2012 NBA Playoffs, Pacers Vs. Magic: Earl Clark a Defensive Difference-Maker for Orlando
In their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, the Orlando Magic have improved in two key areas with reserve forward Earl Clark on the floor.
| Final - 4.28.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Magic | 21 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 81 |
| Indiana Pacers | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 77 |
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The Orlando Magic upset the Indiana Pacers, 81-77, in Game One of their first-round playoff series on Saturday. Jameer Nelson scored 17 points and dished nine assists for the Magic, while Jason Richardson hit the go-ahead three-point basket with just over one minute left in the game.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 21 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 81 |
| Indiana | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 77 |
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 32 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Ryan Anderson | 35 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 5 |
| Glen Davis | 40 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Jason Richardson | 28 | 6-15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Jameer Nelson | 37 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| J.J. Redick | 20 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Earl Clark | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Quentin Richardson | 14 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Chris Duhon | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Daniel Orton | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dwight Howard | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Von Wafer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ish Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DeAndre Liggins | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Justin Harper | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-81 | 9-24 | 8-11 | 45-11 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17-0 | 81 | |
| .395 | .375 | .727 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 1 (14 pts) | |||||||
| Indiana | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Granger | 38 | 7-20 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 8-3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| David West | 33 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 19 |
| Roy Hibbert | 34 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Paul George | 37 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| George Hill | 25 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 11 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 20 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | 19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Lou Amundson | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Darren Collison | 22 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Foster | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Dahntay Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Kyrylo Fesenko | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Lance Stephenson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeff Pendergraph | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| A.J. Price | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-87 | 4-13 | 13-22 | 50-15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17-0 | 77 | |
| .345 | .308 | .591 | Team Reb: 16 | Total TO: 2 (13 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ken Mauer, David Jones, Leon Wood
Duration:2:29
Officials: - Ken Mauer, David Jones, Leon Wood
Duration:2:29
