Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, Picks & Odds | NBA Friday

By Elijah Jackson, Senior NBA Analyst | Published: 10 months ago | Last Updated: May 9, 20:40 | 6 min read

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Cavs to Make Short Work of Pacers

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, 30-11 Away) face No. 4 Indiana Pacers (50-32, 29-11 at Home) in game 3 of this NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers lead the series 2-0.

It’s time to go for the Cavaliers against the spread, especially with a generous -2.5 line at odds of -110. Our betting prediction is that this can be comfortably achieved against the Pacers.

7 Wins for Pacers in Previous 10 H2H Matchups

Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers clashed on Tuesday night, with the Pacers registering a 120-119 victory at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner top scored for Pacers with 23 points, with Bennedict Mathurin on 19. For the Cavs, Donovan Mitchell totaled 48 points, Max Strus had 23, with Jarrett Allen recording 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It’s been four victories on the bounce for the Pacers when playing the Cavs. On the head-to-head front, they have won 7 of the past 10.

NBA Reg. Season	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Cavaliers	42	27	0.609	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	20-14	9-5	27-17	5-5	1W
Pacers	15	55	0.214	111.3	120.2	-8.9	10-25	5-30	3-10	11-33	0-10	15L

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Cleveland Cavaliers – Last 10 Games

The Cavs have 6 wins and 4 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 120.8 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.0 blocks while shooting 47.6% from the field and 77.7% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 107.8 points and 43.9 rebounds per contest.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 18.5 points, Jarrett Allen 9.2 rebounds and Ty Jerome 3.5 assists, while Sam Merrill averages 2.4 (49.0%) 3-pointers made.

Indiana Pacers – Last 10 Games

The Pacers have won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 118.5 points, 44.5 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field and 78.6% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 114.1 points and 45.4 rebounds.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 15.2 points and 8.5 assists, while Aaron Nesmith has an average of 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 (55.1%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers lineup: Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell.

Indiana Pacers lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction & Picks

The best betting angle could be Cavaliers on the spread. You can land odds of -110 that the favorites are able to cover the -2.5 line and they're more than capable in this NBA contest.

We use the latest injury information to come up with the best possible NBA picks. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Cavaliers vs Pacers stats:

The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 6 of their last 10 games.
The -2.5 line has been covered by Cavs in 3 consecutive games on the road.

Cavs -2.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. However, our analysts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Darius Garland Over 15.5 Points -112

Darius Garland (Cavs) has averaged 25.5 points in the past 4 games. This leads us nicely to back him to cover the Player Points line, with odds of -112 on offer for this bet.

Latest Darius Garland Player Prop Odds

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Tyrese Haliburton Over 4.5 Rebounds +104

Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) has had Over 4.5 rebounds in 4 straight home games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Player Rebounds line at +104.

Latest Tyrese Haliburton Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Spread Cavaliers -2.5

Totals Under 229.5

Player Points Darius Garland Over 15.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes Cavs -2.5 on the spread, combined with Under 229.5 and Darius Garland (Cavs) to score Over 15.5 points.

We recommend a same game parlay as it’s an exciting way of wagering on a single event. Many bettors like to create a personalised basketball bet which reflects their predictions for how a game is going to play out.

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Correct Score Prediction

Cavaliers

114 - 109 Pacers logo

Pacers

We’re going for the Cavaliers to achieve a 114-109 win and the good news is that there are massive odds for this outcome. A small stake can return a potentially large amount.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Expecting Close Encounter

With a 68% chance of securing victory, Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites for this NBA game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -213. Indiana Pacers are the underdogs at +180 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

5.5 is where the spread lies, with total points being 232 right now. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Under 232, this outcome can be backed at -112.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Point Spread

Total Points

Donovan Mitchell Favorite to Get Most Points

Donovan Mitchell is favorite when it comes to landing the most baskets. You can get -120 that he goes Over 27.5 points and -110 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)

Pascal Siakam (Pacers)

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

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Player Assists

Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Andrew Nembhard (Pacers)

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Player Rebounds

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Myles Turner (Pacers)

Pascal Siakam (Pacers)

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Micro Betting

There are some exciting basketball micro betting lines that are created and they are available in-game. Among them are Next Field Goal, where you select if the shot will be a two or three-pointer. The long-ball option pays better, and in today’s game, you can never discount the three-pointer.

