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Pacers' Hill has been money from 3-point range
Myles Turner

Pacers' Hill has been money from 3-point range

Published Nov. 11, 2015 12:16 p.m. ET

When the Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers tonight, they will have to deal not only with red-hot forward Paul George, but also guard George Hill, who has been one of the league's most effective players from downtown this season.

Hill leads all Eastern Conference players with 21 3-pointers made. He also has scored almost half of his points from behind the 3-point line, one of the highest percentages of any NBA player.

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF POINTS FROM 3-POINTERS IN 2015-16

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Player Team Percentage*
Eric Gordon New Orleans Pelicans 53.2
George Hill Indiana Pacers 49.6
Nikola Mirotic Chicago Bulls 48.1
Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 47.5
Kent Bazemore Atlanta Hawks 45.3
* Minimum 100 points scored
   

George is averaging more than 30 points and nine rebounds per game over his last four games -- the third Pacers player since 1985-86 to do so over a four-game span.

FOUR-GAME SPANS BY PACERS WITH 30+ PPG AND 9+ RPG SINCE 1985-86

Player PPG RPG Span*
Paul George 30.3 9.3 11/4/15-11/9/15
Jermaine O'Neal 30.0 10.0 2/4/05-2/9/05
Jermaine O'Neal 32.3 11.5 1/1/05-1/18/05
Jermaine O'Neal 35.5 11.0 12/29/04-1/6/05
Chuck Person
31.3 9.5 2/28/89-3/5/89
* Most recent span shown for overlapping spans
     

Pacers rookie Myles Turner and Boston's Jared Sullinger have two of the best field-goal percentages on jump shots to start the season.

HIGHEST FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE ON JUMP SHOTS IN 2015-16

Player Team Percentage*
Greg Monroe
Milwaukee Bucks 54.8
Jeremy Lamb
Charlotte Hornets 54.8
Doug McDermott Chicago Bulls 51.9
Kyle Korver Atlanta Hawks 51.9
Jared Sullinger Boston Celtics 51.4
Brook Lopez Brooklyn Nets 50.0
Myles Turner Indiana Pacers 50.0
* Minimum 30 attempts    

The Pacers have held opponents under 90 points in three of their last five games. Since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, the Pacers have held teams under 90 points in 56 games, second most in the NBA.

MOST GAMES ALLOWING FEWER THAN 90 POINTS SINCE 2013-14

Team Number of times
Chicago Bulls 58
Indiana Pacers 56
Memphis Grizzlies 50
Utah Jazz 42
Atlanta Hawks 41
Charlotte Hornets 41

The Pacers are averaging more mid-range points per game than any other NBA team.

HIGHEST MID-RANGE* POINTS PER GAME IN 2015-16

Team PPG
Indiana Pacers 28.8
San Antonio Spurs 23.4
Los Angeles Clippers 22.3
New York Knicks
21.8
Brooklyn Nets 21.4
* Mid-range = Outside of paint, inside 3-point line
 

The Pacers and Celtics are much improved on the defensive end of the floor, each averaging an increase of more than three steals per game over last season. The Celtics lead the league at 11.7 steals per game.

LARGEST IMPROVEMENT IN STEALS PER GAME, 2014-15 TO 2015-16

Team 2014-15 2015-16 Diff.
Boston Celtics 8.2 11.7 +3.5
Indiana Pacers 6.2 9.4 +3.2
Sacramento Kings 6.7 9.1 +2.4
Washington Wizards 7.3 9.3 +2.0
Atlanta Hawks 9.1 11.0 +1.9
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