The Cleveland Cavaliers (18-11, 12-2 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they host the Indiana Pacers (15-14, 6-8 Away) on Friday. Indiana beat the Golden State Warriors 125-119 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Tyrese Haliburton led the way with 29 points and six assists.
The Pacers are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland got the win on Wednesday at American Airlines Center, beating the Dallas Mavericks 105-90. Donovan Mitchell had 34 points to lead the team.
The Cavaliers are third in the Eastern Conference.It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Cleveland swept all four matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 127-124 triumph at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 8, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 41 points and 13 assists. Haliburton had 25 points and nine assists in the loss. Haliburton (19.8 ppg), Bennedict Mathurin (17.8), and Buddy Hield (17.7) have led the Pacers in scoring this season. Haliburton leads the NBA in scoring. Haliburton also has dished 10.6 assists per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Myles Turner is grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game. Mitchell’s 29.2 points per game have powered the Cavs on offense. He is the No. 1 scorer in the NBA. Jarrett Allen is pulling down 10.3 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Garland is recording 7.8 assists (1st).
The Pacers are averaging 115.0 points per game, ranking as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (2nd).The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (5-5). Indiana is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.8 (113.7-118.5).
Cleveland has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 102.8 points per game on average while allowing 97.9 (+4.9 margin). The Cavaliers are averaging 110.7 ppg for the full season while allowing 104.6.
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Jackson: 4.5 | 12.2 | -7.7
Points per game:
Jalen Smith: 5.5 | 10.6 | -5.1
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Smith: 4.3 | 6.5 | -2.3
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kevin Love: 8.3 | 18.5 | -10.2
Points per game:
Caris LeVert: 17.0 | 12.4 | +4.6
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Love: 4.7 | 7.0 | -2.3
Assists per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 3.3 | 4.7 | -1.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavaliers -8.5 (-105)
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