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Last 5 Games

Cavaliers

NBA: 04/01 Pistons 114 Cavaliers110
NBA: 03/01 Nuggets 108 Cavaliers113
NBA: 31/12 Suns 113 Cavaliers129
NBA: 30/12 Cavaliers 113 Spurs101
NBA: 28/12 Cavaliers 100 Rockets117

Pacers

NBA: 04/01 Pacers 127 Magic135
NBA: 03/01 Spurs 123 Pacers113
NBA: 31/12 Magic 112 Pacers110
NBA: 30/12 Pacers 119 Rockets126
NBA: 28/12 Pacers 116 Heat142

Head to Head

Cavaliers vs Pacers

NBA: 02/12 2025 Cavaliers 135 Pacers 119
NBA: 22/11 2025 Pacers 109 Cavaliers 120
NBA: 14/05 2025 Pacers 114 Cavaliers 105
NBA: 12/05 2025 Cavaliers 109 Pacers 129
NBA: 10/05 2025 Cavaliers 126 Pacers 104
NBA: 07/05 2025 Pacers 120 Cavaliers 119
NBA: 05/05 2025 Pacers 121 Cavaliers 112
NBA: 13/04 2025 Pacers 126 Cavaliers 118
NBA: 11/04 2025 Cavaliers 112 Pacers 114
NBA: 15/01 2025 Cavaliers 127 Pacers 117

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Cleveland Cavaliers Stats

Indiana Pacers Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

0 wins and 10 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

-5.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
-5.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

+5.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games
+5.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 239.70 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 241.50 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 234.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 234.5 on the Road: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 120.50 pts and allowed 119.20 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 120.30 pts and allowed 121.20 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 235.20 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 228.30 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 234.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 234.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 111.80 pts and allowed 123.40 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 109.90 pts and allowed 118.40 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 29.30 (57%)
3-Pointers Made: 15.40 (38%)
Free Throws Made: 15.70 (81.77%)
Rebounds: Total 45.2, Offensive 11.30, Defensive 33.90
Assists: 30.10
Blocks: 4.90
Steals: 8.70
Turnovers : 14.80
Personal Fouls: 18.80

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 28.80 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 14.60 (33%)
Free Throws Made: 18.90 (82.89%)
Rebounds: Total 46.4, Offensive 13.50, Defensive 32.90
Assists: 27.70
Blocks: 4.40
Steals: 9.40
Turnovers : 12.30
Personal Fouls: 20.30

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 28.40 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.70 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 16.90 (75.78%)
Rebounds: Total 39.8, Offensive 8.90, Defensive 30.90
Assists: 26.40
Blocks: 3.80
Steals: 7.20
Turnovers : 14.20
Personal Fouls: 23.80

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 27.20 (53%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.10 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 19.20 (78.69%)
Rebounds: Total 40.5, Offensive 9.00, Defensive 31.50
Assists: 23.10
Blocks: 5.40
Steals: 7.50
Turnovers : 12.90
Personal Fouls: 21.50

Team News

Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Donovan Mitchell	34	33.83	1013	185	29.8	5.4	3.9	4.7	0.3	1.5
Evan Mobley	31	32.96	550	124	17.7	4.0	1.3	8.9	1.8	0.9
Darius Garland	21	30.34	357	145	17.0	6.9	2.3	2.6	0.1	0.7

