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The Indiana Pacers were able to pile more misery on the Los Angeles Lakers last night but will now be at risk of being on the other end of that. The team could be without Domantas Sabonis tonight who played the last 5 minutes of yesterdays game with a sprained ankle. Without their star player this season, the Pacers could be up against it here with the Golden State Warriors being near one of the top teams this year.
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Stephen Curry 8+ assists (+215)
Andrew Wiggins 3+ made threes (+220)
Parlay odds: +803
Stephen Curry 8+ assists (+215)
With the return of Klay Thompson and the absence of Draymond Green, Stephen Curry finds himself in a good position to facilitate tonight. He has been able to record 8 or more assists in half of the games he has played in January. Green is the leader on the Warriors in terms of assists per game with Curry second, averaging 6 per game on the season. With a bigger responsibility tonight, he should be able to improve that by a couple of ticks.
The Pacers should also be able to get him to give up the ball. Malcolm Brogdon is back in the lineup for the team, and he is a very strong on ball defender. With Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner also out for the Pacers, they will likely look to play smaller which may could give Curry a target to aim for in the paint in Kevon Looney. The Warriors center usually has to go up against the best big men in the league but could for once have a size advantage on the inside. In a game that looks to be a blowout, the Warriors could look to feed him the ball. Curry would likely be the player doing just that.
Andrew Wiggins 3+ made threes (+220)
Andrew Wiggins has been shooting the ball well of late. The return of Klay Thompson gives opposition teams another player that they must pay attention to. Wiggins is shooting above 40% from deep in the month of January and has been able to shoot at that clip or better in 4 of his last 5 games. In those outings he has able to hit this line on 3 separate occasions, with at least 2 3-pointers in the other games. He should be able to continue benefiting from being the 3rd option and floor spacer tonight.
The Indiana Pacers do not allow many 3-pointers on the season but a team with the perimeter weapons that the Warriors possess could punish them here. Teams are able to shoot at a 35.9% clip from deep against Pacers from beyond the arc this season. That puts them 23rd in the league in that category. That should make it tough for them to impact the efficiency Wiggins has been shooting the ball with. The Warriors also have a lot of length on the wings which could be tough for the Pacers to match up with. It could leave smaller players like rookie Chris Duarte to pick Wiggins up. That should help the Canadian get hits shot off with more ease.
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