Miami and Indiana square off for conference showdown
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Indiana Pacers (16-18, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (17-14, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -2; over/under is 224.5
BOTTOM LINE: Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat host Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers.
The Heat are 11-10 in Eastern Conference games. Miami ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 33.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 7.5.
The Pacers are 9-14 in conference matchups. Indiana is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 50.6 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 9.0.
The Heat score 111.3 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 116.9 the Pacers allow. The Pacers average 12.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than the Heat allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Herro is averaging 24.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Heat.
Myles Turner is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Pacers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 110.3 points, 43.3 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points per game.
Pacers: 6-4, averaging 115.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.1 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel).
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.