Nuggets out to maintain Pacers dominance


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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season

Regular Season

Denver Nuggets v Indiana Pacers 

Ball Arena 
Denver, Colorado, USA
Saturday, 21 January 2023 
04h00  
 
Denver Nuggets will go head to head with the Indiana Pacers in a National Basketball Association (NBA) match at the Ball Arena on January 21.
 
The two teams will meet for the 98th time in the regular season since the 1976 when the Nuggets joined the NBA after leaving ABA. 
 
The Nuggets have dominated this rivalry having recorded 51 wins compared to the Pacers' 46 victories. 

Nikola Jokic
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The last meeting between the two teams was on 10 November 2022 with the match taking place at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
After trailing by as many as 18 points, the Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 122-119 as Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points, four rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes of play for the winners.
 
The Nuggets are placed at the top of the Western Conference standings having registered 30 wins and 13 defeats from 43 matches. 
 
Meanwhile, the Pacers are placed eighth on the Eastern Conference standings having recorded 23 victories and 22 defeats from 45 games.
 
Pacers head coach Rickie Carlisle discussed the effect of the absence of Tyrese Haliburton in the second half of his side's 132-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, January 16.
 
"Listen, Tyrese is a great young player," Carlisle said after their defeat to Bucks at the Fiserv Forum.
 
"He's certainly an All-Star player. We miss him a lot. That said, you know, this game was winnable with the guys we have available.
 
"We needed to be more efficient. Our attention to detail needed to be better."
 

Head-to-Head (Last Five NBA Matches)

Matches - 5
Nuggets - 5
Pacers - 0
 

NBA fixtures - 21-22 January 

 
Saturday, January 21

02:00 - Orlando Magic v New Orleans Pelicans
02:30 - Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks
02:30 - Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors
02:30 - Dallas Mavericks v Miami Heat
03:00 - San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Clippers
04:00 - Denver Nuggets v Indiana Pacers
04:00 - Utah Jazz v Brooklyn Nets
05:00 - Los Angeles Lakers v Memphis Grizzlies
05:00 - Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder

Sunday, January 22

00:00 - Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics
02:00 - Washington Wizards v Orlando Magic
02:30 - Atlanta Hawks v Charlotte Hornets
02:30 - Cleveland Cavaliers v Milwaukee Bucks
03:00 - Minnesota Timberwolves v Houston Rockets
04:00 - Phoenix Suns v Indiana Pacers
05:00 - Sacramento Kings v Philadelphia 76ers
22:30 - Miami Heat v New Orleans Pelicans
 

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Published: 01/19/2023