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| 721 | ATLANTA | 187 | 186.5 | | 722 | INDIANA | -7 | -7.5 |
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| All Games | 39-44 | -4.7 | 39-42 | 45-38 | 101.0 | 49.7 | 45.7% | 48.0 | 101.4 | 50.3 | 46.2% | 51.4 | | Road Games | 15-28 | -5.7 | 18-23 | 26-17 | 101.3 | 51.0 | 46.2% | 46.8 | 104.2 | 51.9 | 47.6% | 50.9 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +7.2 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 99.2 | 52.4 | 46.4% | 43.6 | 92.8 | 50.6 | 45.5% | 53.6 | | Playoff Games | 1-0 | +3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 101.0 | 50.0 | 43.4% | 48.0 | 93.0 | 50.0 | 42.0% | 54.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.0 | 49.7 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 9-26 | 36.3% | 17-22 | 78.2% | 48 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.4 | 50.3 | 37-83 | 45.3% | 8-21 | 36.0% | 18-24 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 101.3 | 51.0 | 38-82 | 46.2% | 10-26 | 36.5% | 16-21 | 78.4% | 47 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.4 | 50.3 | 39-83 | 46.2% | 8-22 | 36.5% | 16-22 | 74.7% | 51 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.2 | 50.1 | 37-83 | 45.2% | 8-21 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 104.2 | 51.9 | 39-83 | 47.6% | 9-22 | 39.1% | 17-22 | 74.3% | 51 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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| All Games | 56-27 | -9.4 | 38-44 | 36-45 | 96.7 | 45.9 | 44.8% | 53.0 | 92.4 | 46.5 | 42.0% | 49.6 | | Home Games | 35-7 | -0.2 | 21-20 | 17-25 | 98.4 | 48.2 | 45.9% | 54.3 | 88.4 | 46.2 | 40.5% | 48.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -1.5 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 97.2 | 47.6 | 47.3% | 50.0 | 96.8 | 46.0 | 43.4% | 47.2 | | Playoff Games | 0-1 | -4 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 93.0 | 50.0 | 42.0% | 54.0 | 101.0 | 50.0 | 43.4% | 48.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 96.7 | 45.9 | 36-80 | 44.8% | 7-19 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 77.8% | 53 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 36.1% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 98.4 | 48.2 | 37-80 | 45.9% | 6-18 | 34.5% | 19-24 | 78.7% | 54 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 92.4 | 46.5 | 35-83 | 42.0% | 7-19 | 34.5% | 16-22 | 75.6% | 50 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.4 | 50.3 | 37-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 88.4 | 46.2 | 34-83 | 40.5% | 6-19 | 33.5% | 15-20 | 73.1% | 49 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| 3/13/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 102-97 | W | -8.5 | L | 209 | U | 36-74 | 48.6% | 48 | 17 | 37-89 | 41.6% | 51 | 8 | | 3/15/2014 | DENVER | 97-92 | W | -6 | L | 220.5 | U | 33-81 | 40.7% | 52 | 13 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 66 | 20 | | 3/17/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | 97-83 | W | 3 | W | 200.5 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 57 | 13 | 30-85 | 35.3% | 47 | 6 | | 3/18/2014 | TORONTO | 118-113 | W | 3 | W | 200.5 | O | 40-94 | 42.6% | 49 | 7 | 40-81 | 49.4% | 53 | 15 | | 3/21/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 105-111 | L | -5 | L | 203 | O | 38-85 | 44.7% | 42 | 16 | 36-70 | 51.4% | 53 | 15 | | 3/23/2014 | @ TORONTO | 86-96 | L | 7.5 | L | 202 | U | 33-76 | 43.4% | 46 | 16 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 56 | 16 | | 3/24/2014 | PHOENIX | 95-102 | L | 2.5 | L | 213.5 | U | 30-72 | 41.7% | 43 | 17 | 38-74 | 51.4% | 43 | 18 | | 3/26/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 83-107 | L | 5.5 | L | 214.5 | U | 31-82 | 37.8% | 50 | 25 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 50 | 19 | | 3/27/2014 | PORTLAND | 85-100 | L | 5.5 | L | 206.5 | U | 34-84 | 40.5% | 49 | 10 