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2014年9月13日Bulls Beat Back Pacers
But the team and Jordan in particular overcame all obstacles in a 105 93 victory over the Pacers at the Stadium before a crowd of 16,781. Jordan shook off his problems and led the way with 44 points. Charles Oakley had 13 rebounds and 15 assists.
The victory boosted the Bulls record to 14 13
Sellers was suspended Friday for missing the team flight back to Chicago after a Christmas Day loss to the New York Knicks. That was the same day Jordan and Turner called in sick to practice. Before Saturdays game, a drawn looking Jordan said he wasnt sure how he would perform.
Things were evened out, however, since the Pacers were missing some key personnel. Power forward Herb Williams will be out two more weeks with loose rib cartilage after crashing into the basket support in a victory over Detroit last Tuesday. Forward Ron Anderson missed Saturdays game with a sprained left knee.
That forced Pacer coach Jack Ramsay to start Wayman Tisdale at forward, leaving him no forwards on the bench. Indiana had guards Kyle Macy, Walker Russell and Clint Richardson in reserve along with centers Greg Dreiling and Stuart Gray. There were times when the Pacers were forced to play three guards.
Although many of Jordans outside shots were coming up short, he still managed to score 8 points in the first quarter. Vern Fleming had 9 for the Pacers, who scored the last six points of the first quarter to lead 30 20.
The Bulls only shot 38.1 percent from the floor in the first 12 minutes while the Pacers hit Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping 48 percent of their shots. Led by Earl Curetons 4 rebounds, the Bulls outrebounded Indiana 13 12. But they committed five turnovers to one for the Pacers.
The Bulls came back strong in the second quarter, led by who else but Jordan. The Franchise had 13 points in the quarter and sparked the Bulls on a 12 3 run to finish the half and give them a 48 47 lead. John Paxson contributed six points while Chuck Person had 11 for the Pacers.
Person had 15 points at halftime, but Jordan led all scorers with 21 on 9 of 15 shooting. After him, Paxson had six points and Cureton five points and five rebounds. The Bulls shot 47.5 percent from the floor in the first half to 40.9 percent for the Pacers.
Cureton started out the third quarter with a three point play and got the crowd going. Jordan hit three straight baskets to counter a basket by Person and a Fleming free throw, and the Bulls were up 55 50. His third basket was a backdoor dunk on a perfect feed from Oakley, who had 7 assists midway through the third quarter.
After the Pacers drew within 59 56 on a Steve Stipanovich jumper, the Bulls retaliated with 12 straight. Highlighting the surge were three baskets each by Jordan and Cureton, several rebounds and outlet passes by Oakley and a nifty assist from Paxson.
It lifted the Buls to a 71 56 lead. It was the best Bulls surge since they upset the Bucks in Milwaukee.
The Pacers came back with an 8 1 spurt to draw within eight. Jordan hit another jumper to make it a double digit advantage. Jordan was having one of his vintage quarters, having scored 13 points with 2:29 still to go.
But the team and Jordan in particular overcame all obstacles in a 105 93 victory over the Pacers at the Stadium before a crowd of 16,781. Jordan shook off his problems and led the way with 44 points. Charles Oakley had 13 rebounds and 15 assists.
The victory boosted the Bulls record to 14 13
Sellers was suspended Friday for missing the team flight back to Chicago after a Christmas Day loss to the New York Knicks. That was the same day Jordan and Turner called in sick to practice. Before Saturdays game, a drawn looking Jordan said he wasnt sure how he would perform.
Things were evened out, however, since the Pacers were missing some key personnel. Power forward Herb Williams will be out two more weeks with loose rib cartilage after crashing into the basket support in a victory over Detroit last Tuesday. Forward Ron Anderson missed Saturdays game with a sprained left knee.
That forced Pacer coach Jack Ramsay to start Wayman Tisdale at forward, leaving him no forwards on the bench. Indiana had guards Kyle Macy, Walker Russell and Clint Richardson in reserve along with centers Greg Dreiling and Stuart Gray. There were times when the Pacers were forced to play three guards.
Although many of Jordans outside shots were coming up short, he still managed to score 8 points in the first quarter. Vern Fleming had 9 for the Pacers, who scored the last six points of the first quarter to lead 30 20.
The Bulls only shot 38.1 percent from the floor in the first 12 minutes while the Pacers hit Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping 48 percent of their shots. Led by Earl Curetons 4 rebounds, the Bulls outrebounded Indiana 13 12. But they committed five turnovers to one for the Pacers.
The Bulls came back strong in the second quarter, led by who else but Jordan. The Franchise had 13 points in the quarter and sparked the Bulls on a 12 3 run to finish the half and give them a 48 47 lead. John Paxson contributed six points while Chuck Person had 11 for the Pacers.
Person had 15 points at halftime, but Jordan led all scorers with 21 on 9 of 15 shooting. After him, Paxson had six points and Cureton five points and five rebounds. The Bulls shot 47.5 percent from the floor in the first half to 40.9 percent for the Pacers.
Cureton started out the third quarter with a three point play and got the crowd going. Jordan hit three straight baskets to counter a basket by Person and a Fleming free throw, and the Bulls were up 55 50. His third basket was a backdoor dunk on a perfect feed from Oakley, who had 7 assists midway through the third quarter.
After the Pacers drew within 59 56 on a Steve Stipanovich jumper, the Bulls retaliated with 12 straight. Highlighting the surge were three baskets each by Jordan and Cureton, several rebounds and outlet passes by Oakley and a nifty assist from Paxson.
It lifted the Buls to a 71 56 lead. It was the best Bulls surge since they upset the Bucks in Milwaukee.
The Pacers came back with an 8 1 spurt to draw within eight. Jordan hit another jumper to make it a double digit advantage. Jordan was having one of his vintage quarters, having scored 13 points with 2:29 still to go.
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