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A pair of Eastern Conference teams on the outside looking in at the playoff picture take the floor in search of a win in Buzz City. The Indiana Pacers are on the road as they make the trip to face the Charlotte Hornets Monday night. Indiana was beaten 141-121 at home by Philadelphia Saturday night, failing to cover the line as a 4.5-point underdog. Charlotte was blown out 121-82 at home by Philadelphia in their previous game Friday night, failing to cover the line as a 10.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Pacers own a 72-51 advantage and have won both meetings this season. That includes a 116-111 home win in the most recent matchup on January 8.
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Indiana lost for the second time in three games as they were knocked off at home by Philadelphia Saturday night. The Pacers entered Sunday fourth in the Central Division, 18.5 games behind the Bucks for the top spot. They were 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, 18.5 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot, 7.5 games behind the Nets for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 1.5 games behind the Bulls for the final spot in the play-in tournament. Against Philadelphia, Indiana led 12-4 four minutes into the game before getting outscored 30-12 the rest of the stanza to trail by 10 after the opening quarter. The Pacers trailed by 11 at the half and got no closer than five in the second half before Philadelphia pulled away. Indiana shot 51.7% from the field, including 12 of 31 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 41-30 while allowing the 76ers to torch them to the tune of 61.4% shooting in the contest. Aaron Nes mith led the Pacers with 25 points and six rebounds in the loss.
For the year, Indiana is 11th in the league in scoring offense with 115.9 points per game this season. The Pacers are 24th in rebounding with an average of 41.5 boards a night while they are 6th in assists by dishing out 26.8 dimes per contest. Indiana is 28th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 118.3 points per game on the year. Tyrese Haliburton leads the Pacers in scoring with 20.8 points plus 10.4 assists per game. Bennedict Mathurin (16.6 points), Buddy Hield (17.1 points, five rebounds, 2.7 assists), Myles Turner (17.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 blocks), Jalen Smith (9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds) and Chris Duarte are solid scoring options this season. Aaron Nesmith (10.1 points, 3.8 boards), Isaiah Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, George Hill, Jordan Nwora, James Johnson, T.J. McConnell and Oshae Brissett are other rotation piece s for Indiana. The Pacers are 24th in the league in field goal percentage as they are shooting 46.6% from the floor as a team. Indiana is 5th in the league in threes per game as they splash 13.9 triples per contest and the team is 13th by shooting 36.5% percent from beyond the arc on the year.
Duarte (ankle) has missed the last two games while Haliburton (knee) has missed the last four, most recently taking the floor March 9 against the Rockets. Mathurin (ankle) last played March 9 against the Rockets, missing the last four games: he has no timetable for return. Watch for any updates leading to tip-off about their respective statuses.
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