INDIANAPOLIS — No snow so far, but flurries are expected. Temps are in the low to mid 30s. Winter has definitely arrived in the Midwest.

Anyway … Interesting tidbits in the USA Today on Indiana Pacers new go-to guy Danny Granger, who is averaging a career-best 24.2 points going into tonight’s game against the Lakers. Granger knocked out two front teeth after taking a header in a game Nov. 1 against Boston. He also left in the fourth quarter of a Nov. 22 game against Miami because of a sprained left ankle, but returned to score five points in the final eight minutes.

Granger, a 6-foot-8 forward, says in the article that his favorite movie is “Gladiator.” He has a collection of some 2,000 films.