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 53 | 13 | | 3/29/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 97-101 | L | 6 | W | 198.5 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 52 | 12 | 39-79 | 49.4% | 50 | 13 | | 3/31/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 103-95 | W | -12 | L | 211 | U | 36-84 | 42.9% | 56 | 16 | 36-77 | 46.8% | 47 | 20 | | 4/2/2014 | CHICAGO | 92-105 | L | 2 | L | 183.5 | O | 32-72 | 44.4% | 46 | 16 | 40-78 | 51.3% | 40 | 13 | | 4/4/2014 | CLEVELAND | 117-98 | W | -1.5 | W | 202.5 | O | 48-82 | 58.5% | 54 | 16 | 36-91 | 39.6% | 41 | 6 | | 4/6/2014 | @ INDIANA | 107-88 | W | 8 | W | 186 | O | 41-73 | 56.2% | 47 | 15 | 32-78 | 41.0% | 46 | 11 | | 4/8/2014 | DETROIT | 95-102 | L | -7.5 | L | 210 | U | 34-89 | 38.2% | 56 | 16 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 64 | 15 | | 4/9/2014 | BOSTON | 105-97 | W | -7 | W | 204.5 | U | 40-76 | 52.6% | 46 | 14 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 46 | 14 | | 4/11/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 93-88 | W | 5 | W | 199 | U | 36-79 | 45.6% | 47 | 12 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 54 | 14 | | 4/12/2014 | MIAMI | 98-85 | W | 6.5 | W | 195.5 | U | 36-78 | 46.2% | 40 | 12 | 35-73 | 47.9% | 53 | 20 | | 4/14/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 93-95 | L | 5 | W | 195 | U | 34-79 | 43.0% | 49 | 6 | 35-80 | 43.7% | 59 | 9 | | 4/16/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 111-103 | W | 3 | W | 204.5 | O | 41-76 | 53.9% | 34 | 12 | 40-77 | 51.9% | 48 | 20 | | 4/19/2014 | @ INDIANA | 101-93 | W | 8.5 | W | 185.5 | O | 33-76 | 43.4% | 48 | 12 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 54 | 15 | | 4/22/2014 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/24/2014 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/26/2014 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 3/14/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 101-94 | W | -16 | L | 205.5 | U | 39-67 | 58.2% | 52 | 21 | 35-90 | 38.9% | 41 | 10 | | 3/15/2014 | @ DETROIT | 112-104 | W | -5.5 | W | 197.5 | O | 41-104 | 39.4% | 72 | 10 | 37-91 | 40.7% | 54 | 11 | | 3/17/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 99-90 | W | -19.5 | L | 204 | U | 31-81 | 38.3% | 58 | 15 | 35-81 | 43.2% | 54 | 18 | | 3/19/2014 | @ NEW YORK | 86-92 | L | -1.5 | L | 191.5 | U | 31-73 | 42.5% | 47 | 13 | 32-82 | 39.0% | 58 | 10 | | 3/21/2014 | CHICAGO | 91-79 | W | -6.5 | W | 179.5 | U | 34-79 | 43.0% | 61 | 16 | 28-77 | 36.4% | 43 | 13 | | 3/22/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 71-82 | L | 2.5 | L | 181 | U | 27-74 | 36.5% | 42 | 10 | 33-75 | 44.0% | 56 | 12 | | 3/24/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 77-89 | L | 1.5 | L | 176 | U | 27-73 | 37.0% | 46 | 15 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 52 | 10 | | 3/26/2014 | MIAMI | 84-83 | W | -1.5 | L | 186 | U | 30-81 | 37.0% | 48 | 10 | 28-61 | 45.9% | 48 | 18 | | 3/28/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 78-91 | L | -1.5 | L | 186.5 | U | 28-79 | 35.4% | 59 | 17 | 34-87 | 39.1% | 51 | 8 | | 3/30/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 76-90 | L | -5.5 | L | 182.5 | U | 29-78 | 37.2% | 50 | 15 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 51 | 15 | | 3/31/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | 77-103 | L | 4.5 | L | 188.5 | U | 26-69 | 37.7% | 46 | 15 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 49 | 8 | | 4/2/2014 | DETROIT | 101-94 | W | -10.5 | L | 191 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 55 | 10 | 34-93 | 36.6% | 59 | 5 | | 4/4/2014 | @ TORONTO | 94-102 | L | -1.5 | L | 178.5 | O | 33-78 | 42.3% | 50 | 10 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 49 | 11 | | 4/6/2014 | ATLANTA | 88-107 | L | -8 | L | 186 | O | 32-78 | 41.0% | 46 | 11 | 41-73 | 56.2% | 47 | 15 | | 4/9/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 104-102 | W | -1 | W | 186 | O | 41-85 | 48.2% | 51 | 11 | 38-87 | 43.7% | 57 | 11 | | 4/11/2014 | @ MIAMI | 86-98 | L | 5.5 | L | 181 | O | 31-65 | 47.7% | 35 | 16 | 35-75 | 46.7% | 48 | 9 | | 4/13/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 102-97 | W | -1 | W | 192 | O | 38-72 | 52.8% | 53 | 21 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 36 | 9 | | 4/16/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 101-86 | W | 4 | W | 187 | P | 41-88 | 46.6% | 57 | 12 | 32-79 | 40.5% | 47 | 10 | | 4/19/2014 | ATLANTA | 93-101 | L | -8.5 | L | 185.5 | O | 34-81 | 42.0% | 54 | 15 | 33-76 | 43.4% | 48 | 12 | | 4/22/2014 | ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/24/2014 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/26/2014 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | ATLANTA: GUARDS: It was a rocky offseason for JEFF TEAGUE, who looked like a goner at one point. Instead, he'll be the focal point of Atlanta's offense . . . Coming off a torn ACL, resident gunner LOUIS WILLIAMS is a question mark entering the season, especially as a guy who relied so much on quickness and explosiveness. He may not be right again until 2014-15 . . . JOHN JENKINS was rock solid as a rookie and should see a bump in playing time with DeShawn Stevenson gone. Jenkins is a legit shooter who can hold his own defensively . . . Rookie DENNIS SCHRODER is a year or two away from consistent minutes, but the penniless man's Rajon Rondo comparisons aren't off . . . JARED CUNNINGHAM is a middling talent destined for a minor role. FORWARDS: PAUL MILLSAP was lost in the shuffle in Utah last year, but he'll be a significant part of this offense in Atlanta. He's a well-rounded power forward and may prove to be a better fit than Josh Smith was for the Hawks . . . KYLE KORVER is coming off a huge year and will play major minutes at both wing spots again . . . A shadow of his former self, ELTON BRAND will rotate in at power forward and center . . . This generation's junkyard dog, DEMARRE CARROLL gives Atlanta some defensive options on the wing and energy off the bench. Outside of some transition baskets, he's a non-factor on offense . . . Euro veteran PERO ANTIC is a finesse stretch four who provides frontcourt depth. CENTERS: After playing a lot of power forward alongside Zaza Pachulia last year, AL HORFORD will spend most of this season at center. With Josh Smith gone, he's poised to have his biggest offensive numbers ever . . . GUSTAVO AYON has proven capable of eating up some space on the second unit. He'll be the second big off the bench after Elton Brand. | | INDIANA: GUARDS: GEORGE HILL is less of a creator and more of a game-manager/scorer, which fits fine in this starting five . . . LANCE STEPHENSON continues to be an enigma. His speed pushing the ball in transition is an asset, but his terrible shooting and bizarre decision-making often makes him a liability in the half court . . . C.J. WATSON has proven to be a capable second-unit point guard, but he's on his third team in three years because he's managed to give away two playoff games with monumentally bad moments . . . ORLANDO JOHNSON is unlikely to see meaningful minutes, but his role should grow slightly now that Gerald Green is gone. FORWARDS: This is PAUL GEORGE'S team. Once a do-it-all role player, he's now polished enough to create his own offense . . . As expected, DAVID WEST bounced back in his second season off a torn ACL. He's still deadly as a mid-range shooter, a savvy passer and a strong rebounder . . . LUIS SCOLA slides into Tyler Hansbrough's old role as a second-unit banger, and insurance for West and Roy Hibbert . . . DANNY GRANGER is in no-man's land. He's not better than Paul George, and probably no longer an upgrade over Lance Stephenson. His best asset may be his expiring deal . . . CHRIS COPELAND can't defend, but gives the Pacers a three-point threat . . . SOLOMON HILL doesn't figure to contribute this season. CENTERS: ROY HIBBERT proved capable of handling more minutes last season, but Indy will likely still be cautious with their asthmatic 7-foot-2 center during the regular season . . . IAN MAHINMI is back to give his six fouls and move some bodies out of the paint. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (ATLANTA-INDIANA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates.)
