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The Indiana Pacers have now won back-to-back games after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in their last contest. The victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse was 119-104. Tyrese Haliburton scored 21 points, Andrew Nembhard scored 17, and Pascal Siakam scored 22 points.
The Phoenix Suns have played in 25 games this season, with the following record: 14 wins and 11 losses for the team.
The Phoenix Suns have a 56% success rate so far this season, and 44% of their games have ended in defeat.
The squad averages 113.96 points per game, giving up 114.16 points to the opposition, and plays with an over/under of 228.12 points.
The club averages 113.46 points per game at their home field. The team's defense gives up 110.77 points on average when playing at home.
Given that Indiana has also won two straight games and that top G Tyrese Haliburton has been playing better lately, this game will act as another kind of litmus test.
The Suns will also try to get Bradley Beal back into the starting lineup. He was labeled as probable yesterday night, and it seems that the extra rest helped him bounce back from missing two games.
The Phoenix Suns won the previous game. They won their third consecutive home game at Footprint Center, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 116-109. Devin Booker scored 28, Kevin Durant scored 20, and Tyus Jones scored 19.
The Pacers defeated the Suns 133-131 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in their most recent meeting. In the ten previous meetings between these two clubs, the Suns have won seven of them.
After suffering in NBA Cup games, the Pacers had additional practice time, which they utilized to defeat the Pelicans and the 76ers, two teams that were even more injured than they were. They now go on a difficult journey west. Bradley Beal might not be available for the Suns, but Kevin Durant and Devin Booker offer a tough test.
Ben Sheppard could be able to rejoin the Pacers to assist Andrew Nembhard on defense, but that wouldn't do much to counter Durant, who is among the most unguardable players in the history of the game. It will be difficult for the Pacers to slow down the hosts, but their offense is getting into gear and they may be able to match the Suns' firepower.
It is yet again another season of the Indiana Pacers doing what they do best, that is running helter skelter just to ensure they get the much needed points without a care in the world as to how their defences look like. That’s why Indiana is 64-59-4 betting the Over since the last season.
While Phoenix Suns have a slightly better defense — their offense is also better — which makes it the ideal match for the Over bet. And of course it is much more a benefit that two of the highest scoring players in the NBA, and scorers in the history of the NBA , are players for the Suns and are playing very well together.
Back healthy weapons in Kevin Durant and Devin Booker (51.1 PPG combined), Phoenix ranks 12th in PPG this year (114.0) and has the eighth-best offense rating (116.1).
Essentially, despite all of the question marks surrounding Bradley Beal’s availability, being listed as questionable for the game against Pacers, Mike Budenholzer has a roster capable of tearing apart the Pacers defense. Rick Carlisle’s team is 24th in defensive efficiency (116.3) and concedes the sixth-most points per regular season game (117.3).
It’s been a complete disaster throughout the entire year guarding the paint this season, giving up the fifth-highest shooting percentage in the Association (48%) while simultaneously putting their opponents on the charity stripe an astounding amount – sixth-highest free-throw attempts per game mark (24.4).
It’s a matchup that forces Indiana to choose who they’d rather defend – Durant, who can knock down threes, score from mid-range or attack the basket, or Booker, who is pretty much the same. Instead, the Pacers are going to have to earn their nickname and rely on their temponand scoring – they rank 8th highest in the league (100.0).
With Tyrese Haliburton and his running mate Pascal Siakam along with Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner, they score the 11th most points in the NBA (114.4) with the 5th best field goal percentage (48.9).
