Pacers' Price leaves with concussion

MILWAUKEE -- Indiana Pacers rookie point guard A.J. Price spent the final 15 minutes of Saturday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the locker room after suffering a concussion on a drive to the basket in the third quarter.

Price, who made his second start, was poked in the eye by Bucks center Andrew Bogut.

Price rolled on the ground in obvious pain before leaning forward and being helped to the locker room.

Pacers coach Jim O'Brien wasn't happy that a foul wasn't called.

Price looked as if he had been in a boxing match in the locker room afterward, as his left eye was swollen.

"(Bogut) smacked me all in my eye," Price said. "My head didn't hit the ground or anything. It's kind of like when you get punched in your eye in a fight. Everything went black for a second. I was laying on the ground in pain after that with my eye in a lot of pain."

Price finished with nine points, four assists and two rebounds in 22 minutes. He said he hopes to play against the Chicago Bulls at Conseco Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Hibbert struggles against Bogut again

Pacers center Roy Hibbert wanted to redeem himself against Bogut after the Bucks center got the best of him in the first meeting in late December.

It didn't happen.

Bogut followed his 31-point, 18-rebound performance at Conseco Fieldhouse with 21 points and eight rebounds in 34 minutes.

"He's a terrific post player," Hibbert said. "I've had trouble in the past guarding him and today I did again."

Hibbert scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Pacers like the Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are overwhelming favorites to win the Super Bowl today in South Florida, according to the Pacers.

"You really have to ask me that question?" O'Brien asked.

Pacers forward Danny Granger is still sticking to his stance that he is OK either way because he grew up in New Orleans and he currently calls Indianapolis home.

"I'm in a win-win situation," Granger said.

Point guard T.J. Ford, who played in his second straight game, grew up with Colts running back Joseph Addai in Houston.

"I knew his brother before I knew him," Ford said. "Once I got to Indy, we connected and we've been together ever since. We always have to hold Houston down for each other."

Ford said he played football growing up in Houston but stopped once he got to high school because he didn't like contact.

Watson should be back by Tuesday

Watson, who has missed the past two games because of the death of his grandmother, is expected to be back with the team for Tuesday's game.