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| 733 | WASHINGTON | 91.5 | | 734 | INDIANA | -3 |
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| All Games | 49-42 | -9.5 | 48-41 | 48-43 | 99.6 | 50.8 | 45.6% | 50.3 | 98.5 | 49.7 | 45.5% | 50.5 | | Road Games | 26-20 | +14.1 | 31-15 | 27-19 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 45.4% | 51.4 | 99.2 | 50.0 | 45.3% | 51.1 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.6 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 82.8 | 46.0 | 41.3% | 53.8 | 86.2 | 39.8 | 41.1% | 48.8 | | Playoff Games | 5-4 | +1.5 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 90.2 | 48.9 | 42.9% | 52.3 | 90.2 | 43.3 | 42.6% | 50.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 99.6 | 50.8 | 38-84 | 45.6% | 8-20 | 37.9% | 15-21 | 72.5% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.1 | 50.1 | 37-83 | 45.2% | 8-21 | 36.0% | 18-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.0 | 50.6 | 38-85 | 45.4% | 8-21 | 39.5% | 15-21 | 70.1% | 51 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.5 | 49.7 | 37-81 | 45.5% | 7-21 | 35.0% | 18-23 | 76.4% | 50 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.6 | 49.7 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 8-21 | 35.6% | 18-24 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 99.2 | 50.0 | 37-81 | 45.3% | 7-21 | 34.5% | 19-25 | 76.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
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| All Games | 63-30 | -7.4 | 44-48 | 39-52 | 96.2 | 45.4 | 44.8% | 52.8 | 92.0 | 46.5 | 41.7% | 49.6 | | Home Games | 38-9 | -2.2 | 23-23 | 19-28 | 98.0 | 47.8 | 46.0% | 53.8 | 88.7 | 46.6 | 40.5% | 48.8 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 90.8 | 41.0 | 43.8% | 52.0 | 83.8 | 45.0 | 39.0% | 51.8 | | Playoff Games | 7-4 | -2 | 6-5 | 4-7 | 92.4 | 42.5 | 44.3% | 51.5 | 89.6 | 46.7 | 39.6% | 49.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 96.2 | 45.4 | 36-80 | 44.8% | 7-19 | 36.0% | 18-23 | 77.5% | 53 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.9 | 50.5 | 38-82 | 45.7% | 8-22 | 36.1% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 98.0 | 47.8 | 36-79 | 46.0% | 6-18 | 35.0% | 19-24 | 78.6% | 54 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 92.0 | 46.5 | 34-82 | 41.7% | 7-20 | 34.5% | 16-22 | 75.6% | 50 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.2 | 50.2 | 37-83 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 35.8% | 18-23 | 75.5% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 88.7 | 46.6 | 33-83 | 40.5% | 7-20 | 34.1% | 15-21 | 72.9% | 49 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: WASHINGTON 95.2, INDIANA 94.7 |
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| 4/4/2014 | @ NEW YORK | 90-89 | W | 5.5 | W | 195.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 49 | 15 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 40 | 16 | | 4/5/2014 | CHICAGO | 78-96 | L | -2 | L | 183.5 | U | 34-86 | 39.5% | 48 | 11 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 57 | 10 | | 4/9/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 88-94 | L | -5.5 | L | 190 | U | 37-82 | 45.1% | 53 | 12 | 35-92 | 38.0% | 58 | 12 | | 4/11/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 96-86 | W | -7 | W | 194 | U | 35-82 | 42.7% | 57 | 12 | 32-77 | 41.6% | 50 | 16 | | 4/12/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 104-91 | W | -11 | W | 204 | U | 40-84 | 47.6% | 44 | 9 | 32-68 | 47.1% | 51 | 20 | | 4/14/2014 | MIAMI | 114-93 | W | -5.5 | W | 190 | O | 46-78 | 59.0% | 49 | 17 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 36 | 12 | | 4/16/2014 | @ BOSTON | 118-102 | W | -8 | W | 198 | O | 50-88 | 56.8% | 49 | 12 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 45 | 13 | | 4/20/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 102-93 | W | 4.5 | W | 177.5 | O | 36-74 | 48.6% | 54 | 10 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 46 | 8 | | 4/22/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 101-99 | W | 5 | W | 180 | O | 38-80 | 47.5% | 53 | 12 | 38-88 | 43.2% | 57 | 12 | | 4/25/2014 | CHICAGO | 97-100 | L | -2.5 | L | 180.5 | O | 37-86 | 43.0% | 47 | 11 | 34-71 | 47.9% | 55 | 16 | | 4/27/2014 | CHICAGO | 