But what really ended this game was the 18-4 run. Now, who can you win with that? Seriously? I just don’t see teams winning when they keep allowing big runs. I mean, when they faced the Jazz, the first quarter started at 22-3, and ending at 32-14. Now, see, this is the problem. They can’t continue losing. At 6-12, how can you even reach the playoffs?

What is going wrong? The Pacers have managed to win without Granger. This was not the night. It was an ugly night, for both teams.

“It’s a win, man. It was real ugly, but we’ll take it. Sometimes you have those,” said Al Thornton, who led the team with 19 points, but yet, had four turnovers, leading the team in that also.

Troy Murphy led the Pacers with 13 points. 13! Like Ed Lover says, C’mon son, get the f*** outta here with that bull****. But that isn’t winning-like for a team. And how can you allow Marcus Camby to put up twelve points and 17 rebounds! This is not the Pacers.

The Pacers are 0-4 on this road-trip against Western Conference teams, and they ended with a loss to a team they beat before starting the losing-streak.

Probably the biggest stat Indiana had was the nine assists by Earl Watson. All of this is messed up, really. They beat the Clippers by a lot without Granger, and they lose this one by the same score (except the other way around). Now that is what I don’t understand.

I mean, we got Mike back. We got a lot of people back but nobody is taking advantage of the doors that are opening for them. We lost Granger in the second half, and the Pacers lose. Indy lose Granger for the whole game and win against the Clips on the 25th of November.

“Danny is one of our key players, so losing him early in the second half really hurt us,” coach Jim O’Brien said. “We did not have the firepower to play defense. We don’t know how serious the injury is yet, and we won’t until we get back home so he can get an MRI.”

I hope they don’t lose him for long. They’ll be facing Portland in a couple of days. They got a hard five games ahead of them, facing teams like:

1. Portland (mentioned)
2. Nets
3. Wizards
4. Magic
5. Bobcats

I think they’ll be able to at least get the Nets, Bobcats, and Wizards. I can see them beating the Trailblazers, now without Oden. It’s going to be tough, but if they win all of those games, 11-12 would be a good spot.

It’s time to make a change. And there’s hope.

Jones had 18 points in the team's win.

Well there is no doubt that Troy Murphy is back in action. He led the Indiana Pacers to a victory–even without Danny Granger–beating the Clippers 86-73.

This victory snaps a four-game losing streak. The Pacers also improve to 6-7 while the Clippers fall to 6-10.

Murphy was struggling for the first three quarters, but his game began to evolve in the fourth, scoring ten of his 18 total points and the Pacers’ 31. Murphy has been battling through some injuries for the season but has been able to go back into his normal shape, in fact, maybe even better after this win.

“I’m not a real big rah-rah type guy,” said Murphy. “I just let my play do the talking. That’s the way I’ve always been.”

Murphy also had eleven rebounds in the game.

“No Granger, no problem” was what the Pacers showed today, giving out a team effort in the game. They struggled in the first half a bit, but played strong after that.

Defensive stopper Dahntay Jones has been an offensive helper lately, scoring 18 points. Luther Head added with 14 points and so did Brandon Rush with 13.

“It’s harder for an opposing team to scout where the shots are going to come from,” Murphy said. “Now, they have to prepare and focus on different guys.”

Although the Clippers lost, they did have some positives in the game. Baron Davis is having a great year so far, and he had a great game, scoring 25 points. But the big performer in my opinion was Marcus Camby, who put up 15 points with 21 rebounds.

But yet, Mike Dunleavy Sr. wasn’t satisfied with the loss.

“It was an awful loss,” Dunleavy said. “We can’t get this one back, so we have to move on.”

The Pacers will play the Mavericks on the 27th at 8 PM. But now, the Pacers need to celebrate this victory. And hopefully, this victory can get themselves jumpstarted for Thanksgiving tomorrow.

So Troy, are you going to eat a big fat turkey?

“I eat pasta on Thanksgiving,” he said.