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801 | DENVER | +5.5 | Over 190.5 | 802 | INDIANA | +2.5 | Under 198.5 |
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All Games | 9-10 | -3.2 | 10-9 | 11-8 | 100.8 | 51.3 | 45.8% | 56.4 | 101.1 | 51.6 | 44.7% | 50.1 | Road Games | 4-9 | -6.5 | 6-7 | 9-4 | 99.5 | 51.0 | 45.6% | 55.7 | 104.3 | 53.8 | 45.3% | 50.9 | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -3.2 | 1-4 | 5-0 | 105.6 | 58.8 | 48.2% | 51.8 | 110.2 | 55.0 | 48.8% | 48.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 100.8 | 51.3 | 39-85 | 45.8% | 6-19 | 33.6% | 17-25 | 67.9% | 56 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 6 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.9 | 49.1 | 37-83 | 44.4% | 7-20 | 35.6% | 17-23 | 74.6% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 99.5 | 51.0 | 39-84 | 45.6% | 6-19 | 33.7% | 16-24 | 67.8% | 56 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.1 | 51.6 | 38-86 | 44.7% | 9-22 | 38.9% | 16-21 | 75.9% | 50 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | vs opponents averaging | 98.2 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 36.1% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 104.3 | 53.8 | 40-87 | 45.3% | 9-23 | 39.4% | 16-21 | 75.2% | 51 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
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All Games | 10-9 | -1.6 | 10-9 | 8-11 | 90.7 | 43.7 | 41.3% | 55.9 | 91.1 | 45.3 | 40.8% | 51.8 | Home Games | 5-2 | -0.5 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 97.3 | 47.4 | 41.6% | 59.1 | 91.9 | 47.3 | 41.2% | 50.4 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +5.6 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 89.4 | 42.0 | 41.5% | 51.6 | 88.0 | 42.2 | 40.7% | 52.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 90.7 | 43.7 | 34-82 | 41.3% | 6-20 | 32.8% | 17-23 | 73.5% | 56 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 98 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 44.6% | 7-20 | 35.3% | 18-24 | 76.0% | 52 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 97.3 | 47.4 | 36-86 | 41.6% | 8-20 | 38.4% | 18-25 | 73.1% | 59 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8 | Stats Against (All Games) | 91.1 | 45.3 | 34-83 | 40.8% | 6-18 | 32.1% | 18-22 | 79.5% | 52 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 96.7 | 48.3 | 36-83 | 44.0% | 7-20 | 35.1% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 91.9 | 47.3 | 35-84 | 41.2% | 6-17 | 33.3% | 17-20 | 83.8% | 50 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: DENVER 96.4, INDIANA 95 |
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10/31/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 75-84 | L | -1.5 | L | 197 | U | 33-88 | 37.5% | 64 | 20 | 30-85 | 35.3% | 56 | 15 | 11/2/2012 | @ ORLANDO | 89-102 | L | -6 | L | 198 | U | 32-84 | 38.1% | 54 | 14 | 42-86 | 48.8% | 56 | 11 | 11/3/2012 | @ MIAMI | 116-119 | L | 8.5 | W | 199 | O | 49-95 | 51.6% | 60 | 13 | 43-83 | 51.8% | 37 | 8 | 11/6/2012 | DETROIT | 109-97 | W | -10.5 | W | 200 | O | 41-92 | 44.6% | 58 | 15 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 45 | 13 | 11/7/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 93-87 | W | 2.5 | W | 204 | U | 37-82 | 45.1% | 61 | 21 | 31-84 | 36.9% | 52 | 18 | 11/9/2012 | UTAH | 104-84 | W | -5.5 | W | 203 | U | 40-92 | 43.5% | 66 | 11 | 32-87 | 36.8% | 54 | 17 | 11/10/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 107-101 | W | -2.5 | W | 202.5 | O | 43-113 | 38.1% | 85 | 15 | 39-102 | 38.2% | 68 | 14 | 11/12/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 100-110 | L | -4.5 | L | 203 | O | 41-76 | 53.9% | 47 | 15 | 43-94 | 45.7% | 50 | 6 | 11/15/2012 | MIAMI | 93-98 | L | -3.5 | L | 202.5 | U | 37-88 | 42.0% | 59 | 13 | 36-77 | 46.8% | 42 | 11 | 11/17/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 100-126 | L | 6 | L | 202.5 | O | 39-78 | 50.0% | 46 | 21 | 47-88 | 53.4% | 46 | 14 | 11/19/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | 97-92 | W | 7 | W | 195.5 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 56 | 17 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 42 | 17 | 11/21/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 101-94 | W | -2 | W | 192 | O | 35-79 | 44.3% | 56 | 20 | 34-89 | 38.2% | 56 | 15 | 11/23/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 102-91 | W | -6.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 40-84 | 47.6% | 52 | 11 | 35-80 | 43.7% | 54 | 14 | 11/25/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 102-84 | W | -10 | W | 194 | U | 40-75 | 53.3% | 48 | 14 | 33-85 | 38.8% | 51 | 14 | 11/26/2012 | @ UTAH | 103-105 | L | 3 | W | 197 | O | 40-73 | 54.8% | 51 | 17 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 47 | 12 | 11/29/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 105-106 | L | -1.5 | L | 199.5 | O | 38-84 | 45.2% | 48 | 15 | 44-86 | 51.2% | 48 | 16 | 11/30/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | 103-122 | L | 5.5 | L | 206 | O | 40-86 | 46.5% | 47 | 15 | 47-87 | 54.0% | 52 | 15 | 12/3/2012 | TORONTO | 113-110 | W | -10.5 | L | 200.5 | O | 40-85 | 47.1% | 64 | 17 | 42-86 | 48.8% | 43 | 16 | 