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The Indiana Pacers (24-19) will face the San Antonio Spurs (19-22) in Paris in the first of two games. These are two winnable games with the Pacers now just a game out of fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Spurs are, of course, led by Frenchman Victor Wembanyama (24.4 ppg, 35.4% on 3s, 10.8 rpg, 4.0 bpg), the reason the games are being played in Paris. His improved supporting cast includes Devin Vassell (16.3 ppg, 36.6% on 3s, 3.1 apg), Chris Paul (9.6 ppg, 36.5% on 3s, 8.2 apg), Harrison Barnes (11.1 ppg, 40.5% on 3s) and rookie Stephen Castle (11.6 ppg). Follow along here for updates throughout the game:
The Pacers showing some signs of life even though it’s not likely to matter. Bennedict Mathurin just threw down a dunk off an Andrew Nembhard steal. Myles Turner has a 3. The Pacers are up 7-2 so far. But they have to maintain this pace for 12 minutes.
Wembanyama finished a put-back to end an absurd third quarter for the Spurs. They outscored the Pacers 45-23. Spurs were 17 of 23 from the field, 7 of 10 from 3, 4 of 4 at the line for a ridiculous 1.89 points per possession. Pacers were 8 of 23, 2 of 7 from 3, 5 of 6 from the line for 0.90 points per possession. And the Spurs have pretty much put this one out of reach.
The Spurs are up 34-21 in the third. They’ve been up by as many as 20. Been a pretty brutal defensive effort in the third for the Pacers. San Antonio is 12 of 16 from the field for the period and 6 of 8 from 3 and 4 of 4 from the line for 1.81 points per possession.
A Tre Jones fast-break layup and a Keldon Johnson 3-pointer have the Spurs continuing to roll in the third The Spurs have 25 points in just over seven minutes. An absurdly efficient start.
The Spurs built a lead as big as 13 points before the Pacers finally pushed back with a dunk and a reverse layup from Bennedict Mathurin. Still, the Pacers haven’t had any answers for the Spurs on defense and for Victor Wembanyama in particular. The Spurs are 7 of 10 from the floor this quarter, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range for 2.02 points per possession which obviously is a huge, huge problem for the Pacers.
The Pacers just gave up another easy putback with Harrison Barnes all alone on an offensive rebound so Rick Carlisle called timeout. The Spurs are up 12-7 to start the third and now they have their biggest lead of the game. Barnes is 3 of 3 from the floor this quarter and the Spurs are 4 of 5.
Neither team had a lead bigger than five points in the first half but the Spurs take the lead at the break with a bucket by Devin Vassell. The Pacers don’t have a lot of room for error with Wembanyama on the floor but they have allowed a few too many shots around the rim for their liking.
At the break, the Pacers are 23 of 50 from the floor, 7 of 23 from 3-point range and 4 of 4 from the line for 1.10 points per possession. The Spurs are 26 of 48 from the floor, 8 of 20 from 3 with no free throws for 1.15 points per possession. Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin have 11 points each and Bennedict Mathurin has 10 to lead the Pacers. Pascal Siakam has nine. Victor Wembanyama leads the Spurs with 15 points. Devin Vassell has 14.
The Spurs are up 23-19 in the glass and it’s not just Wembanyama who’s making it happen, so Rick Carlisle just called timeout after a Keldon Johnson putback to make the point that it’s not so much acceptable.
The Spurs rally back and they’re getting some easy buckets at the rim. They’re up to 20 points in the paint so far and it’s not just Wembanyama getting it done, though Wembanyama is up to 15 points already.
Even with Wembanyama on the floor the Pacers got three buckets at the rim to start the second quarter. T.J. McConnell got a clean layup on a give-and-go, Pascal Siakam scored on a putback and Siakam found Bennedict Mathurin for a dunk in transition. Good start there.
The Pacers need to win the non-Wembanyama minutes by a lot because he just changes so much of what an opponent can do on offense. They won those minutes in this case but not by a whole lot and Wembanyama stepped back on to the floor just before the end of the first quarter to get the Spurs the lead back.
Obi Toppin hit three big 3s to get the Pacers on track, though, and at the end of one, they are 11 of 27 from the floor, 5 of 13 from 3 and 2 of 2 at the line for 1.08 points per possession. The Spurs are 13 of 27, 4 of 12 from 3 with no turnovers for 1.07 points per possession. Wembanyama has 10 points already.