De'Andre Hunter	32	27.59	470	66	14.7	2.1	1.8	4.3	0.2	0.7
Jaylon Tyson	32	27.32	419	61	13.1	1.9	1.9	5.6	0.6	1.0
Sam Merrill	19	25.97	253	47	13.3	2.5	3.4	2.3	0.2	0.7
Jarrett Allen	25	25.73	342	51	13.7	2.0	0.0	7.8	0.8	1.0
Dean Wade	33	23.08	194	56	5.9	1.7	1.2	4.1	0.4	0.8
Lonzo Ball	27	22.42	136	118	5.0	4.4	1.2	4.1	0.3	1.3
Craig Porter	32	16.96	158	91	4.9	2.8	0.7	3.6	0.7	1.1
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	26	15.23	163	15	6.3	0.6	0.5	3.0	0.7	0.7
Larry Nance Jr.	16	15.03	57	20	3.6	1.3	0.6	2.8	0.3	0.6
Tyrese Proctor	26	11.13	126	35	4.8	1.3	0.9	1.3	-	0.4
Thomas Bryant	28	9.7	135	12	4.8	0.4	0.5	2.8	0.4	0.3
Luke Travers	12	8.59	28	9	2.3	0.8	0.1	2.0	0.3	0.6
Chris Livingston	3	5.8	9	1	3.0	0.3	-	1.0	-	0.3

Indiana Pacers Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Pascal Siakam	35	33.93	832	133	23.8	3.8	1.7	6.7	0.4	1.3
Bennedict Mathurin	24	32.15	427	52	17.8	2.2	2.2	5.5	0.2	0.7
Andrew Nembhard	28	31.79	485	191	17.3	6.8	1.8	2.5	0.1	0.9

Aaron Nesmith	16	29.52	236	32	14.8	2.0	2.9	4.6	0.6	0.8
Obadiah Toppin	3	27.4	42	5	14.0	1.7	1.0	6.7	-	1.0
Ben Sheppard	25	24.33	171	46	6.8	1.8	1.2	3.9	0.1	0.6
Jarace Walker	36	23.39	323	66	9.0	1.8	1.4	4.3	0.3	0.6
Micah Potter	6	20.63	49	13	8.2	2.2	1.2	4.5	0.5	0.3
Jay Huff	36	19.39	279	48	7.8	1.3	1.3	3.9	2.2	0.3
Isaiah Jackson	29	18.26	212	24	7.3	0.8	-	5.9	0.8	0.7
Ethan Thompson	14	18.11	69	23	4.9	1.6	1.1	1.9	0.3	0.5
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	17	17.62	79	12	4.6	0.7	0.5	5.2	0.1	0.4
T.J. McConnell	24	17	234	111	9.8	4.6	0.3	2.5	0.2	1.1
Quenton Jackson	14	15.03	100	26	7.1	1.9	0.6	2.1	0.1	0.6
James Wiseman	4	14.63	13	3	3.3	0.8	-	2.0	0.3	-
Johnny Furphy	18	14.33	81	7	4.5	0.4	0.6	2.7	-	0.5
Cody Martin	4	13.8	7	2	1.8	0.5	-	3.5	0.5	1.0
Garrison Mathews	15	13.07	78	10	5.2	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.4
Mac McClung	3	11.3	19	1	6.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.3	1.7
Monte Morris	6	10.77	18	9	3.0	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.2	0.2
Tony Bradley	29	10.72	114	15	3.9	0.5	-	2.7	0.2	0.1
Kam Jones	7	6.53	17	4	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.6	-	0.4
Taelon Peter	21	5.82	33	14	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.1
Gabe McGlothan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Table

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Indiana Pacers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Isaiah Jackson

