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Leading off from a virtuous – but fruitless – playoff series last season against the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers have come roaring back to begin the 2011-2012 NBA year. The team is experiencing its best starting record in the last eight seasons, but they still struggle when playing the more talented teams in the league.

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But the Magic are a fearsome adversary that are 11-5 on the season at this point. And recent history is clearly on Orlando’s side. The Magic have defeated the Pacers in Indiana in every one of the last three meetings between the two.

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Both organizations come into this game with a 7-3 record over their last ten contests. The Pacers have a 5-0 record at home right now, and the Magic are 5-3 away from home. Expect Orlando to make a surprisingly strong showing after their pitiful 87-56 blowout to the Boston Celtics a few days ago.

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Concern # 1: Kobe Bryant’s ankle injury!

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Concern # 2: The Lakers have lacked an inside presence in this series!

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Concern # 3: The Lakers must contain Chris Paul!

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It was not a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination, but at least the Los Angeles Lakers kept Chris Paul of the Hornets from single-handedly beating them.

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The Lakers won Wednesday night over the New Orleands Hornets 87-78 to even out the series at one game each.

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In the first game, Paul scored 33 points and had 14 assists, which led to the Lakers dropping that first game.

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In the past few days, there has been a lot of news from the elite teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences.

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With a lot of great basketball being played, and at least one scary injury that may have important playoff consequences, the late stages of this NBA season have been more exciting than any in the recent past.

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The San Antonio Spurs are coming off of their worst loss of the season, a 110-80 point blowout at the hands of the Miami Heat.

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On Friday night, they will try to bounce back against the Mavericks in Dallas, a team they have lost their last four regular season games to when Dirk Nowitzki plays for Dallas.

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The Spurs have only suffered back-to-back defeats once this season so far.

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In the race for the NBA Western Conference No. 2 seed, the match tonight between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks may be a deciding factor.

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The Mavericks host the game tonight in Dallas, which begins at 9:00 PM ET at the American Airlines Center.

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Both teams know how much is at stake, which should make it an interesting game.

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