San Antonio Spurs (19-22, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (24-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Paris; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -2.5; over/under is 230
BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers square off against the San Antonio Spurs in Paris.
The Pacers have gone 12-7 in home games. Indiana is eighth in the league with 28.3 assists per game led by Tyrese Haliburton averaging 8.8.
The Spurs have gone 7-12 away from home. San Antonio is 4-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Pacers average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up (13.7). The Spurs average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Pacers allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Haliburton is shooting 44.4% and averaging 17.9 points for the Pacers. Myles Turner is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Keldon Johnson is shooting 45.9% and averaging 12.3 points for the Spurs. Victor Wembanyama is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 116.7 points, 44.2 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.3 points per game.
Spurs: 3-7, averaging 113.1 points, 47.7 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf).
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan: day to day (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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