Injured

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers Confirmed Lineup

0 Tyrese Haliburton

2 Andrew Nembhard

23 Aaron Nesmith

33 Myles Turner

43 Pascal Siakam

Cleveland Cavaliers Confirmed Lineup

1 Max Strus

4 Evan Mobley

10 Darius Garland

31 Jarrett Allen

45 Donovan Mitchell

Previous Cleveland Cavaliers Lineups

04 Jan NBA

Pistons 114-110 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

02 Jan NBA

Nuggets 108-113 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NBA

Suns 113-129 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NBA

Cavaliers 113-101 Spurs

Confirmed Lineups

27 Dec NBA

Cavaliers 100-117 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

25 Dec NBA

Cavaliers 124-126 Knicks

Confirmed Lineups

23 Dec NBA

Pelicans 118-141 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Dec NBA

Hornets 132-139 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

19 Dec NBA

Bulls 136-125 Cavaliers

Confirmed Lineups

17 Dec NBA

Cavaliers 111-127 Bulls

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Indiana Pacers Lineups

04 Jan NBA

Pacers 127-135 Magic

Confirmed Lineups

02 Jan NBA

Spurs 123-113 Pacers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Dec NBA

Magic 112-110 Pacers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Dec NBA

Pacers 119-126 Rockets

Confirmed Lineups

27 Dec NBA

Pacers 116-142 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

26 Dec NBA

Celtics 140-122 Pacers

Confirmed Lineups

23 Dec NBA

Bucks 111-94 Pacers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Dec NBA

Pacers 95-103 Celtics

Confirmed Lineups

20 Dec NBA

Pacers 109-128 Pelicans

Confirmed Lineups

18 Dec NBA

Knicks 114-113 Pacers

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NBA Regular Season Table Select Season

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	46	23	0.667	114.4	107	7.4	24-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	3W
Knicks	45	25	0.643	117.1	110.6	6.5	25-9	20-16	11-3	29-15	7-3	4W
Raptors	39	29	0.574	114	111.8	2.2	19-16	20-13	4-10	29-16	5-5	3W
76ers	37	32	0.536	115.3	116.1	-0.8	20-16	17-16	9-7	22-23	4-6	1L
Nets	17	52	0.246	106.4	115.7	-9.3	9-25	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	5L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	49	19	0.721	117.4	109.9	7.5	26-8	23-11	10-4	33-11	5-5	1W
Cavaliers	42	27	0.609	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	20-14	9-5	27-17	5-5	1W
Bucks	28	40	0.412	111.3	116.2	-4.9	16-19	12-21	9-6	20-27	2-8	1L
Bulls	28	41	0.406	115.9	120.3	-4.4	17-19	11-22	4-10	17-27	4-6	1L
Pacers	15	55	0.214	111.3	120.2	-8.9	10-25	5-30	3-10	11-33	0-10	15L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Magic	38	30	0.559	115.5	114.2	1.3	22-13	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	2L
Heat	38	31	0.551	120.2	116.9	3.3	23-12	15-19	7-7	22-20	7-3	2L
Hawks	38	31	0.551	118.1	116.6	1.5	19-16	19-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	11W
Hornets	35	34	0.507	115.8	112.2	3.6	15-17	20-17	10-5	21-22	7-3	1W
Wizards	16	52	0.235	112.8	123.8	-11	11-24	5-28	2-12	11-32	0-10	13L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	55	15	0.786	118.5	107.5	11	29-7	26-8	11-3	37-9	10-0	10W
Timberwolves	43	27	0.614	118.8	114.9	3.9	24-12	19-15	9-6	27-20	6-4	2W
Nuggets	42	28	0.6	120.7	116.5	4.2	19-13	23-15	6-5	25-16	5-5	1L
Trail Blazers	34	36	0.486	115.2	117.3	-2.1	18-16	16-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	2W
Jazz	20	49	0.29	117.2	125.2	-8	12-22	8-27	1-12	11-33	2-8	4L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	44	25	0.638	116.4	114.9	1.5	23-12	21-13	8-7	30-16	9-1	7W
Suns	39	30	0.565	112.4	111.4	1	22-13	17-17	10-6	25-19	6-4	3L
Clippers	34	35	0.493	113.4	112.8	0.6	19-15	15-20	8-6	21-22	6-4	3L
Warriors	33	36	0.478	115	114.5	0.5	19-15	14-21	6-6	22-22	2-8	1L
Kings	18	52	0.257	110.7	120.7	-10	12-24	6-28	3-10	12-35	5-5	1L

