Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat

Miami faces conference foe Indiana

Indiana Pacers (33-24, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (27-30, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays Miami in Eastern Conference action Friday.

The Heat are 16-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami averages 12.7 turnovers per game and is 14-10 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Pacers are 19-16 in conference play. Indiana is fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 116.4 points per game and is shooting 49.0%.

The Heat average 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 12.9 per game the Pacers allow. The Pacers score 5.8 more points per game (116.4) than the Heat allow their opponents to score (110.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Herro is averaging 24 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 18.5 points and 8.9 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Myles Turner is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 6.6 rebounds for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 19.5 points and 7.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 3-7, averaging 106.7 points, 44.5 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.0 points per game.

Pacers: 6-4, averaging 116.9 points, 40.3 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points.

INJURIES

: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Nikola Jovic: out (hand).

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), T.J. McConnell: day to day (ankle).

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 2-1

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