With Aaron Nesmith back from a sprained left ankle, the Pacers are approaching a tough decision between him and Bennedict Mathurin at small forward.
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith (left ankle sprain) returned after missing 2 1/2 months and Haliburton (groin) was back after sitting out Indiana’s last game. Nesmith started with Bennedict Mathurin suspended for bumping official Natalie Sago in Tuesday’s loss to Cleveland.
Myles Turner scored 28 points, Pascal Siakam added 26 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 111-100 on Thursday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 26 points, Thomas Bryant added a season-high 22 and two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton had 16 points and 13 assists in the Indiana Pacers' 129-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists in the Pacers' win.
Amid a 4-6 stretch over their last ten games, it is very apparent that the Golden State Warriors, as they are currently built, will not be able to get past the first round of the NBA playoffs, if they even make it that far. They traded for guard Dennis Schroder but haven't improved much, but are still linked to several trade targets.
INDIANAPOLIS --Pascal Siakam had been in this scenario enough to know what was coming. News broke Friday afternoon that the Pacers would be playing a Golden State Warriors team on Friday night ...
More Pacers: Pacers' Andrew Nembhard Explains Why Young Players Need to Follow Pascal Siakam As healthy ... That is starting small forward Aaron Nesmith. Nesmith has played in just six games ...
Andrew Nembhard led the way in scoring with 19 in an efficient 7-11 shooting night adding two steals and four assists while Pascal Siakam ... F Jarace Walker, SF Aaron Nesmith, C Isaiah Jackson ...
Indiana loves to score a lot of points to win games. Adding someone like Kennard helps them accomplish that goal. Kennard is averaging 8.8 points, three rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. He also shoots 46.4 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
Around the midway point of the season, the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers are clearly trending in opposite directions. The Pacers eye their eighth win in nine games Saturday in Indianapolis when they host the scuffling Sixers,