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Pacers Not Turning Down Open Two-Point Attempts

The statistics sit there, staring them in the face, practically taunting them.

Last in 3-point field goal attempts per game.

Last in free throw attempts, too.

Can a team fatten up on the NBA schedule by subsisting on a diet of two-point field goals, avoiding the dessert of 3-pointers and the vegetables of free throws? Maybe, maybe not. But for now at least they have some other stats to show critics. They are scoring 5.5 points more than opponents on average, and after an 0-3 start have won seven of their eight previous games.

In other words, while hoping to expand their scoring options, they aren't sweating it.