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Spurs	51	18	0.739	119	111.7	7.3	26-7	25-11	11-3	30-14	8-2	3W
Rockets	41	27	0.603	113.8	110	3.8	23-10	18-17	7-6	23-21	4-6	2L
Grizzlies	24	44	0.353	115.7	118.6	-2.9	13-20	11-24	6-7	19-27	2-8	1W
Pelicans	24	46	0.343	115.8	119.6	-3.8	15-21	9-25	7-8	15-30	6-4	2W
Mavericks	23	47	0.329	113.3	118.5	-5.2	14-21	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	2L

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	49	19	0.721	117.4	109.9	7.5	26-8	23-11	10-4	33-11	5-5	1W
Celtics	46	23	0.667	114.4	107	7.4	24-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	3W
Knicks	45	25	0.643	117.1	110.6	6.5	25-9	20-16	11-3	29-15	7-3	4W
Cavaliers	42	27	0.609	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	20-14	9-5	27-17	5-5	1W
Raptors	39	29	0.574	114	111.8	2.2	19-16	20-13	4-10	29-16	5-5	3W
Magic	38	30	0.559	115.5	114.2	1.3	22-13	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	2L
Heat	38	31	0.551	120.2	116.9	3.3	23-12	15-19	7-7	22-20	7-3	2L
Hawks	38	31	0.551	118.1	116.6	1.5	19-16	19-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	11W
76ers	37	32	0.536	115.3	116.1	-0.8	20-16	17-16	9-7	22-23	4-6	1L
Hornets	35	34	0.507	115.8	112.2	3.6	15-17	20-17	10-5	21-22	7-3	1W
Bucks	28	40	0.412	111.3	116.2	-4.9	16-19	12-21	9-6	20-27	2-8	1L
Bulls	28	41	0.406	115.9	120.3	-4.4	17-19	11-22	4-10	17-27	4-6	1L
Nets	17	52	0.246	106.4	115.7	-9.3	9-25	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	5L
Wizards	16	52	0.235	112.8	123.8	-11	11-24	5-28	2-12	11-32	0-10	13L
Pacers	15	55	0.214	111.3	120.2	-8.9	10-25	5-30	3-10	11-33	0-10	15L

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	55	15	0.786	118.5	107.5	11	29-7	26-8	11-3	37-9	10-0	10W
Spurs	51	18	0.739	119	111.7	7.3	26-7	25-11	11-3	30-14	8-2	3W
Lakers	44	25	0.638	116.4	114.9	1.5	23-12	21-13	8-7	30-16	9-1	7W
Timberwolves	43	27	0.614	118.8	114.9	3.9	24-12	19-15	9-6	27-20	6-4	2W
Rockets	41	27	0.603	113.8	110	3.8	23-10	18-17	7-6	23-21	4-6	2L
Nuggets	42	28	0.6	120.7	116.5	4.2	19-13	23-15	6-5	25-16	5-5	1L
Suns	39	30	0.565	112.4	111.4	1	22-13	17-17	10-6	25-19	6-4	3L
Clippers	34	35	0.493	113.4	112.8	0.6	19-15	15-20	8-6	21-22	6-4	3L
Trail Blazers	34	36	0.486	115.2	117.3	-2.1	18-16	16-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	2W
Warriors	33	36	0.478	115	114.5	0.5	19-15	14-21	6-6	22-22	2-8	1L
Grizzlies	24	44	0.353	115.7	118.6	-2.9	13-20	11-24	6-7	19-27	2-8	1W
Pelicans	24	46	0.343	115.8	119.6	-3.8	15-21	9-25	7-8	15-30	6-4	2W
Mavericks	23	47	0.329	113.3	118.5	-5.2	14-21	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	2L
Jazz	20	49	0.29	117.2	125.2	-8	12-22	8-27	1-12	11-33	2-8	4L
Kings	18	52	0.257	110.7	120.7	-10	12-24	6-28	3-10	12-35	5-5	1L

