3* - Indiana Pacers (-1)
With Peja Stojakovic as a Pacer, Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and he have averaged a combined 56 points during the regular season. Without him on Tuesday, O'Neal and Jackson combined for only 22 points due in large part, to both of them getting into early foul trouble. Peja will play tonight and with him, the Pacers are a much better team at home as demonstrated by their 27-14 record at Conseco where they went 15-7 since trading Artest for Stojakovic. Indiana won their last five home games of the regular season by an average of 10 points per game.
Do not read too much into Stojakovic?s knee injury as it is something that he has been playing with all season. He will play tonight and with him in on the floor at Conseco, my money is on the Pacers.
With Peja Stojakovic as a Pacer, Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and he have averaged a combined 56 points during the regular season. Without him on Tuesday, O'Neal and Jackson combined for only 22 points due in large part, to both of them getting into early foul trouble. Peja will play tonight and with him, the Pacers are a much better team at home as demonstrated by their 27-14 record at Conseco where they went 15-7 since trading Artest for Stojakovic. Indiana won their last five home games of the regular season by an average of 10 points per game.
Do not read too much into Stojakovic?s knee injury as it is something that he has been playing with all season. He will play tonight and with him in on the floor at Conseco, my money is on the Pacers.
