Pacers Vs Lakers 12/02/08 Buzzer Beater Tip In
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- Troy Murphy and Danny Granger spent most of Tuesday night working to keep the Pacers close to the Lakers. They spent those final few seconds like everyone else in Conseco Fieldhouse - watching, waiting and wondering if Murphy's tantalizing tip would actually drop through the net. It did - just as the buzzer sounded. Murphy's game-winner completed an improbable comeback and gave the Pacers a desperately needed 118-117 victory after replay reviews confirmed the basket was good. "That's purely unbelievable,'' Granger said. "Troy is a monster on the boards. He gobbles up so many rebounds, and I'm glad he got it because I couldn't get to it.'' The Lakers (14-2) entered with a seven-game winning streak, the league's best record and a perfect 5-0 mark on the road. So when they closed the third quarter with a 17-0 run to take a 101-86 lead, it seemed as if the Lakers were destined for yet another rout. Granger and Murphy changed those plans. Granger, who scored 32 points, and Murphy, who had 16 points and 17 rebounds, methodically led their teammates back by making big baskets and getting the ball to open teammates. The Pacers (7-10) also allowed just 16 points over the final 12 minutes. The combination, and Murphy's ability to get his hands on a batted ball, bailed them out. "There was some luck involved, but that's the way basketball is if you don't take care of business,'' Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "They got some energy going to the hoop and the right thing happened for them.'' It was a dramatic shift for the Pacers, who had lost five of six, including their last two home games in overtime. They play six of their next seven on the road. The Lakers jumped ahead repeatedly against Indiana but the Pacers kept rallying. When reigning MVP Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' final nine points of the first half to give Los Angeles a 66-59 lead, Granger caught Murphy's long inbounds pass, spun and hit a 17-footer at the buzzer to make it 66-61 at halftime. When Bryant opened the second half by scoring the Lakers' first seve
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