The Indiana Pacers continue a road trip as they travel to the #1 team in the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana has won two of three games and trails Washington by a game for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. The red-hot Bucks return home after a 2-1 west coast road trip and sit in the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a three-game cushion on Boston. Game time is set for 8:00 PM EST.
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The Indiana Pacers are running out of time to make a concerted push for the NBA Playoffs this season. The Pacers trail Washington by one game for the 10th and final playoff spot and didn't help their cause with a 117-97 loss to the lowly Pistons on Monday night. The Pacers had won two in a row coming in, including a 121-115 win over a short-handed Pistons team one game earlier. The Pacers were dominated in the interior and allowed 38 points by the end of the first quarter. They were held to 41% shooting on the night and didn't have a starter score more than 15 points. Jordan Nwora had 20 points off the bench for Indiana.
“The difference in the two games was obvious,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “That was the edge the Pistons played with from start to end. We simply did not match it.”
first 20-point game in a Pacers uniform for Jordan Nwora.
20 PTS
4 REB
3 AST pic.twitter.com/m5Lz91lv2r— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 14, 2023
The Pacers travel to Milwaukee with an 0-2 record against the Bucks this season. The Pacers come in with 12th highest scoring offense in the NBA. The Pacers are 25th in the league in field goal percentage and 13th in 3pt shooting. On the defensive end, the Pacers are 26th in scoring defense thus far on the season. Indiana is 19th in field goal defense and 27th in 3pt defense. On the glass, the Pacers are just 21st in total rebounding and 21st in turnovers per game.
Key Injuries: Bennedict Mathurin is out while Tyrese Haliburton is listed as day-to-day.
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