Indiana and Oklahoma City set for out-of-conference matchup
Oklahoma City Thunder (18-41, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (20-40, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Pacers -7; over/under is 216.5
BOTTOM LINE: Chris Duarte and the Indiana Pacers host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in a non-conference matchup.
The Pacers are 14-17 on their home court. Indiana has a 13-28 record against teams over .500.
The Thunder are 9-21 in road games. Oklahoma City has a 7-25 record against opponents above .500.
The teams play for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Jan. 29 the Pacers won 113-110 in overtime led by 24 points from Domantas Sabonis, while Luguentz Dort scored 27 points for the Thunder.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oshae Brissett is averaging 7.2 points for the Pacers. Terry Taylor is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.
Dort averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Thunder, scoring 17.2 points while shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc. Josh Giddey is shooting 46.6% and averaging 16.3 points over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 2-8, averaging 112.2 points, 44.3 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points per game.
Thunder: 3-7, averaging 104.0 points, 47.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Goga Bitadze: day to day (foot), Ricky Rubio: out for season (knee), T.J. McConnell: out (wrist), Chris Duarte: day to day (toe), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (achilles), Myles Turner: out (foot), Isaiah Jackson: day to day (ankle), T.J. Warren: out (foot/health and safety protocols).
Thunder: Ty Jerome: out (hip), Kenrich Williams: out (knee), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: out (foot), Mike Muscala: out (ankle), Luguentz Dort: out (shoulder).
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