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NBA prediction
Against an opponent in great difficulty like New Orleans, Indiana will try to follow up on the success achieved against modest Washington which certainly cannot be considered a proof… probative, given the current terrible condition of the Wizards. For the Pacers, however, there were happy notes and, the main one, was perhaps that of the three-point shooting which, with 44%, went well beyond the seasonal standard of Haliburton and his teammates. At home against the Pelicans, therefore, the underdogs will be for Rick Carlisle’s boys who want to try to carve out a stable place for themselves in the East.
New Orleans comes into the match with a very negative track record (four defeats) which however has some mitigating factors both in terms of the opponents faced by them and in terms of injuries and in this sense, in addition to Alvarado and Williamson, Murray and Jones will also be out . The Pacers, in truth, also have their player problems and Sheppard’s is just the latest.
However, what makes the contest that shows the hosts ahead more uncertain is the fresh precedent played at the beginning of the month in New Orleans which instead saw the Pelicans triumph but it was Zion Williamson himself who took the stage and who will be absent even if, in that match , was supported by 26 points from Ingram who will instead be the beacon for his team in the match scheduled for Monday night.
