Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
This Sunday, the (24-27) Indiana Pacers will travel to Memphis, TN to take on the (31-18) Memphis Grizzlies. Tipoff will be at 6:00 PM EST inside the FedexForum. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Grizzlies won the last meeting, 130-112.
The Pacers are coming into this one after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, 141-131. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to get more stops in this one if you want to challenge the Grizzlies on the road.
Memphis is entering this game after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-100. They struggled on both ends of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one 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 ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 11.5 games back from the first-place Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 115.4 points per game and they have shot 45.8% from the floor. This is the 10th most points scored per contest and the second-lowest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 17th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Buddy Hield continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 17.7 points per game on 45.1% shooting from the field. Indiana has also shown that they have multiple players that can heat up from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.3% from deep, which is the 12th-highest free-throw shooting percentage. Indiana has also shot 79.9% at the charity stripe, which is the sixth-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the league.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pa cers are allowing 117.3 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.4% from the floor. This is the 25th most points surrendered per game and the 19th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. Accordion to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 23rd-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have also shown that they struggle to defend on the perimeter. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 37.6% from deep, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. The Indiana Pacers have snatched 42.1 rebounds per game as well. This is the 25th most, as they have to crash the defensive glass if they want to stay competitive in these games.
Injury Report: Tyrese Haliburton PG (Knee), Kendall Brown SG (Leg) and Daniel Theis PF (Knee) are out.
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