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| All Games | 6-8 | -0.1 | 8-5 | 8-6 | 92.4 | 45.5 | 42.6% | 55.1 | 94.4 | 49.1 | 44.5% | 49.1 | | Road Games | 3-3 | +3 | 6-0 | 5-1 | 95.8 | 46.5 | 42.6% | 55.5 | 94.0 | 47.7 | 44.5% | 46.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1.6 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 93.6 | 47.6 | 43.5% | 55.6 | 98.0 | 52.0 | 45.8% | 50.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 92.4 | 45.5 | 35-81 | 42.6% | 8-23 | 33.4% | 15-22 | 71.9% | 55 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.3 | 50.2 | 37-82 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 76.0% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 95.8 | 46.5 | 35-82 | 42.6% | 9-25 | 35.8% | 17-22 | 78.5% | 55 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 94.4 | 49.1 | 36-81 | 44.5% | 7-20 | 33.9% | 15-21 | 70.6% | 49 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.9 | 49.7 | 37-82 | 45.6% | 7-21 | 34.5% | 18-23 | 75.2% | 50 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 94.0 | 47.7 | 35-79 | 44.5% | 7-21 | 35.2% | 16-22 | 71.6% | 47 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
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| All Games | 9-4 | +3.2 | 7-6 | 3-10 | 97.1 | 45.8 | 45.2% | 52.3 | 91.3 | 43.0 | 42.8% | 47.8 | | Home Games | 4-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 98.6 | 48.8 | 47.8% | 55.2 | 90.8 | 43.4 | 41.3% | 43.0 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +1.8 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 100.6 | 47.6 | 48.2% | 53.4 | 87.6 | 42.0 | 39.7% | 48.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 97.1 | 45.8 | 36-80 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 17-22 | 78.9% | 52 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.7 | 50.8 | 37-82 | 45.6% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 19-25 | 76.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 98.6 | 48.8 | 36-76 | 47.8% | 8-22 | 38.2% | 18-23 | 77.4% | 55 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 7 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 91.3 | 43.0 | 35-82 | 42.8% | 6-20 | 28.2% | 15-20 | 76.1% | 48 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.9 | 51.7 | 37-82 | 45.4% | 8-23 | 34.8% | 19-25 | 76.3% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 90.8 | 43.4 | 35-86 | 41.3% | 7-24 | 30.8% | 13-16 | 80.8% | 43 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
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| 10/29/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 103-91 | W | -7.5 | W | 189.5 | O | 38-81 | 46.9% | 62 | 17 | 34-89 | 38.2% | 58 | 11 | | 10/31/2014 | MEMPHIS | 89-97 | L | 6.5 | L | 185.5 | O | 34-74 | 45.9% | 49 | 18 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 45 | 9 | | 11/1/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 92-102 | L | 11 | W | 193.5 | O | 31-81 | 38.3% | 48 | 18 | 35-69 | 50.7% | 47 | 12 | | 11/4/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 81-87 | L | -4 | L | 192.5 | U | 31-78 | 39.7% | 59 | 17 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 44 | 12 | | 11/5/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 94-96 | L | 9.5 | W | 187.5 | O | 35-90 | 38.9% | 65 | 18 | 34-91 | 37.4% | 53 | 12 | | 11/7/2014 | @ BOSTON | 98-101 | L | 5.5 | W | 191 | O | 40-88 | 45.5% | 47 | 13 | 39-85 | 45.9% | 49 | 12 | | 11/8/2014 | WASHINGTON | 90-97 | L | 3.5 | L | 183.5 | O | 33-77 | 42.9% | 47 | 18 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 54 | 14 | | 11/10/2014 | UTAH | 97-86 | W | -3 | W | 186.5 | U | 39-90 | 43.3% | 55 | 7 | 32-74 | 43.2% | 45 | 11 | | 11/12/2014 | @ MIAMI | 81-75 | W | 8.5 | W | 188 | U | 30-80 | 37.5% | 62 | 15 | 29-68 | 42.6% | 39 | 9 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2014 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2014 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2014 | ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/10/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2014 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/28/2014 | DALLAS | 101-100 | W | -3.5 | L | 203.5 | U | 37-70 | 52.9% | 40 | 20 | 38-78 | 48.7% | 39 | 10 | | 10/31/2014 | @ PHOENIX | 89-94 | L | 0 | L | 209.5 | U | 32-78 | 41.0% | 53 | 12 | 35-87 | 40.2% | 55 | 7 | | 11/5/2014 | ATLANTA | 94-92 | W | -8 | L | 202 | U | 31-69 | 44.9% | 60 | 19 | 38-92 | 41.3% | 46 | 13 | | 11/6/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 81-98 | L | 6.5 | L | 196.5 | U | 31-90 | 34.4% | 53 | 14 | 34-72 | 47.2% | 59 | 21 | | 11/8/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 99-100 | L | -7 | L | 195 | O | 36-80 | 45.0% | 63 | 18 | 40-85 | 47.1% | 35 | 11 | | 11/10/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 89-85 | W | 2 | W | 203 | U | 33-83 | 39.8% | 48 | 8 | 33-74 | 44.6% | 52 | 15 | | 11/11/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 113-100 | W | 7.5 | W | 201.5 | O | 46-93 | 49.5% | 44 | 8 | 38-70 | 54.3% | 42 | 19 | | 11/14/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 93-80 | W | -8 | W | 205 | U | 33-80 | 41.2% | 52 | 10 | 28-75 | 37.3% | 54 | 13 | | 11/15/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 91-94 | L | -1.5 | L | 196 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 48 | 14 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 53 | 9 | | 11/17/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 100-75 | W | -16.5 | W | 195 | U | 36-81 | 44.4% | 64 | 17 | 27-83 | 32.5% | 47 | 13 | | 11/19/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 92-90 | W | 1.5 | W | 201 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 51 | 15 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 46 | 16 | | 11/21/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 121-92 | W | -11.5 | W | 202 | O | 46-84 | 54.8% | 55 | 20 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 46 | 11 | | 11/22/2014 | BROOKLYN | 99-87 | W | -10 | W | 194 | U | 41-79 | 51.9% | 49 | 14 | 34-91 | 37.4% | 48 | 11 | | 11/26/2014 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2014 