Indiana Pacers @ Los Angeles Cippers
Saturday, December 5
10:30 PM EST
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
| Pacers | vs. | Blazers |
|---|---|---|
| 6-12 (12th) | Record | 13-9 (6th) |
| Lost 5 | Streak | Lost 1 |
| -4.67 (25th) | Avg Scoring Margin | +4.55 (8th) |
| 97.1 (21st) | Points Per Game | 95.8 (24th) |
| 99.7 (27th) | Offensive Rating | 109.1 (10th) |
| 43.1% (29th) | FG% | 45.2% (17th) |
| 47.0% (26th) | eFG% | 49.4% (19th) |
| 101.7 (21st) | Opponent's PPG | 91.3 (3rd) |
| 104.5 (10th) | Defensive Rating | 103.9 (9th) |
| 44.5% (10th) | Opponent's FG% | 43.6% (2nd) |
| 47.9% (7th) | Opponent's eFG% | 47.0% (2nd) |
| 97.3 (2nd) | Pace | 87.4 (30th) |
Off Rating: pts / 100 possessions Def Rating: pts allowed / 100 possessions
eFG%: FG% accounting for 3PA being worth more Pace: avg possessions per game
We’re doing this preview early. And we’re doing it differently.
Yup, lucky day for Pacers fan. You won’t have to suffer through yet another overly long diatribe from me about how bad this team’s offense is and how badly the players on the opposition will light Indy up — at least not until Brandon Roy comes to town next week.
Instead, you get to listen to a guy who knows way more than me about all things NBA and a guy who knows more than just about anyone else on the planet about these Clippers: Kevin Arnovitz. Kevin runs ClipperBlog, writes for ESPN’s TrueHoop and has been instrumental in the creation and management of the TrueHoop Network (of which 8p9s is a part).
There’s a more in-depth breakdown of the podcast’s contents over on Both Teams Played Hard, but you can essentially expect to hear an hour-long conversation about the Western Conference with a heavy dose of Clippers talk. And at the end, we break down Saturday night’s epic Pacers/Clipper rematch, which if it was a pay-per-view event would be billed as “Pacers vs. Clippers II: This Time It’s Personal. This Time We Make Shots. (Maybe)”
Enjoy. And, remember, you can subscribe to the Talking About Practice NBA podcast through iTunes, where rankings and reviews are always appreciated.
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Jared Wade founded 8 Points, 9 Seconds in 2009 and has written about the NBA at outlets including ESPN.com, Hoopspeak, Both Teams Played Hard, and Hardwood Paroxysm. Follow him on Twitter @Jared_Wade or @8pts9secs.
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