This Saturday, the (26-35) Indiana Pacers will travel to Orlando, FL to take on the (25-35) Orlando Magic. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Amway Center. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Magic won the last battle, 126-120.
The Pacers are coming into this one after falling to the Boston Celtics, 142-138 in OT. They battled until the end, but they couldn't get enough stops to win this game outright. They will have to be better on the defensive end of the court if they want to challenge the Magic on the road.
The Orlando Magic are entering this game after taking down the Detroit Pistons, 108-106. They looked solid on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to apply more pressure 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 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 17.5 games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 114.9 points per game and they have shot 46% from the floor. This is the 12th most points scored per contest and the 25th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 17th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Tyrese Haliburton continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 19.9 points per game on 48.1% shooting from the field. Indiana has also shown that they can consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.3% from deep, which is the 11th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Indiana has also shot 79.6% at the charity stripe, which is the ninth-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA.
On the defensive end of t he court, the Pacers are allowing 117.5 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.7% from the floor. This is the 24th most points surrendered per game and the 20th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pacers have the 24th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has been even worse. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 37.5% from deep, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They will have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to stay competitive on the road. The Indiana Pacers have also snatched 41.5 rebounds per game, which is the 24th most.
Injury Report: No Injuries.
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