Through 3 Quarters
The Indiana Pacers are giving their home crowd exactly what it was hoping to see. a victory is still up for grabs for either squad after three quarters, but they are up 82-80 over the Dallas Mavericks
The Pacers have been riding high on the performance of power forward Domantas Sabonis, who has 21 points and five assists along with eight rebounds. A double-double would be Sabonis’ sixth in a row.
Point guard Luka Doncic has led the way so far for Dallas, as he has 23 points and seven assists in addition to eight boards.
Dallas hasn’t lost 80% of the games in which they were down heading into the final period this year, so a win here would be refreshing.
Who’s Playing
Dallas @ Indiana
Current Records: Dallas 12-12; Indiana 11-16
What to Know
The Indiana Pacers and the Dallas Mavericks are even-steven against one another since December of 2015 (6-6), but not for long. Indiana has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Mavericks at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 10 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Pacers took their contest against the New York Knicks on Wednesday by a conclusive 122-102 score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Indiana had established a 96-76 advantage. It was another big night for their power forward Domantas Sabonis, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds along with five dimes. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Sabonis has had at least ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-96 on Wednesday. Point guard Luka Doncic (26 points) was the top scorer for Dallas.
Barring any buzzer beaters, the Pacers are expected to win a tight contest Friday. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.
Their wins bumped Indiana to 11-16 and Dallas to 12-12. We’ll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Indiana and the Mavericks clash.
How To Watch
- When: Friday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: Bally Sports Midwest – Indiana
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $17.00
Odds
The Pacers are a slight 2-point favorite against the Mavericks, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pacers as a 1.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Indiana and Dallas both have six wins in their last 12 games.
- Mar 26, 2021 – Indiana 109 vs. Dallas 94
- Jan 20, 2021 – Dallas 124 vs. Indiana 112
- Mar 08, 2020 – Indiana 112 vs. Dallas 109
- Feb 03, 2020 – Dallas 112 vs. Indiana 103
- Feb 27, 2019 – Dallas 110 vs. Indiana 101
- Jan 19, 2019 – Indiana 111 vs. Dallas 99
- Feb 26, 2018 – Dallas 109 vs. Indiana 103
- Dec 27, 2017 – Dallas 98 vs. Indiana 94
- Dec 09, 2016 – Dallas 111 vs. Indiana 103
- Oct 26, 2016 – Indiana 130 vs. Dallas 121
- Mar 12, 2016 – Indiana 112 vs. Dallas 105
- Dec 16, 2015 – Indiana 107 vs. Dallas 81
Injury Report for Indiana
- Justin Holiday: Out (Covid-19)
- T.J. Warren: Out (Foot)
- T.J. McConnell: Out (Wrist)
Injury Report for Dallas
- Willie Cauley-Stein: Out (Personal)
- Sterling Brown: Out (Foot)
