Philadelphia takes on Indiana and looks to break a three-game skid
Philadelphia 76ers (43-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (19-61, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30pm EDT
SPORTSBOOK BETMGM LINE: 76ers -15; over/under is 234.5
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CONCLUSIONS: Philadelphia faces Indiana as the loser of three straight games.
The Pacers are 15-35 in conference games. Indiana is 9-41 against opponents with a winning record.
The 76ers went 25-25 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks eighth in the league with 17.0 fast break points per game. Tyrese Maxey leads the 76ers with a 5.5 scoring average.
The Pacers’ 13.3 three-pointers made per game this season are just 0.1 fewer on average than the 13.4 per game the 76ers are giving up. The 76ers’ field goal percentage of 46.2% this season is 2.7 percentage points lower than the Pacers’ percentage of their opponents (48.9%).
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The teams are playing for the fourth time this season. In the last meeting on February 25, the 76ers won 135-114 led by 32 points from Maxey, while Andrew Nembhard scored 23 points for the Pacers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nembhard is averaging 16.9 points and 7.7 assists for the Pacers. Micah Potter has averaged 1.6 3-pointers over his last 10 games.
Maxey is scoring 28.3 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the 76ers. Paul George is averaging 3.0 threes made in his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 4-6, averaging 121.3 points, 41.1 rebounds, 34.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.2% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 121.9 points per game.
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76ers: 5-5, averaged 117.8 points, 45.0 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 118.7 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: TJ McConnell: out (hamstring), Kobe Brown: out (back), Johnny Furphy: out for the season (knee), Andrew Nembhard: out for the season (back), Ben Sheppard: out (hip), Ivica Zubac: out for the season (rib), Pascal Siakam: out (back), Aaron Nesmith: day-to-day (neck), Tyrese Haliburton: out for the season (achilles).
76ers: Johni Broome: Out (knee), Joel Embiid: Out (illness), Cameron Payne: Out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.