Victor Wembanyama just engineered a 7-0 run almost entirely by himself. T.J. McConnell cut under the basket for what should’ve been an easy layup and would’ve been against anyone else, but he rushed the shot and Wembanyama kinda altered it and got the rebound. On the other end Wembanyama hit a 3. Myles Turner rushed a 3 a little and missed and then Wembanyama threw down a dunk. Bennedict Mathurin forced a pass into traffic with Wembanyama on him and then Wembanyama threw a lob into Stephon Castle that Castle turned into a layup.
Both teams started slow in terms of shooting the ball, but Pascal Siakam is finding a rhythm and is 3 of 3 from the floor. Tyrese Haliburton also has a 3. Victor Wembanyama is proving just as much of a deterrent as you would expect and he blocked a Myles Turner dunk attempt from behind. He also just hit a deep 2 reminding everyone of his range. But the Pacers are 5 of 10 so far against the 4 of 8 Spurs.
Pacers
PG — Tyrese Haliburton
SG — Andrew Nembhard
SF — Bennedict Mathurin
PF — Pascal Siakam
C — Myles Turner
Spurs
PG — Chris Paul
SG — Devin Vassell
SF — Stephon Castle
PF — Harrison Barnes
C — Victor Wembanyama
Both teams have fairly clean injury report. The Pacers’ is clean except for Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman being out long-term with their Achilles tendon tears. Spurs wing Jeremy Sochan was questionable with a bilateral lumbar spine bone bruise, but he’s available.
2 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Dustin Dopirak, IndyStar: Spurs 117-110 on Thursday; Pacers 122-112 on Saturday
The Pacers split their games against Victor Wembanyama last season, so the guess here is that will happen again. The Pacers’ roster is significantly deeper, but Wembanyama’s size and skill change games. He could be more dominant with a better supporting cast — the Spurs have lost three straight and six of their last seven — but the Pacers rely heavily on scoring inside, and Wembanyama makes that much more difficult. The Pacers will need to make the most out of the minutes Wembanyama is off the floor.
via BetMGM
Favorite: Pacers by 2.5 points
Over/under: 230.5 total points
Moneyline: Pacers -155, Spurs +125
ESPN’s matchup predictor gives the Pacers a 58.6% chance of winning on Thursday.
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Radio: 93.5, 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, with Mark Boyle (play-by-play)
January
Thur., Jan. 2: W, Pacers 128, Miami 115
Sat., Jan. 4: W, Pacers 126, Phoenix 106
Mon., Jan. 6: W, Pacers 113, Brooklyn 99
Wed., Jan. 8: W, Pacers 129, Chicago 113.
Fri., Jan. 10: W, Pacers 108, Golden State 96
Sun., Jan. 12: W, Pacers 108, Cleveland 93
Tue., Jan. 14: L, Cleveland 127, Pacers 113
Thur., Jan. 16: W, Pacers 111, Detroit 100
Sat., Jan. 18: W, Pacers 115, Philadelphia 102
Thur., Jan. 23, vs. San Antonio (in Paris), 2 p.m., NBA TV
Sat., Jan. 25, at San Antonio (in Paris), noon, ESPN
Wed., Jan. 29, vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
February
Sat., Feb. 1, vs. Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 3, at Utah, 9 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 4, at Portland, 10 p.m.
Thur., Feb. 6, at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 8, at L.A. Lakers, 4 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11, New York, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Wed., Feb. 12, at Washington, 7 p.m.
Thur., Feb. 20, vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 23, vs. L.A. Clippers, 5 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 24, vs. Denver, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 26, vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 28, at Miami, 8 p.m.
March
Sun., March 2, vs. Chicago, 5 p.m.
Tue., March 4, vs. Houston, 7 p.m.
Thur., March 6, at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., March 8, at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 10, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Tue., March 11, vs. Milwaukee 7 p.m., TNT
Fri., March 14, at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sat., March 15, at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Mon., March 17, at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Wed., March 19, vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Thur., March 20, vs. Brooklyn, 7 p.m., NBA TV
Sat., March 22, vs. Brooklyn, 5 p.m.
Mon., March 24, vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Wed., March 26, vs. L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Thur., March 27, at Washington, 7 p.m.
Sat., March 29, at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Mon., March 31, vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m.
April
Wed., April 2, vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Fri., April 4, vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Sun., April 6, at Denver, 8 p.m.
