Roy Hibbert Comes to Life to Help Pacers Even Series with Wizards (86-82)

Roy Hibbert scored a game-high 28 points with a team-high 9 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Washington Wizards 86-82. Hibbert went scoreless in game 1 and his production this game helped the Pacers even the series 1-1. Hibbert has played very poorly in the playoffs and recorded a scoreless game against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. Pacers starters George Hill added 14 points, Lance Stephenson chipped in with 12 points and Paul George had a quiet game with 11 points.

 
Marcin Gortat led the Wizards with 21 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Bradley Beal had an all-around game with 17 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. John Wall had a disappointing game with 6 points. Wall only made 2 out of 13 shots and did finish with a game-high 8 assists. The Wizards could have been up 2-0 in this series if they made their free throws this game. They made 5 out of 12 attempts shooting 41.7%.

The Wizards head to Washington for the next two games with a chance to take a 3-1 lead, if Hibbert continues to play like he did this game they have a tough series ahead of them.

Photo Credits: Gary Dineen/NBAEA/Getty Images (photo 1), Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post (photo 2)