Brooklyn Nets (7-18) at Indiana Pacers (15-9)
NBA Basketball: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
The Line: Indiana Pacers -10 -- Over/Under: 201.5
The Pacers try to close out their three-game home stand a perfect 3-0 when they host the Brooklyn Nets tonight.
The Brooklyn Nets need a big victory after losing five of their last seven games. The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 96 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 102.7 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Brook Lopez is averaging 19.3 points and eight rebounds while Thaddeus Young is averaging 15.7 points and 8.9 rebounds. Jarrett Jack is dishing 7.2 assists and Joe Johnson is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 30.5 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Nets are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game. The Brooklyn Nets have lost seven straight road games.
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The Indiana Pacers look to keep rolling after winning six of their last 10 games. The Indiana Pacers are averaging 103.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 98.7 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Paul George is averaging 26.2 points and 7.8 rebounds while C.J. Miles is averaging 15.7 points and 1.2 assists. Monta Ellis is dishing 4.6 assists and Jordan Hill is grabbing 7.6 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 38.8 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The Pacers are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are forcing 16.5 turnovers per game. The Indiana Pacers have won six of their last seven home games.
The Nets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The Pacers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Nets are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Indiana and 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings overall.
Besides Lopez, the Nets really struggle on the offensive end and have been flat out brutal outside of Brooklyn this season. The Pacers continue to be an offensive powerhouse and have done a good job of beating up lousy teams.
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Injury Report:
Shane Larkin (concussion) and Sergey Karasev (sore left ankle) will each miss their second straight game. Wayne Ellington (strained left shoulder) and Thomas Robinson (illness) did not practice Thursday and are both questionable for Friday’s game.
George Setting the Pace:
Paul George is healthy and tearing up the NBA. The Pacers’ forward is averaging 26 points, four assists and nearly eight rebounds this season, a feat made more impressive by the fact he missed 76 games last season after suffering an open tibia-fibula fracture. In laymen’s terms, that’s a severely broken leg. George is showing no ill-effects, as his 26.2 points-per-game is the highest of his career and is fifth in the NBA.
George was red-hot in November (averaging 29 points and shooting .495 from three), but has hit a speedbump over the past week. George’s field goal percentage has been below .400 for the past three games, his longest stretch of the season.
The Nets have won two straight games vs. the Pacers, winning the seasons series 2-1 last year. Paul George’s absence changes the dynamic of this matchup, as the Pacers are now the NBA’s sixth-highest scoring team, averaging 103.8 points-per-game, after being 19th last season (97.3 ppg). The Pacers have been streaky this season, winning six straight before dropping four-of-five. Currently, they are on a two-game winning streak, while the Nets look to halt a three-game slide.
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