Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Saturday, the (25-31) Indiana Pacers will travel to Washington, DC to take on the (25-29) Washington Wizards. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Capital One Arena. This will be the fourth and final meeting this regular season, as the Pacers won the last battle, 121-111.
The Pacers are coming into this one after falling to the Miami Heat, 116-111. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to make more stops in this one if they want to challenge the Wizards on the road.
The Washington Wizards are entering this game after defeating the Charlotte Hornets, 118-104. They looked awesome on both ends of the floor, as they will have to carry that momentum over into this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last n ight's results.
The Indiana Pacers are currently in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 14.5 games back from the Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 114.6 points per game and they have shot 45.9% from the floor. This is the 13th most points scored per contest and the 24th highest team shooting percentage According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 20th highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Tyrese Haliburton continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 19.8 points per game on 47.6% shooting from the field. Indiana has also shown that they have multiple players that can light it up from the outside. They are shooting 36.3% from behind the arc, which is the 14th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Pacers have also shot 79.6% at the charity stripe, which is the ninth-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers are allowing 116.9 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.4% from the floor. This is the 23rd most points allowed per game and the 17th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 23rd-lowest adjusted defensive rating. They have shown that they will contest shots in the paint, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 37.1% from deep, which is the 28th highest there-point shooting percentage allowed. The Indiana Pacers have also snatched 42 rebounds per game, which is the 23rd most in the league.
Injury Report: Jalen Smith PF (Illness) is probable.
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