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Collison Shines Quickly In Place of Paul

Darren Collison didn't improve his NBA Draft position by staying all four years at UCLA, but it certainly has saved the New Orleans Hornets this season, keeping their playoff hopes afloat. This is no ordinary late-first-round pick. Collison, chosen 21st overall in the 2009 Draft, has played surprisingly well for an...

NBA Draft Athletic Test Results Released: Who's Fast? Who's Fat?

DraftExpress has added the official athletic measurements from the 2009 NBA Draft Combine to its comprehensive (and addictive) database. In addition to the size measurements that came out last week -- height with and without shoes, wingspan, standing reach -- the results include 3/4-court sprint times, body fat...

Bracketology Busters: Beware the Bruins

Each week, ESPN's Joe Lunardi predicts the NCAA tournament field if the season ended today. While he's good at this, Lunardi only focuses on past performance, and wins and losses. Bracketology Busters looks at which teams should be expected to perform significantly better or worse than their projected seeds. This week...

Is the Pac-10 Smelling Blood?

This wasn't the way the season was supposed to go for the Bruins. Despite losing a bevy of talent, UCLA was still expected to stand tall. The Bruins don't rebuild, they reload. The freshman class led by Jrue Holiday was supposed to be Ben Howland's best yet and the team was supposed to look forward to a fourth consecutive...

FanHouse NCAA Hoops BlogPoll: No. 2 UCLA Bruins

This week, FanHouse is taking a look at the top teams heading into 2008 with a BlogPoll decided on by our college hoops bloggers. To help with the team capsules, we've brought in some of the top fan bloggers around the internets to give us insights on their teams. We could have gone for one of the pretentious UCLA blogs...

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Pacers Eliminate Magic: Indiana Wins Game 5, Advances To Second Round

Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1.

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05/20/12 Indiana Pacers bench can't overcome James and Wade Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL As Indiana reserve Leandro Barbosa ignited the crowd by rolling in a dazzling runner in the lane to beat the halftime buzzer and extend the lead to eight, the Pacers seemed well on their way to heading back to Miami with a cushy 3-1 series lead.
05/16/12 NBA won't suspend Wade for flagrant foul Source: Thief River Falls Times - Thief River Falls MN The NBA will not upgrade the Flagrant 1 foul committed by Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade last night on Indiana Pacers guard Darren Collison, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
05/09/12 Pacers oust Magic; Nuggets, Hawks, Bulls alive Source: USA Today The Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are still breathing, but the Indiana Pacers wouldn't let the Orlando Magic live to see another game.
05/09/12 Pacers oust Magic; Hawks, Bulls still alive Source: USA Today The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are still breathing thanks in large part to their defensive prowess.
05/08/12 Pacers oust Magic; Hawks survive Celtics Source: USA Today It took a little while for the Indiana Pacers to find their groove in their Eastern Conference series vs. the Orlando Magic, but once they got warmed up, there wasn't much doubt which was the better team.