98-89 | W | -2.5 | W | 183.5 | O | 35-86 | 40.7% | 48 | 6 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 53 | 16 | | 4/29/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 75-69 | W | 3.5 | W | 183.5 | U | 30-74 | 40.5% | 56 | 12 | 25-75 | 33.3% | 48 | 11 | | 5/5/2014 | @ INDIANA | 102-96 | W | 4.5 | W | 183.5 | O | 35-84 | 41.7% | 65 | 15 | 33-81 | 40.7% | 46 | 13 | | 5/7/2014 | @ INDIANA | 82-86 | L | 5 | W | 186.5 | U | 36-80 | 45.0% | 50 | 9 | 32-72 | 44.4% | 44 | 7 | | 5/9/2014 | INDIANA | 63-85 | L | -5 | L | 183.5 | U | 24-73 | 32.9% | 56 | 17 | 31-74 | 41.9% | 51 | 9 | | 5/11/2014 | INDIANA | 92-95 | L | -3.5 | L | 180 | O | 36-79 | 45.6% | 42 | 13 | 33-73 | 45.2% | 55 | 18 | | 5/13/2014 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | 101-85 | W | -7.5 | W | 186.5 | U | 36-68 | 52.9% | 51 | 16 | 31-79 | 39.2% | 40 | 13 | | 4/24/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 85-98 | L | -2 | L | 187 | U | 32-85 | 37.6% | 56 | 13 | 28-73 | 38.4% | 54 | 14 | | 4/26/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 91-88 | W | -2.5 | W | 189 | U | 37-77 | 48.1% | 49 | 10 | 30-84 | 35.7% | 51 | 12 | | 4/28/2014 | ATLANTA | 97-107 | L | -7 | L | 186.5 | O | 36-78 | 46.2% | 43 | 12 | 33-66 | 50.0% | 46 | 16 | | 5/1/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 95-88 | W | 2 | W | 188 | U | 33-77 | 42.9% | 53 | 13 | 29-81 | 35.8% | 50 | 13 | | 5/3/2014 | ATLANTA | 92-80 | W | -6.5 | W | 184 | U | 33-70 | 47.1% | 64 | 17 | 28-92 | 30.4% | 46 | 10 | | 5/5/2014 | WASHINGTON | 96-102 | L | -4.5 | L | 183.5 | O | 33-81 | 40.7% | 46 | 13 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 65 | 15 | | 5/7/2014 | WASHINGTON | 86-82 | W | -5 | L | 186.5 | U | 32-72 | 44.4% | 44 | 7 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 50 | 9 | | 5/9/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 85-63 | W | 5 | W | 183.5 | U | 31-74 | 41.9% | 51 | 9 | 24-73 | 32.9% | 56 | 17 | | 5/11/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 95-92 | W | 3.5 | W | 180 | O | 33-73 | 45.2% | 55 | 18 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 42 | 13 | | 5/13/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: GUARDS: Late last year, JOHN WALL finally started to fulfill his promising talent. He got wherever he wanted on the court, and the Wizards were very tough to guard with all the shooters surrounding him . . . BRADLEY BEAL and Wall should mesh beautifully. Beal is a potentially elite shooter, and he rebounds very well for a guard . . . ERIC MAYNOR is fully healthy again after tearing his ACL two seasons ago. He can play some alongside Wall, but mostly he'll be the league's best back-up point guard again . . . GLEN RICE JR. doesn't shoot it nearly as well as his father, but he's an athlete who could break into the rotation down the line . . . GARRETT TEMPLE is insurance in case Wall or Maynor goes down. FORWARDS: The Wizards need NENÊ’S low post offense. It seems inevitable that they'll have to cap his minutes . . . OTTO PORTER is likely to step into the starting lineup early on. They need his defense, as he can guard twos through fours . . . MARTELL WEBSTER will platoon with Porter, providing another outstanding shooter for Wall to feed . . . TREVOR ARIZA is playing out the string on an untradeable deal . . . TREVOR BOOKER has some use as a screener and low-post banger, but not much else . . . AL HARRINGTON may be inefficient, but he can score points in a hurry and is a decent defender'JAN VESELY is still trying to figure out the NBA, though it's too early to give up on his athleticism . . . CHRIS SINGLETON can defend, but he's no more than a garbage-time player due to his atrocious offense. CENTERS: EMEKA OKAFOR may be absurdly overpaid, but he's settled in as a passable starter who helps defensively and doesn't hurt on offense. He'll also miss the beginning of the season with a herniated disc . . . With Okafor's deal expiring at the end of the year, KEVIN SERAPHIN is auditioning to be Washington's center of the future. After showing promise two seasons ago, he was a disaster last season. | | 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 (WASHINGTON-INDIANA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates with new lead. With AP Photos.)
