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  • owl
    Member
    • Mar 2004
    • 17150

    Game #3 Pacers vs 76ers

    Another team that needs to get their first win. Pacers better start hitting some threes.
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    Game Preview


    The 1-1 Indiana Pacers return to Indianapolis on Sunday to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the season’s home opener. After a loss in New York to the Knicks on Friday, the Blue and Gold look to build momentum against a shorthanded 76ers team.

    At full strength, Philadelphia boasts a daunting trio of stars in Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid. With George and Embiid sidelined due to knee injuries, Maxey shoulders the offensive load.

    Maxey, the 21st overall pick in 2020’s draft, is averaging 24.5 points through the Sixers’ first two games of the season, but is just 16-for-54 from the field through those two matchups. Philadelphia is 0-2 in those contests.

    "You know they're coming in desperate on Sunday," coach Rick Carlisle said of the winless 76ers. "And we're going to have to be desperate, too. We've got to fight and claw for everything at this point in the season."

    As Indiana's starting unit struggles to find an offensive rhythm, Bennedict Mathurin remains solid off the bench. Mathurin averages 19.5 points on 62 percent shooting through the Pacers' first two games, proving himself a reliable offensive option as Tyrese Haliburton's shooting endeavors remain fruitless in that same timeframe.

    Haliburton didn't score in Friday's matchup with the Knicks, and is just 1-for-16 from 3-point range through his first 61 minutes of play on the season. Only two starters -- Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam -- reached double figure scoring totals on Friday. Indiana's bench outscored the Knicks' bench 67-21, following the same pattern as the season opener in Detroit when the Pacers' bench outscored the Pistons' 46-24.

    "Out of the 20-some threes we shot today, I felt like majority of them were good looks," Haliburton said following the game in New York. "...We're missing shots. We'll be alright."

    With an opportunity to bounce back against a floundering 76ers team, the Pacers look ahead to Sunday's home opener. Eric Gordon of the 76ers looks ahead to a return home.

    Gordon, an Indiana native, played his high school basketball for the North Central Panthers before he joined the Indiana Hoosiers in 2007. After one year wearing cream and crimson, Gordon declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.

    Philadelphia seeks their first victory of the season and Indiana looks for momentum as the two prepare to meet in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday. Projected Starters


    Pacers: G - Tyrese Haliburton, G - Andrew Nembhard, F - Aaron Nesmith, F - Pascal Siakam, C - Myles Turner

    76ers: G - Tyrese Maxey, G - Kyle Lowry, F - Kelly Oubre Jr., F - Caleb Martin, C - Andre Drummond Injury Report


    Pacers: James Wiseman - out (left Achilles tendon tear)

    76ers: Joel Embiid - out (left knee injury management), Paul George - out (left knee bone bruise) Last Meeting


    Jan. 25, 2024: The Pacers defeated the 76ers in a 134-122 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse behind a triple-double from Pascal Siakam. Siakam’s 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists marked his first triple-double in over a year, and helped Indiana to end a Philadelphia winning streak at six.

    Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Tyrese Maxey added 22 of his own points, but shot just 7-for-17 from the field.

    With Tyrese Haliburton sidelined due to a hamstring strain, Andrew Nembhard and Myles Turner stepped up to support Siakam’s offensive outburst. Turner finished with 20 points and nine rebounds while Nembhard tacked on 19 points and eight assists.

    The Pacers led wire to wire in Siakam’s first win following the trade with the Toronto Raptors, and Indiana snapped a three-game skid. Noteworthy
    • James Wiseman is sidelined for the foreseeable future after rupturing his Achilles tendon against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. He underwent successful surgery to repair the ligament on Thursday.
    • Sixers guard Eric Gordon is an Indiana native. He played his high school basketball at North Central High School and went on to play one year with the Indiana Hoosiers before being drafted seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2008.
    • Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle is tied with Bill Fitch for 11th all-time in NBA coaching wins. A win against the 76ers would be the 945th for Carlisle as a head coach.

    Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
    FanDuel Sports Network - Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

    Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan - Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

    {o,o}
    |)__)
    -"-"-
  • BornIndy
    INDIANA
    • May 2013
    • 8606

    #2
    Let's go!!!! Bounce back win!!!

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    • 712Jefferson
      Member
      • Dec 2009
      • 5137

      #3
      Can't drop one to them without Embiid and George. Let's hope for a much better performance from our starting lineup.

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      • pacerfreak
        Member
        • Dec 2006
        • 423

        #4
        Hopefully they went on a reconnaissance mission to find Hali's shot!

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        • 712Jefferson
          Member
          • Dec 2009
          • 5137

          #5
          Hopefully he remembers it's possible to shoot the basketball inside the three point line.

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          • Dece
            5Y $150 for Myles
            • Oct 2007
            • 3894

            #6
            I'm been not saying much because it's only been 2 games, but Nem should be singing the praises of Hali for overshadowing how awful he's been, too. Guards were supposed to be the strength of this team, hope they show up at some point here.

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            • 712Jefferson
              Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 5137

              #7
              I mentioned in the preseason predictions thread that Andrew (whom I'm a big fan of) was maybe most at risk of having a disappointing season, purely based on how sky high expectations had quickly become for him on PD and among the fan base after his stellar postseason run. Expectations for Mathurin, by comparison, had bottomed here on PD and he was much more likely to overperform based on that. That's been on full display over the first two games. Think that will even out as the season progresses but also want to add this: when the ball is being swung around the perimeter to find the open man late in any given shot clock scenario, I find myself cringing when the player who receives the swing pass is Nembhard. I have relatively low expectations for his three point shot off the catch right now. He's much more effective off the dribble but then that creates a bit of a tug and pull in the backcourt since it takes the ball out of Tyrese's hands.

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              • Peck
                Administrator
                • Jan 2004
                • 19955

                #8
                Having opening game go against the colts was not smart. This is far from a sell out


                Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                • owl
                  Member
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 17150

                  #9
                  This team has forgotten the when to shoot and act
                  like they have never played together
                  {o,o}
                  |)__)
                  -"-"-

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                  • xtacy
                    PROUD 2 B A PACERS FAN!
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 2088

                    #10
                    this is painful to watch....

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                    • Peck
                      Administrator
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 19955

                      #11
                      It’s early and all but so far we look like crap.


                      Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                      • Peck
                        Administrator
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 19955

                        #12
                        So the year we tanked and got two first round picks including a top 10 pick, both players are now out of the rotation.


                        Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                        • Peck
                          Administrator
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 19955

                          #13
                          Ok Walker at least is now coming in


                          Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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                          • xtacy
                            PROUD 2 B A PACERS FAN!
                            • Jul 2008
                            • 2088

                            #14
                            i have two teams in fantasy basketball. and i have tyrese on both of them. hope he stops sucking or i am ****ed.

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                            • Peck
                              Administrator
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 19955

                              #15
                              Ugh it looks like Walker hurt his right hand or wrist or both


                              Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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