Indiana plays Washington, seeks 4th straight home win
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1:00 AM on Monday, April 7
By The Associated Press
Washington Wizards (17-61, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (47-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana hosts Washington aiming to continue its three-game home winning streak.
The Pacers have gone 26-21 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana has a 20-14 record against teams over .500.
The Wizards are 12-36 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington has a 6-36 record against teams over .500.
The Pacers are shooting 49.1% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 47.2% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards' 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.6 percentage points lower than the Pacers have given up to their opponents (47.5%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 18.5 points, 9.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pacers. Myles Turner is averaging 16.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over the last 10 games.
Alex Sarr is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Wizards. Jordan Poole is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 121.9 points, 44.6 rebounds, 31.5 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points per game.
Wizards: 2-8, averaging 104.9 points, 40.0 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.9 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Pascal Siakam: day to day (bursitis), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: out (toe).
Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: out for season (hamstring), Corey Kispert: out for season (thumb), Kyshawn George: out (ankle), Richaun Holmes: out (shoulder), Khris Middleton: out (knee), Tristan Vukcevic: out (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
