The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks will play Saturday at State Farm Arena. Tip-off from Atlanta is at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Indiana (33-40 SU and 39-34 ATS) plays at Boston on Friday. The Pacers are 2-3 straight-up in their last five.
Atlanta (36-37 SU and 33-40 ATS) lost to Minnesota on Wednesday. The Hawks are 2-3 straight-up in their last five.
The Pacers are currently 1.5 games behind Chicago for the last spot in the play-in tournament. With just nine regular season games left, is there still an opportunity for Indiana to sneak into the playoffs?
The Pacers were victorious on Wednesday, beating the Raptors 118-114 in Toronto. Indiana was red-hot from the field (55.8 FG%) and sniper-status from three-point distance (52.4%). The Raptors held a 40-39 rebounding advantage, but the Pacers held them to 7-for-34 (20.6 3PT%) from behind the arc. Indiana tallied 54 points in the paint, 21 points off turnovers, and 20 fast break points. Andrew Nembhard paced the Pacers with 25 points and ten assists.
“You want to put on a show when you come home and he has.”
in his first NBA game in Toronto Andrew Nembhard notched a double-double, scoring 25 points and di shing out 10 assists.?? pic.twitter.com/Ma3yz3QECU
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 23, 2023
Tyrese Haliburton leads Indiana in scoring this season. He averages 20.8 points on 48.8 percent shooting and 10.4 assists per game. He was questionable (knee) for Friday night's game versus the Celtics. A few other Pacers to watch are Myles Turner (17.9 PPG and 7.5 RPG), Buddy Hield (17.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 42.4 3PT%), Bennedict Mathurin (16.6 PPG), and Aaron Nesmith (10.0 PPG and 3.8 RPG).
Indiana scores 115.9 points per game (12th) and shoots 46.7 percent from the floor (22nd), including 36.6 percent from three (11th). The Pacers convert 79.3 percent of their free throws (11th) and average 41.6 rebounds (23rd) with a -3.6 rebounding margin. Indiana is 15th in adjusted offensive rating and 8th in pace of play, per Dunks and Threes.
The Pacers surrender 118.2 points per game (26th), and their opponents shoot 48.0 percent from the floor (21st), including 37.0 percent from long range (23rd). They're 25th in adjusted defensive rating.
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