Gameday Rundown: Homestand Opens With Pacers
Indiana Pacers vs. Miami HEAT
Tuesday, December 21st @ 7:30 PM
Location: FTX Arena, Miami, FL
Tipoff: 7:40 PM
TV: Bally Sports Sun, TNT
Radio: 790AM, WAQI 710AM (Español)
Item of the Game: Miami HEAT Mashup Hoodie – $35
Uniform: City – Mashup
Injury Updates:
Series Notes:
–The HEAT and Pacers meet for the third and final matchup this regular season.
-So far this season, the teams have split the two games, 1-1, with both games in Indiana.
-The HEAT are 52-70 all-time versus the Pacers during the regular season, including 39-22 in home games and 13-48 in road games.
What to watch for:
-Dewayne Dedmon is shooting a team-leading 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from three-point range this season (min 5 attempts).
-Kyle Lowry has started in 599-straight games in which he has appeared in.
-Miami has only played 12 home games this season, tying for the fewest in the NBA, as the Clippers lead the league with 20.
-After shooting 34.7 percent (249-of-718) from three-point range in October (68-of-196; .347) and November (181-of-522; .347), Miami is currently shooting 40 percent (155-of-388) from downtown in December.
-Miami is a perfect 10-0 when shooting at least 40 percent from three-point range and 8-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
| HEAT | Category | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 106.6 | POINTS PER GAME | 108.0 |
| 103.7 | OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME | 106.5 |
| .460 | FG PCT. | .461 |
| .442 | OPPONENT FG PCT. | .457 |
| .365 | 3-PT FG PCT. | .323 |
| .788 | FT PCT. | .786 |
| 44.0 | REBOUNDS PER GAME | 45.2 |
| 41.5 | OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME | 42.5 |
| 25.2 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 23.8 |
| 7.13 | STEALS PER GAME | 7.16 |
| 15.0 | TURNOVERS PER GAME | 14.1 |
| 15.5 | OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME | 13.3 |
| 3.13 | BLOCKS PER GAME | 6.00 |