*Hawks-Pacers Preview* ======================
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
Atlanta At Indiana, Game Two, 7:00 p.m. EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's next game is the most important of the season.
If the top-seeded Pacers can't protect their home court Tuesday night, they'll be down 2-0 heading to Atlanta - where they have only won twice since December 2006.
The Pacers have been in a late-season swoon, with a perception that they're soft. Since March 1, the Pacers are 12-14 and the league's stingiest defense has been nothing short of ordinary, numbers that have increased the speculation about everything from psychological problems and team chemistry to what players are doing outside basketball.
There have been questions about Roy Hibbert's mentality, George Hill's defense and how to stay out of foul trouble. At one point in late March, Hibbert called some of his teammates "selfish dudes," a comment he later apologized for. After Saturday's game, the questions were more about how to avoid foul trouble and defend Atlanta's spread offense following the Hawks' 101-93 victory.
Critics found a new complaint Monday - Paul George's fishing trip on Sunday even though George is almost always one of the last players off the court and had asked coach Frank Vogel if he could defend the suddenly explosive Jeff Teague.
But the Pacers insist the complaints aren't a major topic of conversation in the locker room. Instead, they're focused on getting back to being themselves.
"It is motivation in that they expect us not to be at that level but that's it," George said. "Regardless, we've got to expect more out of ourselves."
Vogel is more concerned with making adjustments.
He acknowledged Monday that the 6-foot-9 George, one of the league's best wing defenders, will spend at least some of Tuesday's game guarding Teague, who has scored 53 points in the last two games against his hometown team. Vogel declined to say what other changes he has planned to deal with the Hawks' array of 3-point shooters.
Atlanta knows things won't be the same Tuesday after they became the first team to defeat Indiana on its home court twice this season. Backup forward Elton Brand indicated the Hawks have identified a few possible alterations, though he refused to give away any secrets.
"You try to prepare for adjustments but you really worry about your team and how to get better," he said.
For the moment, they have the upper hand in this first-round series and have a chance to become the first Atlanta team to open a playoff series with two straight road wins.
Teague said he won't a change a thing if George winds up on him.
And the Pacers? They are not long on words these days.
When Hibbert was asked if he liked the direction his team was headed, he responded "yeah." When he was then asked if he felt good about the planned adjustments, he responded "yeah, yeah."
Notes: One day after the TNT commentator Charles Barkley publicly blasted Indiana's toughness by calling the players "wussies," Indiana's coaches and players said the comments would not be the motivation to win Game 2 against Atlanta. "Chuck ain't never been behind this team from the get-go. Look, Larry Bird told us that, too, that we had been playing soft and all that," Paul George said, indicating the conversation with Bird took place last year. "It fires us up that we lost against a team we should have beaten and we've given up home-court advantage, not something Charles said."
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