Comments on: The Pacers Are Lethal in the 3rd Quarter

By: Post-Game Grades: Pacers Embarrass Bobcats - 8 Points, 9 Seconds

Post-Game Grades: Pacers Embarrass Bobcats - 8 Points, 9 Seconds — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:05:43 +0000

[...] was the classic, deadly third-quarter performance we saw time and time again last season, as the Pacers dropped 33 on the Bobcats while holding them [...]

By: Another Huge 3rd Quarter for Indiana Makes This Series Feel a Lot More One-Sided | Eight Points, Nine Seconds

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:55:08 +0000

[...] Really, this wasn’t a shock. It’s the same thing they have been doing all series long after half time. The Pacers out-scored the Magic 32-17 last night and that gives them a 80-43 edge so far in third quarters. And the trend goes back much further than the postseason. This mimics their success after the break all year, during which the third quarter was by far their best. [...]

By: Series Preview, Part 3: Indiana Must Dominate the 3rd Quarter | Eight Points, Nine Seconds

Sat, 12 May 2012 23:15:26 +0000

[...] season long, the third quarter has been a huge strength for the Pacers. It was easily their best quarter throughout the regular season. They out-scored their opponents [...]

By: poot

poot — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:54:19 +0000

I live in Cali, don’t have cable and use League Pass every day. Normally on 1 screen, it is not 1080p but better than ESPN’s streaming for sure. I’ll use the PIP if there is another game I am keeping an eye on in case it gets close. And the 4 mosaic is kind of crappy but good if there are 4 games you don’t really care too much about. The video playback features SUCK, but do not inhibit live viewing at all.
They black out all local and nationally televised games, so be ready for that:

ESPN shows every game on ESPN3. Not as high quality as LP, but still fine. No playback functionality.

Then I watch every local and ABC game via TV tuner. HD of course. Full DVR functionality.

TNT/NBATV games are the only tough ones… but there are enough streaming sites out there, some of them pushing 480i. No playback functionality.

Between these you have all you need to watch every game of the NBA season. I have seen every single Pacers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Lakers, Clippers, Thunder, Knicks and Spurs this season. Every TWolves game before Rubio’s injury and most games of other teams. Well worth it… “heavenly” sounds about right

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:18:15 +0000

Thanks, Realist. I am indeed a Yankee. It would be great to get some corroboration, since they advertise the “mosaic” (read: spastic nightmare) cam on the page.

By: Realist

Realist — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:15:33 +0000

No, you can watch it normally (1 game on the screen).

I am in Australia and I get every game via LP (NBA.tv). I vaguely remember something like local blackouts may apply in some circumstances, maybe? I dunno, Amercians will have to confirm. (I’m assuming you’re a yank)

p.s. Bulls game grades please.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:20:27 +0000

League pass question for anyone that has it–if I purchase it for my laptop, do I have to watch the games in that inane, enraging 4-screen mosaic? Or is possible to watch the game from a normal perspective? I don’t have cable…

Or does anyone know how many games ESPN is planning on putting on ESPN 3?

By: dwain

dwain — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:26:50 +0000

Homework

Dear Agent V yer mission should u decide to accept is:

teach Roy how to grip a ball, and to get both feet airborn at the same time

run a tip drill for about 6 weeks

actually put the guys in place and explain what floor spacing on a fast break means

devise an offense that actually has yer slow footed rebounders (u know the guys u have to look up at to make eye contact?) with in a few steps of the paint???

explain the word rebounding to the team so that they understand that they have a “man” they are responsible to block out if they really expect to actually put their hands on a ball

show them a chart of how many games they lost by half of the missed free throws…maybe Bird can give a motivational free throw speech….

explain how 3 cold starts looses a playoff series every time

tell the team that “this is our lethal 3rd quarter” at the beginning of every quarter of the game

find an actual “rotation”

and lastly get out yer Ouija board and discern which are the one or two hot shooting guys on the floor in the first quarter(without letting the enemy lead reach more than 5 points) and feed them 60% of the shots in the next 3 quarters

By: NoLookPass

NoLookPass — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:56:24 +0000

I would rather have lost by 50 and got the second unit clicking than lose by 5 and see the bench take a step in the wrong direction and lose confidence. The positive we get Orlando without D12 with the negative we look like junk heading in with nobody but West and non-rotation players healthy and clicking heading in.

May the old adage streaks follow streaks will ring true and all our cold guys will be due to heat up.

By: dwain

dwain — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:24:48 +0000

so the mighty Pacers score more points in the last min than they did the whole 2nd quarter?and we had what 53 TO’s and 5 rebounds and 5 assists….sheesh(it felt that way) at least Orlando is holding on to win(no jinx no jinx) though after they watch this game in scouting they will be dancing for glee that they got the hapless Pacer team in the playoffs to dine on…

well the sun will come up tomorrow on a new day…maybe things will look brighter then

ah com’mon an GO pacers….