Indiana Pacers (17-16) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (20-12)
The Indiana Pacers wrap up their three-game road trip Monday, December 26, 2022, with the cross-conference showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Indiana and New Orleans close down their two-game regular-season series, and the tip-off is set for 8:00 PM ET. Back in November, the Pacers upset the Pelicans 129-122 as 5-point home underdogs with a total of 233.5 points.
The Indiana Pacers (17-16; 19-14 ATS) continue to play above all expectations and have won their previous two games. After stunning the Boston Celtics 117-112 as 9.5-point underdogs, the Pacers pulled off another upset this past Friday, outlasting the Miami Heat 111-108 as 6-point underdogs.
Indiana nearly blew a 12-point fourth-quarter lead in Florida. Miami tied the game at 108-108 with 14.2 seconds left on the clock, but ten seconds later, Tyrese Haliburton hit the winning 3-pointer. Haliburton finished with a career-high 43 points, while Buddy Hield notched 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting from beyond the 3-point line.
“Great players find a way to get that shot off,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said of Haliburton’s winner. “He made a move that created a pocket of space and allowed him to get his feet set. I was standing right behind it and it looked good all the way.”
GAME. OVER.
Tyrese Haliburton ended it with a franchise-record 10th three.#NBAAllStar | https://t.co/T6jmxAXvtp pic.twitter.com/hKR797pGUc
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 24, 2022
The Pacers went 21-for-47 from deep against the Heat. They make 14.9 triples per game (tied-3rd in the NBA) on a 37.0 percentage clip (9th). Indiana scores 113.0 points per 100 possessions (tied-15th) and surrenders 113.6 in a return (18th). The Pacers love to pick up the pace, recording 101.4 possessions per 48 minutes (6th).
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