*Wizards-Pacers Preview* ========================
Washington At Indiana, Game Five, 7:00 p.m. EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Suddenly, Indiana has regained its swagger.
Roy Hibbert is smiling and confident. Paul George is posting double-doubles and confounding Washington's guards. The defense is contesting shots and forcing the Wizards into mistakes, and even when things don't go right, the Pacers still find ways to win.
They haven't played like this in months, but the timing couldn't be better. Win Tuesday against Washington and the rejuvenated Pacers will make a second straight trip to the Eastern Conference finals.
"It has been a while," coach Frank Vogel said of his team's surge. "We've had a lot of guys, and it's been well documented, down the stretch they've had individual struggles that have impacted the team, the team was in a little bit of a rut."
Less than two weeks ago, Indiana's second-half struggles seemed to be headed toward a full-on collapse. As a No. 1 seed, the Pacers trailed the eighth-seeded Atlanta 3-2 in the first-round.
When the Pacers won those last two games to get the past Atlanta, there was no respite. Indiana gave away home-court advantage with an inexplicably poor Game 1 loss. There was speculation about Vogel's job security, talk of the necessity of benching Hibbert and perhaps trading the All-Star center in the offseason, and why Larry Bird's midseason moves messed up the team chemistry.
Indiana has responded over the past week by playing its best basketball in at least two months.
The Pacers have won six of eight, three straight in this series, three straight on the road and with a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series find themselves right where everyone expected at the start of the season on the verge of reaching the conference finals.
"We've got to respond. We've got to step up now," said Wizards coach and Indy native Randy Wittman. "All of us got to come out with the mindset that this is going to be, not only from an individual standpoint but from a team standpoint, this is going to be our best game that we're going to play in this series."
That's not going to be easy.
On Sunday night, the Wizards blew a 19-point second-half lead, missed their final eight shots and wound up losing by three. The Wizards best player, John Wall, is shooting 31.4 percent from the field and is 1 of 11 on 3-pointers in this series. He's had 12 turnovers in the last two losses, too.
"He's just got to keep on fighting through it and the main thing is keeping his confidence and staying aggressive in what he's doing out on the floor. That's who he is," Wittman said. "You can't all of a sudden become someone else."
Hibbert sure has.
After starting the series with a zero-point, zero-rebound game, he's rebounded with 19.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in the last three games, which has made a huge difference.
Teammates are getting better looks because of Hibbert's post presence on offense, and the rim protecting Hibbert has helped the Pacers defense limit Washington to a 79-point average over the last three games. He knows the Pacers can't afford to stop now.
"We can't relax. I don't know what the statistics are, but we don't want to be one of those (teams that blows a 3-1 lead)," he said. "So we've got to go out there and play our best game back home. They're going to give it their all again and hopefully we'll be ready."
Indiana's biggest question might be fatigue. Four of their five starters played at least 39 minutes in Game 4 including George, who logged 46 minutes.
That's one reason Vogel gave his players Monday off - even with a potentially deciding game looming Tuesday. But after all they've been through, Vogel figures his players have earned it.
"It's been in the back of my mind, but these guys have played in the high 30's and in the 40's before," Vogel said. "I think they'll be OK. I think if our guys were all playing 28 or 30 minutes we could probably work in some more practice."
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