On Sunday at 5 p.m. EDT, the Miami Heat (43-34, seventh in the Eastern Conference) will face off against the Indiana Pacers (44-34, sixth in the Eastern Conference) in Indianapolis. The Heat will be looking to extend their three-game road win streak when they take on the Pacers.
The Pacers have a strong record of 29-19 in Eastern Conference games and are leading the conference with an average of 57.5 points in the paint, led by Pascal Siakam who is averaging 13.4 points per game. The Heat have gone 29-19 against Eastern Conference opponents and rank fourth in the conference in 3-point shooting with a percentage of 37.0%.
The Pacers score an average of 122.8 points per game, which is nearly 15 more than what the Heat allow (108.4). Miami averages 12.4 made 3-pointers per game, which is just over one more than what the Pacers give up per game (10.8). This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, with Indiana winning their last matchup on Dec. 3 with a final score of 144-129 over Miami.
In their last ten games, Myles Turner for Indiana has been shooting at an average rate of 51.8% and scoring an average of 16.8 points per game, while Siakam has been averaging an impressive 21
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