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Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons live stream info, start time, TV channel: How to watch NBA on TV, stream online
Who’s Playing
Detroit Pistons @ Indiana Pacers
Current Records: Detroit 8-46, Indiana 31-25
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: Bally Sports – Detroit
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $8.42
What to Know
The Pacers will be playing the full four quarters on Thursday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7:00 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after having had a few days off. The Pistons took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on the Pacers, who come in off a win.
The oddsmakers set the bar high, but the Pacers and the Raptors didn’t disappoint and broke past the 245.5 point over/under last Wednesday. Indiana had just enough and edged the Raptors out 127-125. Winning is a bit easier when you nail 11 more threes than your opponent, as the Pacers did.
The Pacers’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyrese Haliburton led the charge by shooting 5-for-9 from long range and dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 assists. Haliburton didn’t help the Pacers’ cause all that much against the Hornets last Monday but the same can’t be said for this game. The team also got some help courtesy of Pascal Siakam, who scored 23 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Pistons’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Wednesday after their third straight defeat. The match between them and Phoenix wasn’t a total blowout, but with Detroit falling 116-100 on the road it was darn close to turning into one. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Pistons in their matchups with the Suns: they’ve now lost seven in a row.
Indiana’s victory bumped their record up to 31-25. As for Detroit, they have been struggling recently as they’ve lost six of their last eight games, which is in line with their 8-46 record this season.
The Pacers were able to grind out a solid win over the Pistons in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 131-123. Will the Pacers repeat their success, or do the Pistons have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Indiana is a big 11.5-point favorite against Detroit, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 11.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The oddsmakers are expecting fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at a high 246.5 points.
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Series History
Indiana and Detroit both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Dec 11, 2023 – Indiana 131 vs. Detroit 123
- Nov 24, 2023 – Indiana 136 vs. Detroit 113
- Apr 07, 2023 – Detroit 122 vs. Indiana 115
- Mar 13, 2023 – Detroit 117 vs. Indiana 97
- Mar 11, 2023 – Indiana 121 vs. Detroit 115
- Oct 22, 2022 – Indiana 124 vs. Detroit 115
- Apr 03, 2022 – Detroit 121 vs. Indiana 117
- Mar 04, 2022 – Detroit 111 vs. Indiana 106
- Dec 16, 2021 – Indiana 122 vs. Detroit 113
- Nov 17, 2021 – Detroit 97 vs. Indiana 89
Fernando Mendoza did not attend Indiana University’s visit to the White House commemorating the Hoosiers’ college football national championship on Monday. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback said earlier this month that he would not attend if it interfered with any activities with his new team.
“I’m on the bottom of the totem pole here,” Mendoza said following a rookie minicamp practice. “I got to prove myself. I can’t miss practice. I don’t know anything official. I don’t have the calendar, but I just wouldn’t. As a rookie, I don’t think that’s a good look, and I want to try to best serve my teammates. And I don’t know if that’d be accomplishing that goal.”
According to the team’s official offseason schedule, the Raiders did not have any formal practices or workouts on Monday. The team’s next organized activity is May 18, its first OTA workout.
“Fernando couldn’t be here today because, as I said, he’s now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders,” President Donald Trump said in his address. “Let’s see how good of a team they have, and I think he’s gonna do great. He’s a winner.”
Mendoza wasn’t the only absence. Center Pat Coogan and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds were among the other Hoosiers not in attendance for the event due to NFL obligations. Indiana had a program-record eight players selected in April’s NFL Draft.
Trump highlighted Mendoza’s accomplishments and contributions to the school’s first football national title. He celebrated Mendoza as Indiana’s inaugural Heisman Trophy winner and praised his fourth-quarter touchdown run in the championship game against Miami.
“He’s gonna be a good one,” Trump said.
Indiana was well-represented by returning members of the team. Charlie Becker, one of Mendoza’s go-to receivers during the College Football Playoffs, and Jamari Sharpe, whose late interception secured the title-game victory, both spoke on behalf of the school, as did head coach Curt Cignetti.
Mendoza is one of four members of the national champion Hoosiers who joined the Raiders this offseason. Running back Roman Hemby and wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr. signed as undrafted free agents in the days following the draft. Wide receiver Jonathan Brady earned a contract after impressing as a tryout player during rookie minicamp.
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating a triple shooting that took place on Muncie’s south side Sunday evening that left a woman dead and two men injured.
According to police, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street in reference to reports of several people being shot.
Officers arrived and located three gunshot victims: A 23-year-old female who died from “multiple wounds,” a 39-year-old male who is hospitalized in stable condition, and a 40-year-old male who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.
Police say a suspect is in custody, a 21-year-old man.
Police did not provide any additional information.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Muncie Police Detective Division at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.
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The Indiana Pacers lost 63 games this season for a chance at a franchise-changing lottery pick. On Sunday, May 10, they lost that chance, too.
All Pacers president Kevin Pritchard could do was apologize for taking the risk.
Indiana’s pick landed at No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, one spot outside the top four protections attached to a midseason trade. The selection now belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers .
Shortly after the results were announced, Pritchard took social media and apologized.
“I’m really sorry to all our fans,” Pritchard wrote. “I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck.”
The Pacers entered the lottery with a 52.1% chance of securing a top-four pick after finishing 19-63, the second-worst record in the NBA. It wasn’t enough.
Indiana sent Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick to Los Angeles in the midseason deal for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown, along with the conditional 2026 first-rounder. The pick was theirs to keep only if it landed in the top four.
Zubac appeared in just five games for Indiana after the trade because of a fractured rib.
“This team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year,” Pritchard wrote. “We have always been resillient.”
Pritchard will have to be resilient if he looks at the replies to his statement. About half of the Pacers fans’ comments were not happy, and fans of other teams called him out for “tanking.”
There were also a large number of fans who were supportive of Pritchard taking that risk.
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return next season after tearing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals. The Pacers will have him Pascal Siakam and a roster they think is built to compete. They just won’t have that first-round pick to add to it.
The 2026 NBA Draft begins June 23 in Brooklyn.
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