Indiana Pacers (10-33, 15th place in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (22-18, 7th place in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Monday, 7pm ET
Bottom Line: The Philadelphia 76ers host the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference action on Monday.
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The 76ers are 17-15 in conference play. Philadelphia is averaging 116.8 points and outscoring opponents by 1.1 points per game.
The Pacers are 7-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana averages 13.5 turnovers per game and is 8-16 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponents.
The 76ers are averaging 116.8 points per game, 1.6 fewer points than the Pacers’ 118.4. The 76ers are averaging 110.2 points per game, which is 5.5 fewer points than the 115.7 points the 76ers have allowed to their opponents.
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This will be the second time this season that the two teams will meet. In the previous meeting on December 13, the 76ers won 115-105 with Joel Embiid scoring 39 points, and Pascal Siakam scored 20 points for the Pacers.
Top performers: Tyrese Maxey is averaging 30.3 points, 6.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. Embiid is averaging 24.4 points in his last 10 games.
Jay Huff of the Pacers is averaging 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. Siakam is averaging 22.0 points and 6.9 rebounds on 49.4 percent shooting over the past 10 games.
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Last 10 games: 76ers: 6-4, averaging 120.2 points, 41.8 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 10.0 steals, 6.8 blocks and shooting 47.9 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 115.7 points per game.
Pacers: 4-6, averaged 110.7 points, 41.7 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 8.6 steals, 4.3 blocks per game, shooting 46.4% from the field. The opponent’s average score was 115.2 points.
Injuries: 76ers: Not listed.
Pacers: Benedict Mathurin: Day to day (thumb), Obi Toppin: Out (foot), TJ McConnell: Day to day (elbow), Andrew Nembhard: Day to day (back), Tyrese Haliburton: Out for season (Achilles).
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The Associated Press created this article using technology provided. data scribe and data from sports radar.
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