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	55	15	0.786	118.5	107.5	11	29-7	26-8	11-3	37-9	10-0	10W
Spurs	51	18	0.739	119	111.7	7.3	26-7	25-11	11-3	30-14	8-2	3W
Pistons	49	19	0.721	117.4	109.9	7.5	26-8	23-11	10-4	33-11	5-5	1W
Celtics	46	23	0.667	114.4	107	7.4	24-10	22-13	9-5	29-14	7-3	3W
Knicks	45	25	0.643	117.1	110.6	6.5	25-9	20-16	11-3	29-15	7-3	4W
Lakers	44	25	0.638	116.4	114.9	1.5	23-12	21-13	8-7	30-16	9-1	7W
Timberwolves	43	27	0.614	118.8	114.9	3.9	24-12	19-15	9-6	27-20	6-4	2W
Cavaliers	42	27	0.609	119.1	114.9	4.2	22-13	20-14	9-5	27-17	5-5	1W
Rockets	41	27	0.603	113.8	110	3.8	23-10	18-17	7-6	23-21	4-6	2L
Nuggets	42	28	0.6	120.7	116.5	4.2	19-13	23-15	6-5	25-16	5-5	1L
Raptors	39	29	0.574	114	111.8	2.2	19-16	20-13	4-10	29-16	5-5	3W
Suns	39	30	0.565	112.4	111.4	1	22-13	17-17	10-6	25-19	6-4	3L
Magic	38	30	0.559	115.5	114.2	1.3	22-13	16-17	9-6	24-20	7-3	2L
Hawks	38	31	0.551	118.1	116.6	1.5	19-16	19-15	8-6	22-21	10-0	11W
Heat	38	31	0.551	120.2	116.9	3.3	23-12	15-19	7-7	22-20	7-3	2L
76ers	37	32	0.536	115.3	116.1	-0.8	20-16	17-16	9-7	22-23	4-6	1L
Hornets	35	34	0.507	115.8	112.2	3.6	15-17	20-17	10-5	21-22	7-3	1W
Clippers	34	35	0.493	113.4	112.8	0.6	19-15	15-20	8-6	21-22	6-4	3L
Trail Blazers	34	36	0.486	115.2	117.3	-2.1	18-16	16-20	6-7	24-19	5-5	2W
Warriors	33	36	0.478	115	114.5	0.5	19-15	14-21	6-6	22-22	2-8	1L
Bucks	28	40	0.412	111.3	116.2	-4.9	16-19	12-21	9-6	20-27	2-8	1L
Bulls	28	41	0.406	115.9	120.3	-4.4	17-19	11-22	4-10	17-27	4-6	1L
Grizzlies	24	44	0.353	115.7	118.6	-2.9	13-20	11-24	6-7	19-27	2-8	1W
Pelicans	24	46	0.343	115.8	119.6	-3.8	15-21	9-25	7-8	15-30	6-4	2W
Mavericks	23	47	0.329	113.3	118.5	-5.2	14-21	9-26	4-11	12-30	2-8	2L
Jazz	20	49	0.29	117.2	125.2	-8	12-22	8-27	1-12	11-33	2-8	4L
Kings	18	52	0.257	110.7	120.7	-10	12-24	6-28	3-10	12-35	5-5	1L
Nets	17	52	0.246	106.4	115.7	-9.3	9-25	8-27	3-11	12-31	2-8	5L
Wizards	16	52	0.235	112.8	123.8	-11	11-24	5-28	2-12	11-32	0-10	13L
Pacers	15	55	0.214	111.3	120.2	-8.9	10-25	5-30	3-10	11-33	0-10	15L

W = Wins
L = Losses
PCT = Winning Percentage
PPG = Points Per Game
OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
DIFF = Average Point Differential
Home = Home Record
Road = Away Record
Div = Division Record
Conf = Conference Record
Last 10 = Record last 10 games
Strk = Current Streak

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