12/5/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 104-108 | L | 2 | L | 199 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 49 | 20 | 42-95 | 44.2% | 52 | 14 | 12/7/2012 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2012 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/11/2012 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2012 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/20/2012 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2012 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10/31/2012 | @ TORONTO | 90-88 | W | -1.5 | W | 190 | U | 37-78 | 47.4% | 53 | 18 | 33-91 | 36.3% | 54 | 10 | 11/2/2012 | @ CHARLOTTE | 89-90 | L | -6.5 | L | 182.5 | U | 33-83 | 39.8% | 71 | 17 | 31-85 | 36.5% | 47 | 10 | 11/3/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 106-98 | W | -7.5 | W | 189 | O | 39-99 | 39.4% | 77 | 21 | 37-102 | 36.3% | 55 | 16 | 11/5/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 79-101 | L | 8.5 | L | 193.5 | U | 27-79 | 34.2% | 55 | 19 | 41-87 | 47.1% | 48 | 8 | 11/7/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 86-89 | L | 4 | W | 191.5 | U | 35-85 | 41.2% | 46 | 15 | 38-87 | 43.7% | 60 | 17 | 11/9/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 94-96 | L | 1.5 | L | 183 | O | 37-84 | 44.0% | 44 | 13 | 35-70 | 50.0% | 44 | 12 | 11/10/2012 | WASHINGTON | 89-85 | W | -8 | L | 186 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 57 | 12 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 45 | 12 | 11/13/2012 | TORONTO | 72-74 | L | -9 | L | 185.5 | U | 24-75 | 32.0% | 55 | 12 | 26-72 | 36.1% | 51 | 12 | 11/14/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | 85-99 | L | 4.5 | L | 189.5 | U | 30-80 | 37.5% | 65 | 19 | 38-91 | 41.8% | 54 | 6 | 11/16/2012 | DALLAS | 103-83 | W | -2 | W | 188 | U | 39-83 | 47.0% | 55 | 8 | 30-81 | 37.0% | 56 | 11 | 11/18/2012 | @ NEW YORK | 76-88 | L | 7 | L | 185.5 | U | 28-71 | 39.4% | 54 | 19 | 33-90 | 36.7% | 56 | 8 | 11/19/2012 | @ WASHINGTON | 96-89 | W | -3 | W | 180 | O | 34-70 | 48.6% | 54 | 20 | 31-87 | 35.6% | 50 | 10 | 11/21/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 115-107 | W | -7.5 | W | 181 | O | 40-92 | 43.5% | 61 | 8 | 39-92 | 42.4% | 56 | 9 | 11/23/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 97-104 | L | 4.5 | L | 190.5 | O | 38-92 | 41.3% | 58 | 13 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 47 | 10 | 11/27/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | 79-77 | W | 8.5 | W | 196 | U | 29-79 | 36.7% | 62 | 17 | 24-76 | 31.6% | 70 | 19 | 11/30/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 97-92 | W | -1.5 | W | 187 | O | 37-85 | 43.5% | 49 | 9 | 32-75 | 42.7% | 50 | 12 | 12/1/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 92-103 | L | 5 | L | 188.5 | O | 34-74 | 45.9% | 42 | 16 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 45 | 17 | 12/4/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 80-76 | W | 4 | W | 180.5 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 54 | 12 | 28-73 | 38.4% | 53 | 19 | 12/5/2012 | PORTLAND | 99-92 | W | -4 | W | 186 | O | 36-80 | 45.0% | 51 | 13 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 43 | 10 | 12/7/2012 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2012 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2012 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/19/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2012 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON has emerged as the closest thing to a No. 1 option on this team, and despite his size, he's proven capable of playing full-time minutes. He'll continue to post big numbers in an up-tempo system that suits him perfectly . . . ANDRE MILLER will both back up Lawson and share the court with him at times (though Andre Iguodala figures to play a lot of two this season). The steady veteran is one of the league's most underrated sixth men . . . It's a bit surprising that EVAN FOURNIER is making the jump to the NBA this year. His size and skill combo will be nice on the wing one day, but he's unlikely to contribute this year . . . JULYAN STONE will be out until January after offseason hip surgery, but he should be Lawson's main backup upon his return. FORWARDS: DANILO GALLINARI is their most complete offensive player. If healthy, he's capable of being a 20-PPG scorer . . . ANDRE IGUODALA should enjoy the much faster pace Denver plays at. He'll see full-time minutes between both wing spots . . . KENNETH FARIED isn't a skilled big, but he's a high-energy guy who can get his own points off offensive rebounds . . . WILSON CHANDLER could end up leading their second unit in minutes and points . . . COREY BREWER is a front office favorite. He'll stay in the rotation as a defensive presence/glue guy . . . JORDAN HAMILTON could break into the rotation. He's one-dimensional, but has the offensive skills . . . Denver will try to solve the ANTHONY RANDOLPH riddle. Don't expect it to happen this year. CENTERS: Denver is all-in on internet punchline JaVALE McGEE. They'll give the athletic 7-footer every chance to become the star they think he can be. Whether the flaky McGee can capitalize is questionable . . . TIMOFEY