March 1, 2007 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/SPORTS04/703010512 /1004/SPORTS Pacers hit road having squandered opportunity With 14 of its past 17 games at home, team was expected to make a push in the standings; instead, it played just over .500 bal (科科......有種想哭的感覺) By Mike Wells [email protected] Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle believes this is the time to focus on the road ahead, not the debris in the rear-view mirror. The Pacers might think that now, but at some point during a stretch in which they play eight of their next 11 games on the road, they'll look back and kick themselves for not taking care of their home court last month. It was 41 days and 17 games ago that the Pacers thought they were finally getting the break they needed. They had survived a brutal early road schedule and were 20-19, the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference but just three games behind Cleveland for the best record in the conference. More important, they were starting a stretch in which 14 of their next 17 games would be at home, with 10 of those games against losing teams. With four new players in place, there was no better time to make their move up the standings. Fast-forward to today. The Pacers have lost their past three games and went just 9-8 in the 17-game stretch, including 8-6 at Conseco Fieldhouse. They moved up one spot to the sixth seed but slipped to 71/2 games behind Detroit for the best record in the ever-so-wacky East. The Pacers dropped three consecutive games to losing teams -- Golden State, Seattle and Denver -- and they have given up at least 100 points in nine of the past 10 games. "I know guys aren't feeling good. They're not supposed to feel good," point guard Darrell Armstrong said after Phoenix erased the Pacers' 18-point lead to win Tuesday. "If you want to win games, you should hate to lose. It's a learning experience." The Pacers' playoff hopes could lie on what they do this month when they play 10 road games, starting Friday with a rematch against Phoenix in the first of a four-game Western trip. The Pacers are 11-15 on the road this season. "We've lost three in a row and they've all been kind of ugly games," center Jeff Foster said. "We have a tough road ahead. We haven't really been on a road trip yet with all these new guys. It's an opportunity for us to bond and become a team. This is a tough schedule, but it could also be a blessing in disguise. We'll see what happens." Call Star reporter Mike Wells at (317) 444-6053. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 二月打成這樣，三月的賽程又硬(囧rz) 搞不好連Playoff都沒的玩 希望可以像佛爺說的那樣，Go Pacers -- Reggie 一定對這次的絕地反攻感觸良多，當他必須自己拿球從三分線開始進攻時， 歷史的回憶就慢慢在他腦中重現〈嘿，老馬克你在哪？...Dale Davis 你在哪裡？ ... Croshere 呢？〉時光拉回來現實，比數差兩分，時間還剩八秒...... Reggie 帶球，慢慢墊步向前，他往前衝了.... 他決定衝入禁區來個大灌籃!! ──02年季後賽東區第一輪第五場──修改自yushi文章 --

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