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Hollinger's Insider Gems: Dec. 24, 2008

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

1. We had two rare sights at the thrilling end of Tuesday's Nets-Pacers game. First, there was Indy coach Jim O'Brien realizing he had a matchup advantage and eschewing the de rigueur timeout when his team got the ball down a point with 24 seconds left. Instead he caught the Nets with Jarvis Hayes -- rather than defensive ace Trenton Hassell -- guarding Danny Granger, and Granger made a back cut for a jumper to give Indy the lead. Seconds later there was perhaps a passing of the torch in New J ...

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