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705 | NEW ORLEANS | -1 | -1 | 706 | INDIANA | 193.5 | 193.5 |
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All Games | 14-13 | +1.2 | 14-12 | 15-10 | 102.5 | 50.5 | 46.0% | 50.7 | 102.4 | 49.6 | 46.9% | 50.6 | Road Games | 6-9 | +0.1 | 8-7 | 6-7 | 97.4 | 46.8 | 44.1% | 50.1 | 101.7 | 46.7 | 46.8% | 51.8 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1.4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 105.8 | 49.4 | 46.9% | 48.8 | 108.4 | 53.0 | 47.8% | 51.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 102.5 | 50.5 | 39-86 | 46.0% | 7-20 | 34.0% | 17-23 | 74.8% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | vs opponents surrendering | 100.3 | 50.2 | 38-83 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 34.7% | 18-23 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 97.4 | 46.8 | 38-85 | 44.1% | 7-20 | 32.6% | 16-21 | 75.6% | 50 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 102.4 | 49.6 | 39-82 | 46.9% | 7-20 | 36.0% | 18-24 | 76.3% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | vs opponents averaging | 101.5 | 50.9 | 38-83 | 45.7% | 8-22 | 35.4% | 18-24 | 75.8% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 101.7 | 46.7 | 38-82 | 46.8% | 7-20 | 37.6% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
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All Games | 9-19 | -8.3 | 15-11 | 17-11 | 93.6 | 46.1 | 42.3% | 54.4 | 96.5 | 48.5 | 44.7% | 51.5 | Home Games | 5-8 | -4.3 | 4-8 | 5-8 | 92.2 | 45.8 | 42.6% | 55.5 | 95.2 | 49.7 | 44.3% | 50.0 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 93.6 | 46.8 | 42.3% | 55.4 | 92.0 | 41.4 | 40.7% | 55.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 93.6 | 46.1 | 36-85 | 42.3% | 7-21 | 32.6% | 15-20 | 73.3% | 54 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 100.8 | 50.4 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 18-24 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 92.2 | 45.8 | 36-83 | 42.6% | 7-21 | 31.7% | 15-21 | 70.5% | 55 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.5 | 48.5 | 36-82 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 34.2% | 17-23 | 72.0% | 52 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 101.6 | 50.3 | 38-83 | 45.7% | 8-22 | 35.7% | 18-24 | 75.9% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 95.2 | 49.7 | 37-83 | 44.3% | 7-21 | 34.1% | 15-20 | 73.4% | 50 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
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11/14/2014 | MINNESOTA | 139-91 | W | -8 | W | 205.5 | O | 56-84 | 66.7% | 38 | 13 | 29-72 | 40.3% | 48 | 22 | 11/17/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 93-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 205 | U | 38-85 | 44.7% | 49 | 11 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 47 | 18 | 11/18/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 106-100 | W | 3 | W | 204.5 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 39 | 6 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 63 | 15 | 11/21/2014 | @ DENVER | 97-117 | L | -2.5 | L | 214 | P | 31-78 | 39.7% | 49 | 12 | 43-82 | 52.4% | 46 | 10 | 11/22/2014 | @ UTAH | 106-94 | W | -2.5 | W | 199 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 50 | 9 | 33-71 | 46.5% | 49 | 18 | 11/25/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 89-99 | L | -6.5 | L | 200 | U | 33-79 | 41.8% | 50 | 10 | 37-77 | 48.1% | 49 | 9 | 11/28/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 91-100 | L | 2.5 | L | 205 | U | 36-89 | 40.4% | 47 | 12 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 51 | 18 | 11/29/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 80-83 | L | 4 | W | 199 | U | 30-81 | 37.0% | 51 | 12 | 35-76 | 46.1% | 52 | 14 | 12/2/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 112-104 | W | 3.5 | W | 197 | O | 39-88 | 44.3% | 62 | 13 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 54 | 17 | 12/4/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 85-112 | L | 9 | L | 207 | U | 37-89 | 41.6% | 57 | 17 | 47-100 | 47.0% | 62 | 9 | 12/6/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 100-120 | L | 9 | L | 207.5 | O | 38-80 | 47.5% | 52 | 11 | 43-78 | 55.1% | 41 | 7 | 12/7/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 104-87 | W | -2.5 | W | 207 | U | 43-83 | 51.8% | 61 | 15 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 43 | 7 | 12/9/2014 | NEW YORK | 104-93 | W | -6.5 | W | 194.5 | O | 40-80 | 50.0% | 51 | 11 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 39 | 13 | 12/10/2014 | @ DALLAS | 107-112 | L | 7 | W | 209 | O | 40-88 | 45.5% | 53 | 11 | 44-83 | 53.0% | 40 | 8 | 12/12/2014 | CLEVELAND | 119-114 | W | -1.5 | W | 200.5 | O | 44-79 | 55.7% | 44 | 7 | 44-89 | 49.4% | 47 | 6 | 12/14/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 122-128 | L | 6 | T | 205.5 | O | 47-101 | 46.5% | 52 | 13 | 44-86 | 51.2% | 55 | 19 | 12/16/2014 | UTAH | 119-111 | W | -10 | L | 197 | O | 47-79 | 59.5% | 36 | 16 | 45-90 | 50.0% | 45 | 15 | 12/18/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 99-90 | W | 4.5 | W | 200 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 54 | 12 | 33-86 | 38.4% | 52 | 11 | 12/20/2014 | PORTLAND | 88-114 | L | -6 | L | 205 | U | 30-85 | 35.3% | 55 | 16 | 48-90 | 53.3% | 51 | 13 | 12/21/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-99 | W | 7 | W | 200 | P | 43-90 | 47.8% | 47 | 9 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 53 | 16 | 12/23/2014 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/27/2014 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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11/14/2014 | DENVER | 87-108 | L | -2.5 | L | 201 | U | 34-84 | 40.5% | 56 | 13 | 43-87 | 49.4% | 60 | 8 | 11/15/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 99-90 | W | 8.5 | W | 180.5 | O | 37-77 | 48.1% | 53 | 14 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 49 | 13 | 11/19/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 88-86 | W | -2 | T | 180 | U | 35-78 | 44.9% | 58 | 11 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 47 | 5 | 11/22/2014 | PHOENIX | 83-106 | L | 2 | L | 195.5 | U | 31-84 | 36.9% | 53 | 14 | 38-85 | 44.7% | 55 | 12 | 11/24/2014 | @ DALLAS | 111-100 | W | 14 | W | 197.5 | O | 37-77 | 48.1% | 58 | 12 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 43 | 12 | 11/26/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 100-106 | L | 13 | W | 187 | O | 40-87 | 46.0% | 45 | 12 | 41-74 | 55.4% | 53 | 15 | 11/28/2014 | ORLANDO | 98-83 | W | -5 | W | 190.5 | U | 41-94 | 43.6% | 61 | 11 | 31-70 | 44.3% | 35 | 18 | 11/29/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 97-109 | L | 10 | L | 195 | O | 35-89 | 39.3% | 56 | 7 | 41-78 | 52.6% | 53 | 9 | 12/2/2014 | @ PHOENIX | 99-116 | L | 4.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 41-85 | 48.2% | 48 | 19 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 51 | 12 | 12/4/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 82-88 | L | 9 | W | 193.5 | U | 36-91 | 39.6% | 58 | 17 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 55 | 12 | 12/5/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 101-102 | L | 3 | W | 191.5 | O | 36-96 | 37.5% | 58 | 8 | 36-83 | 43.4% | 67 | 14 | 12/8/2014 | ATLANTA | 92-108 | L | -1 | L | 194 | O | 37-84 | 44.0% | 48 | 17 | 40-77 | 51.9% | 52 | 16 | 12/10/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 96-103 | L | 6.5 | L | 199.5 | U | 35-89 | 39.3% | 53 | 11 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 54 | 12 | 12/12/2014 | @ TORONTO | 94-106 | L | 9 | L | 195.5 | O | 33-80 | 41.2% | 47 | 12 | 38-91 | 41.8% | 58 | 10 | 12/13/2014 | PORTLAND | 85-95 | L | 5 | L | 192.5 | U | 34-88 | 38.6% | 56 | 13 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 53 | 12 | 12/15/2014 | LA LAKERS | 110-91 | W | -5 | W | 198 | O | 40-83 | 48.2% | 64 | 13 | 29-88 | 33.0% | 48 | 9 | 12/17/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 100-102 | L | 11 | W | 201 | O | 40-90 | 44.4% | 53 | 12 | 34-78 | 43.6% | 65 | 12 | 12/20/2014 | @ DENVER | 73-76 | L | 3 | T | 200 | U | 27-88 | 30.7% | 63 | 14 | 30-82 | 36.6% | 60 | 16 | 12/21/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 100-96 | W | -3.5 | W | 195.5 | O | 42-84 | 50.0% | 41 | 13 | 36-77 | 46.8% | 51 | 16 | 12/23/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/26/2014 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/27/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2014 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2015 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: He's set to return from shin surgery, and the Pelicans need JRUE HOLIDAY to rescue this backcourt. He'll play as many minutes as he can handle . . . ERIC GORDON seems to be playing at half-speed. While his defense is atrocious, he's still an efficient scorer . . . Sixth man TYREKE EVANS will play solid minutes. He has the aggressiveness of an alpha, but he never developed a complete offensive game . . . The Pels seem just about done with AUSTIN RIVERS. He's still overmatched . . . RUSS SMITH could have a future as a scoring sixth man. He'll need injuries in front of him to crack this rotation . . . JIMMER FREDETTE can shoot, but can't stay on the court as arguably the league's biggest defensive liability. FORWARDS: The lone bright spot on this team, ANTHONY DAVIS is a bona fide star. He has improved defensively in space and as a rim protector, and his offensive game is coming along nicely . . . RYAN ANDERSON returns after missing most of last season with a back injury, which could potentially linger. If healthy, he'll play big minutes as a much-needed floor spacer . . . JOHN SALMONS will look to earn a rotation spot after being scooped up off waivers . . . After a few decent moments late last season, LUKE BABBITT will try to reinvent himself as a stretch-4. Unfortunately, he still can't guard anyone . . . DARIUS MILLER is still hanging around as a practice player. CENTERS: OMER ASIK provides a bodyguard for Anthony Davis. He'll also help clean up the many mistakes of this horrendous perimeter defense . . . ALEXIS AJINCA did enough late last season to warrant a look as the Pelicans No. 2 center . . . JEFF WITHEY can protect the rim, and might be able to carve out a role in his second season in head coach Monty