Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Posted: 3:49 p.m.
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Records
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Sixers: 32-30 (third in Atlantic, seventh in East)
Pacers: 27-35 (second in Central, eighth in East)
Previous games
The Sixers beat the Golden State Warriors at home on Sunday, 125-117. Thaddeus Young and Evan Turner led in scoring with 20 points each and Andre Igoudala had a triple-double.
The Pacers on Saturday lost on the road to the Rockets, 112-95. The Pacers' starters were outscored 74-51 by Houstons starters.
Recent Encounters
When these teams last met on Jan. 11, the Pacers won in Philadelphia, 111-103. Coming off an injury, Andre Igoudala was held to one point while Darren Collison had 21 points and 13 assists and Danny Granger led with 27 points.
News
Storylines
The Sixers are now two games over .500 for the season and on Tuesday night will be looking for a season-high third-consecutive road win.
The Pacers are currently on a three-game losing streak where they have surrendered over 110 points in all three games.
Whos hot?
Andre Igoudala has three of his seven career triple-doubles in his last seven games. He had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Golden State Sunday and 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds against Minnesota on Friday.
Since the All-Star break, Indiana center Roy Hibbert has multiple blocked shots in 14 games, most in the NBA.
Injuries
Sixers: Tony Battie is day-to-day with a sore wrist.
Pacers: Mike Dunleavy is day-to-day with a broken left thumb