This Tuesday, the (27-35) Indiana Pacers will travel to Dallas, TX to take on the (32-30) Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff will be at 8:30 PM EST inside the American Airlines Center. This will be the first meeting between these two teams this regular season, as I am expecting a battle in this one.
The Indiana Pacers are coming into this one after taking down the Orlando Magic, 121-108. They looked great on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to take down the Mavs on the road.
The Dallas Mavericks are entering this game after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers. They looked terrible in the second half, as they will have to heat up on both ends of the court if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Indiana Pacers are currently in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 17.5 games back from the first-place Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 115 points per game and they have shot 46.1% from the floor. This is the 12th most points scored per contest and the 25th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 17th-highest adjusted offensive rating. Tyrese Haliburton continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 19.8 points per game on 48.2% shooting from the field. The Pacers have also shown that they can efficiently knock down shots from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.4% from deep, which is the 12th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Pacers have also shot 79.5% at the charity stripe, which is the 10th-highest free-throw shooting percentage. They can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win th ese games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers are allowing 117.4 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the 23rd most points surrendered per game and the 18th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 24th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has been even worse. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 37.3% from behind the arc, which is the 26th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. Indiana has also snatched 41.6 rebounds per game, which is the 26th most.
Injury Report: No Injuries.
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