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/6/2014 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2014 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/10/2014 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2014 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | 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. | | SAN ANTONIO: GUARDS: TONY PARKER may not be ageless, as he'll sit a handful of games during the regular season. But when the 32-year-old is on the court, he still gets into the lane whenever he wants . . . He can't do anything off the dribble, but DANNY GREEN is one of the league's elite spot-up shooters . . . MANU GINOBILI will need some regular-season maintenance as far as playing time goes, especially coming off a stress fracture in his leg. He's essential for the postseason . . . MARCO BELINELLI will have a significant role off the bench due to his ability to defend, shoot and do some ball-handling . . . It might be a lost regular season for NBA Finals star PATTY MILLS as he works his way back from shoulder surgery. He hopes to make his season debut in mid-January . . . CORY JOSEPH will pick up a few more minutes while Mills is out. FORWARDS: There's plenty of buzz surrounding KAWHI LEONARD after his Finals MVP performance, though it seems unlikely they'll make him the centerpiece of this offense as long as their vets are still going strong . . . Thirty-eight-year-old TIM DUNCAN is still one of the better power forwards in the league. Just like Parker and Ginobili, he'll take the occasional DNP-CD. His rebounding and shot-blocking rates continue to surge. The only real disappointment last season was that his FT shooting slid back towards his sub-70% career mark . . . JEFF AYRES is one of the new anonymous big men at the end of the San Antonio bench. He'll see a handful of starts when Gregg Popovich rests his star players . . . KYLE ANDERSON is too much of a defensive liability to see major minutes as a rookie, but his versatile skill set suggests he could be Boris Diaw's heir apparent . . . MATT BONNER will hoist some threes during the regular season. CENTERS: Popovich rotates his centers depending on the situation. TIAGO SPLITTER, the more traditional 5, will likely take the bulk of the minutes again . . . BORIS DIAW will play when the offense gets stagnant, especially when opponents go small. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (INDIANA-SAN ANTONIO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pacers-Spurs Preview* ======================
By JUSTIN EINHORN STATS Senior Editor
Indiana (6-8) at San Antonio (9-4), 8:30 p.m. EDT
Heading into Wednesday night's matchup of the regular-season conference champions from last season, only one looks remotely the same now.
The sub-.500 Indiana Pacers might not have one starter from the team that won the East as they visit the San Antonio Spurs, who are on a roll fueled by tough defense that could make them bigger favorites to repeat as NBA champions if it continues.
While San Antonio (9-4) enters off a three-day break having won four straight and seven of eight, Indiana (6-8) is playing better lately with five wins in seven games despite a depleted roster.
Injuries are a big reason the Pacers, who opened 16-1 last season en route to winning 56 games, are nearly a third of the way to their loss total from 2013-14. Besides All-Star Paul George (broken leg) possibly being out for the season, David West (sprained ankle) and George Hill (knee contusion) have yet to play. Lance Stephenson has moved on to Charlotte, leaving Roy Hibbert as Indiana's only starter last season to play this fall.
Now the injury bug has also hit Hibbert, who sprained his left ankle early in Saturday's loss to Phoenix and missed Monday's 111-100 victory in Dallas. He's questionable for this game.
Center Ian Mahinmi has seen the bulk of the minutes over the past two games in Hibbert's place, averaging 11.0 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 8.5 rebounds. Donald Sloan, averaging nearly triple his career mark of 4.8 points while starting for Hill, had 29 points to lead seven Pacers in double figures Monday.
"They're getting an opportunity," coach Frank Vogel said of his healthy players. "They've stayed confident, they're working on their game and they're taking advantage of that. They've been rewarded for their hard work."
Indiana is coming off its highest-scoring effort of the season, hitting 13 of 26 from 3-point range, but now faces a San Antonio team allowing a league-low 91.3 points per game.
The Spurs haven't finished among the top five in that category since 2008-09 but have dominated their last six opponents defensively, allowing 86.3 points per game on 39.4 percent shooting overall and 24.1 percent on 3-pointers.
"We usually are pretty solid defensively but not at the beginning, it takes us 30 games, 40 games to get there," guard Manu Ginobili said. "It's the reason why we still have a good record, because we're playing good defense. ... If we can maintain it and keep improving slowly, we're in a good situation because we know offensively we're not rolling."
Ginobili, for example, has totaled just 19 points during the Spurs' win streak. Tim Duncan has scored 16 over the last two but had four blocks and 10 rebounds in each, not to mention seven assists in Saturday's 99-87 home victory over Brooklyn.
Tony Parker, meanwhile, has 50 points in the past two games after totaling 13 in the previous two. Kawhi Leonard had 21 points Saturday - his second-most of the season - but is 2 for 18 from 3-point range over the past five games.
"I think we still got some room to grow," Leonard said. "... We're not making shots, some of the shots we usually make. But it's early and we'll get it going pretty soon."
The Pacers' only win in the past 13 meetings came in their last trip to San Antonio, 111-100 on Dec. 7 - though George and West combined for 48 points. San Antonio rolled to a 103-77 win in Indianapolis on March 31.
Duncan shot 3 for 10 in each meeting, totaling 19 points and 12 rebounds.
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