Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis sets the stage for the meeting between Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks.
Coming into the Season
Indiana Pacers finished last season 19-63, placing 14th in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs. Their pre-season record was 1-3 across four games, including a 123-112 win over Minnesota Timberwolves. This season, the Pacers are 1-0 after one game, having opened with a 123-120 win over New Orleans Pelicans.
Dallas Mavericks finished last season 26-56, placing 12th in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs. The pre-season brought one win and three losses across four games, including a 132-115 win over Houston Rockets. The regular season has begun with one loss in one game, and Dallas most recently fell 128-110 to Houston Rockets.
Head-to-Head Record
Dallas Mavericks won last season's series 2-0. The most recent meeting was a 134-130 Dallas Mavericks victory over Indiana Pacers at Indianapolis.
Key Players
Indiana's figures come from last season, with Pascal Siakam averaging 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 62 games, alongside a 7.4 rating and 33.2 minutes per game. Andrew Nembhard averaged 16.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 0.9 steals in 57 appearances, earning a 7.0 rating across 31.3 minutes per game. Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded his figures for Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 50 games, with a 6.9 rating and 31.5 minutes per game.
Dallas's figures also come from last season. Cooper Flagg averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 70 games, with a 7.3 rating over 33.5 minutes per game. Naji Marshall posted 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 74 appearances, rated 6.9 while averaging 29.5 minutes. P. J. Washington averaged 14.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 56 games, with a 6.8 rating and 31.0 minutes per game.
Injury Report
As reported at the time of writing, Indiana lists T.J. McConnell with a muscle injury, Johnny Furphy with a knee injury, and Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard as questionable with hamstring and knee injuries respectively.
Dallas lists Tarik Biberovic with a heel injury, Caleb Martin with a finger injury, Santi Aldama with a knee injury and Dereck Lively with a foot injury. Jett Howard is questionable with a calf injury.
Betting Insights
Across five regular-season meetings, the average was 252.0 combined points.
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