Tyreke Evans, Bojan Bogdanovic, Thad Young, Kyle O’Quinn, Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, and T.J. Leaf) could all be free agents after the season. That means the competition within the team should be even greater, but it could cause issues if a player becomes number (and thus contract) driven. “That can be a blessing or a curse,” McMillan admitted. “The big thing is that chemistry that was so good last year — do our guys all of a sudden come into this season and get to thinking about yourself, as opposed to sacrificing and playing the game the way we play?
06 Jul
Jordan Schultz: Source: The #Pacers picked up Darren Collison’s option for next season, making the veteran point guard fully guaranteed for $10M.
