Memphis Grizzlies 97 Final

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Indiana Pacers

Luis Scola, PF 19 MIN | 1-3 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 5 TO | 2 PTS | -23 Scola had four turnovers in the first four minutes. Awful game. This was bad.

Solomon Hill, SF 17 MIN | 1-2 FG | 2-2 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 5 PTS | -17 Hit a three-pointer at the end of the first half but he wasn’t the perimeter defender that Vogel said he could be over the offseason.

Roy Hibbert, C 27 MIN | 4-9 FG | 0-2 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 8 PTS | -12 Not sure if he stood out anywhere. Sealed out for rebounds but lost the matchup vs. Marc Gasol. Picked up two fouls early in the first quarter.

Donald Sloan, PG 35 MIN | 5-11 FG | 1-2 FT | 5 REB | 7 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 12 PTS | -15 Did a decent job of not turning it over against Mike Conley and Memphis’s defense.

C.J. Miles, SG 32 MIN | 5-12 FG | 2-2 FT | 3 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 13 PTS | -17 The expanded role is putting a toll on him as he’s not used to being the only player that can shoot off dribble or drive to the rim. Scored nine points in the first quarter but was quite the rest of the way.

Lavoy Allen, PF 26 MIN | 3-4 FG | 2-2 FT | 10 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 8 PTS | +8 Awesome game. He sealed guys out and ate up the glass. Through the first two games, he’s Indiana’s most reliable bench player.

Chris Copeland, SF 31 MIN | 5-14 FG | 4-4 FT | 6 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 16 PTS | +9 Indiana ran two post-ups for him which were ugly but he forced one in. Similarly to Miles, he’s being forced into an expanded role. Nice to see him let it fly from distance.

Damjan Rudez, SF 20 MIN | 3-4 FG | 2-2 FT | 0 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 11 PTS | +14 Made three three-pointers in the second quarter which sparked Indiana’s run.

Ian Mahinmi, C 21 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 4 PTS | +4 He defended Randolph nicely on a few possessions but he looked mostly invisible.