New Orleans: the Pacers, a trap opponent?
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11th in the Western Conference with 17 wins and 28 losses on the clock, the Pelicans have had a two-speed season and seem more comfortable than at the start of the season. The New Orleans club has thus returned to the edge of the Top 10, but is still 5 wins behind the Lakers, 8th. Opposite, the Pacers are in a similar situation with 17 successes in 47 games and are already very far from the playoffs with 7 victories behind Boston, 8th. Follow this NBA game tonight at 2:00.
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New Orleans Pelicans: news and form
After a very bad start to the season, marked by 14 defeats in the first 16 games, the Pelicans seem to have recovered and remain on 4 wins in the last 10 games, a record that is certainly still complicated. Weighed down by performances far from sufficient on the outside with 7 wins and 17 losses, the New Orleans team is more comfortable at home with 10 successes and 11 losses and will want to seek balance in imposing himself this night in front of his public.
Pelicans: players to follow
The Pelicans are in a better phase thanks to the contribution of Brandon Ingram: the strong winger is indeed performing well this season with 22.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists on average in 36 games, but should miss this meeting for a still unknown reason. His absence should be compensated by the Lithuanian pivot Jonas Valanciunas, who has compiled 18.4 points and 12 rebounds per game since the opening of the league and is thus the 4th best rebounder in the NBA.
Indiana Pacers: news and form
The Pacers are also in trouble this season with a 13th place in the Eastern Conference and Indiana can already give up on the playoffs, unless there is an exceptional comeback. Rick Carlisle’s players remain on 7 defeats in 10 games, the latest against Phoenix (113-103), and can’t get out of the bottom of the rankings, the fault of a catastrophic away record with only 5 wins in 23 games. 17th offense in the league with an average of 108.2 points per game, the Pacers are also the 17th defense and thus collect 109.1 points per game since the start of the season.
Pacers: players to follow
The Indiana team will be deprived of Domantas Sabonis for this meeting and this may play a role: the Lithuanian pivot is indeed without question the best player for the Pacers this season with 19 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists. average per game this season. Rick Carlisle will also have to deal without many mainstays, including Myles Turner, TJ Warren, TJ McConnell, and Caris LeVert is still uncertain. Chris Duarte should therefore have the confidence of the coach, who has 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists this season and who had a good performance against Golden State with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 passes.
Major Five:
New Orleans Pelicans
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Graham
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Ingram
(absent)
Hart
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Valanciunas
Jones
Indiana Pacers
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Brogdon
(absent) -
LeVert
(uncertain)
Holiday
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Sabonis
(absent)
Craig
Despite the absence of Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans should take the upper hand over a Pacers team deprived of many important players and in great difficulty on the outside this season. A victory for New Orleans therefore seems logical.
- Cote : 1.66
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Deprived of Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans should rely on the Lithuanian pivot and seeing him achieve a good performance seems entirely possible.
- Cote : 1.78
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