Williams' system. | | INDIANA: GUARDS: Indy couldn't find an upgrade on GEORGE HILL this offseason, and losing Lance Stephenson and Paul George means Hill will have to play a more traditional ball-handling role this year . . . RODNEY STUCKEY's combo-guard skills probably make him the best fit alongside Hill. Whether he's up to the task defensively will decide whether he's a full-time player or a time-share guy . . . C.J. MILES will help fill the need for perimeter shooting, especially with Paul George out . . . They have a solid veteran back-up in C.J. WATSON. He's the closest thing to a pure point guard on this roster, and is a bigger need for the second unit than the starting five. FORWARDS: PAUL GEORGE was poised for an MVP run, but he'll now miss the season after a compound leg fracture during Team USA practice. He's no guarantee to ever return at full strength . . . DAVID WEST's floor-spacing, mid-range game is key in this system . . . He was a dud in his first season with the Pacers, but Indy might have no choice but to plug LUIS SCOLA into their thin frontcourt rotation . . . DAMJAN RUDEZ is a stretch-4 with three-point range. He could push Scola for a rotation spot . . . The Pacers are hoping SOLOMON HILL is ready to be a second-unit glue guy . . . LAVOY ALLEN brings size and opposable thumbs . . . They seemingly have little use for CHRIS COPELAND after signing Rudez. CENTERS: As strange as it seems, ROY HIBBERT might benefit most from the departure of Lance Stephenson. The big man was referring to Stephenson when he talked about selfish play. Of course, Hibbert's atrocious performance late last season is a problem in and of itself . . . IAN MAHINMI has size and six fouls to give. |
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*Pelicans-Pacers Preview* =========================
By MATT BECKER STATS Editor
New Orleans (14-13) at Indiana (9-19), 7:00 p.m. EDT
New Orleans' Anthony Davis addressed the talk of potentially winning league MVP honors following another sensational performance.
He could have trouble building his case for the league's top award Tuesday night when the Pelicans visit a defensive-minded Indiana Pacers team that has a history of frustrating 21-year-old forward.
After finishing with a season-low seven points on 3-of-14 shooting in Saturday's 114-88 home loss to Portland, Davis bounced back with 38 points on 16-of-22 shooting in Sunday's 101-99 win at Oklahoma City. It was the third 30-point effort in four games for Davis, who ranks third in scoring with an average of 24.7 and first in blocked shots per game at 2.9.
"As far as MVP, I'm not even worried about that," Davis said. "It's too early in the season to get involved in that conversation. Personally, I think so. But even to hear my name talked about that, it's a blessing, it's an honor. I've been putting in a lot of work all season. I wanted to come out this season and be aggressive."
This will be Davis' first matchup of season against the Pacers after they limited him to 30 points on 12-of-32 shooting (37.5 percent) in handing New Orleans (14-13) a pair of losses in 2013-14. Davis' career 37.0 shooting percentage versus Indiana is his worst against any team he's faced more than twice.
Although the Pacers (9-19) are struggling offensively without Paul George, they are still one of the league's top defense teams, holding opponents to an average of 96.5 points and 39.3 in the paint. Roy Hibbert, David West and company have also managed to frustrate other high-scoring big men in Blake Griffin (17 points, 7-of-17 shooting), Pau Gasol (12 points, 4 of 15), Chris Bosh (9 points, 3 of 13) and LaMarcus Aldridge (19, 8 of 23), though, Griffin scored 31 in last week's rematch.
Indiana's offense may get a boost with the possible return of point guard George Hill, who was injured in the preseason and has not played yet this year.
Hill, who averaged 10.3 points and ranked second on the team with 95 3-pointers last season, has been practicing for the past week and is trying to get his conditioning back.
The Pacers shot a season-best 50.0 percent in Sunday's 100-96 victory over Minnesota one night after shooting a season-low 30.7 percent in a 76-73 loss in Denver. C.J. Miles had 28 points as Indiana won for second time in four contests following a season-high eight-game skid.
"You get that taste and then start to remember why we do the things we do every day, why we run the system, why we try to play and get the win," Miles said. "We've still got to believe in that stuff because as competitors we want to win every game, make everybody play, want to make every shot and you get impatient."
West made 7 of 9 shots after missing 14 of 22 against the Nuggets. He could be in for another tough night against Davis after totaling 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting (36.8 percent) in two matchups last season. The same may be true for Hibbert, who combined for 12 points on 4-of-12 shooting.
The Pacers, however, still swept the season series to push their win streak over the Pelicans to six since a 108-96 loss on April 3, 2011. This is Indiana's longest active win streak against an opponent.
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