MOZGOV is one of the NBA's best screeners, but his touches will be limited . . . KOSTA KOUFOS has quietly developed into a usable rotation player, but he might be squeezed out of minutes. | | INDIANA: GUARDS: The Pacers went 7-2 during the regular season and won a playoff series with GEORGE HILL in the starting five. He averaged 13.9 PPG and 5.3 APG in those regular season starts . . . PAUL GEORGE is a defensive stopper who is making strides on the offensive end. If he can find the touches, his scoring average will rise . . . D.J. AUGUSTIN has a skill set similar to Hill's. Maybe he'll push him for minutes later in the year, but more likely he'll shoot corner threes off the bench . . . GERALD GREEN is another athlete for their second unit . . . LANCE STEPHENSON has a chance for a bigger role, but he's been atrocious to this point of his career. FORWARDS: DANNY GRANGER's touches dropped last season, but his shot selection improved as last year went on. He'll continue to be a borderline All-Star . . . DAVID WEST's knee should be fully recovered from his torn ACL in late 2010-11. He was their best player in the postseason and should be a star this season with his ability to knock down shots . . . TYLER HANSBROUGH looks like he's settling in as a career second unit player. His lack of athleticism really limits his upside . . . JEFF PENDERGRAPH may or may not hold on to a roster spot in a 12th-man role. CENTERS: They're paying ROY HIBBERT like a franchise player, and he has the ability to control both ends of the court. The question is whether they'll now play him 30-plus minutes, or continue to use him as more of a part-time player . . . IAN MAHINMI should step in as a decent backup center . . . Rookie MILES PLUMLEE was a part-time player at Duke and is highly unlikely to contribute in his first season. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (DENVER-INDIANA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nuggets-Pacers Preview* ========================
By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN STATS Senior Writer
Denver (9-10) at Indiana (10-9), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Paul George is starting to get hot, but the Indiana Pacers have no idea whether he will keep it up.
George has posted his highest point total over consecutive games for the Pacers, who will try to hand the Denver Nuggets a fifth straight road loss Friday night.
It's been hard to figure out what to expect from George, who is now on the upswing with 56 points on 21-of-40 shooting over his last two games. It comes after he scored four points on 2-of-18 shooting in the two contests prior to that.
"You just watch him and some of the shots that he's making and you think, 'Boy, if he could ever stabilize and do this on a consistent basis,'" coach Frank Vogel said.
With star swingman Danny Granger yet to see action, the Pacers (10-9) would welcome any consistency from George. For his part, the third-year forward believes he has turned the corner - along with the team.
"A lot of things are starting to come together," George said. "We're starting to knock down shots, we're starting to see the open man. We're starting to play the style that we played last year."
Indiana has won six of eight, and Vogel pointed to a 3-1 road trip that preceded Wednesday's 99-92 home win over Portland as to where his team began to gel.
"Nothing builds confidence like quality road wins," Vogel said. "We got two really good ones on this last trip, another one in Sacramento, which is a quality win because they play great basketball in their building, and the confidence is growing by the day."
The road hasn't been as kind to Denver (9-10), which opened a five-game trip with Wednesday's 108-104 defeat to Atlanta. Ty Lawson had a season-high 32 points, but his good work was undone by his two turnovers in the final minute as the Nuggets were outscored 9-3 down the stretch.
"I feel bad for him," coach George Karl said. "He had a great game going. He was the best player on the court for most of the night until the turnovers at the end. He just had a big-time game."
Andre Iguodala will be trying to bounce back from a pair of sub-par efforts in which he has totaled nine points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Which team controls the tempo better should be critical to Friday's outcome.
Denver is yielding 101.1 points per game for one of the league's worst marks and averaging 100.8 points on offense for one of the best. Indiana, meanwhile, is yielding 91.1 points per game for the NBA's second-lowest mark but also owns the second-worst offense at 90.7 points per game.
The Pacers haven't cracked 100 points in their last six games.
"We are just trying to be steady, trying to build some consistency in our effort and how we approach every single game," forward David West said.
The Pacers are 2-3 on Fridays, and the only other day they are below .500 is Sunday (0-1).
The Nuggets have taken 12 of the last 15 meetings, winning 113-109 in Indianapolis on Feb. 11 in the lone one last season.
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| Last Updated: 5/4/2024 9:48:03 AM EST. |
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