Monday, March 5, 2012

Pacers’ ‘all’ just isn’t enough

As they had done in their previous three losses, the Indiana Pacers died hard Tuesday night.

But this loss was most costly because it ended their season.

Derrick Rose scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Bulls to a 116-89 victory and a 4-1 series win in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal.

"Nobody can say that we didn't give our all," said Danny Granger, who led the Pacers with 20 points. "We came here to play them tough, and that's what we did every game in this series. I'm proud of our effort."

Keith Bogans opened the game by hitting the first of his five three-pointers, and the Bulls led all the way.

But the Pacers refused to fold until they …

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