Tue., April 8, vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Thur., April 10, vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m., TNT
Fri., April 11, vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sun., April 13, at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
October
Wed., Oct. 23: W, Pacers 115, Detroit 109
Fri., Oct. 25: L, New York 123, Pacers 98
Sun., Oct. 27, L, Philadelphia 118, Pacers 114
Mon., Oct. 28, L, Orlando 119, Pacers 115
Wed., Oct. 30, W, Pacers 135, Boston 132
November
Fri., Nov. 1: L, New Orleans 125, Pacers 118
Mon., Nov. 4: W, Pacers 134, Dallas 127
Wed., Nov. 6: W, Pacers 118, Orlando 111
Fri., Nov. 8, L, Charlotte 103, Pacers 83
Sun., Nov. 10: W, Pacers 132, New York 121
Wed., Nov. 13: Orlando 94, Pacers 90
*-Fri., Nov. 15: L, Miami 124, Pacers 111
Sun., Nov. 17: W, Pacers 119, Miami 110
Mon., Nov. 18: L, Toronto 130, Pacers 119
Wed., Nov. 20: L, Houston 130, Pacers 113
*-Fri., Nov. 22: L, Milwaukee 129, Pacers 117
Sun., Nov. 24: W, Pacers 115, Washington 103
Mon., Nov. 25: W, Pacers 114, New Orleans 110
Wed., Nov. 27: W, Pacers 121, Portland 114
*-Fri., Nov. 29: L, Detroit 130, Pacers 106
December
Sun., Dec. 1: L, Memphis 136, Pacers 121
*-Tue., Dec. 3: L, Toronto 122, Pacers 111
Wed., Dec. 4: L, Brooklyn 99, Pacers 90
Fri., Dec. 6: W, Pacers 132, Chicago 123
Sun., Dec. 8: L, Charlotte 113, Pacers 109
Fri., Dec. 13: W, Pacers 121, Philadelphia 107
Sun., Dec. 15: W, Pacers 119, New Orleans 104
Thur., Dec. 19: W, Pacers 120, Phoenix 111
Sun., Dec. 22: W, Pacers 122, Sacramento 95
Mon., Dec. 23: W, Pacers 111, Golden State 105
Thu., Dec. 26: L, Oklahoma City 120, Pacers 114
Fri., Dec. 27: L, Boston 142, Pacers 105
Sun., Dec. 29: W, Pacers 123, Boston 114
Tue., Dec. 31: L, Milwaukee 120, Pacers 112
A man wielding a knife was shot by a police officer on Sunday in Gary, Indiana.
A spokesperson for the city said officers responded to the 2100 block of Tennessee Street for a call of a suicidal man who was armed with a knife in his hand. The man had already stabbed himself a couple of times before they arrived.
Officers found the man in the east alley of 22nd and Ohio. At this time, he was standing in the alley still with the knife in his hand and refused to drop it as ordered by officers. The man then started to advance toward the officer, who shot the man three times in the arm, the spokesperson said.
The officer notified the department that shots were fired, and the man was down. The condition of the man is unknown as of Sunday night.
Other officers responded to the scene to set up a perimeter around the area. The Gary Fire Department and Lake County Crime Scene Investigation personnel were also contacted.
No further information was immediately available.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress, get help from the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Trained crisis counselors are available 24 hours a day to talk about anything.
Safety and preparation are the keys to staying safe this winter
Officials talk about winter preparedness, safety, tips. Safety and preparation are the keys. Here are some tips.
At least 50 Indiana counties are under a travel advisory, and 20 counties were issued a travel watch for Dec. 14, following an overnight snow storm.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) travel advisory map has each county shaded in red for a travel warning, orange for a travel watch, yellow for a travel advisory and gray for a county without an elevated status report on it’s current travel conditions.
Here’s how you can check your county to see where it lands on the map.
Travel advisory
According to DHS, a travel advisory is the lowest level of a related advisory.
“Routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas because of a hazardous situation, and individuals should use caution or avoid those areas,” the department says on its website.
Watch advisory
According to DHS, a watch advisory is issued when conditions are threatening to a county’s safety.
“Only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and emergency action plans should be implemented by businesses, schools, government agencies and other organizations,” the department’s website states.
Warning advisory
According to DHS, a warning advisory is the highest level of a related advisory, where people may be told not to travel at all.
“Travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only,” the department’s website states.
Here’s the winter weather info you need
🚨 Indiana Weather Alerts: Warnings, Watches and Advisories.
⚡ Indiana power outage map: How to check your status.
💻 Internet outages: How to track them.
🚫 What you should and shouldn’t do when the power is out.
🐶 Your neighbor left their pet outside. Who you should call.
Indianapolis weather radar
Jade Jackson is a public safety reporter for the Indianapolis Star. You can email her at Jade.Jackson@IndyStar.com and follow her on X, formerly Twitter @IAMJADEJACKSON.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Indiana basketball coach Darian DeVries and senior forward Tucker DeVries met with reporters after the Hoosiers’ 72-60 loss to Kentucky on Saturday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Here’s what the DeVries duo said during their near-seven-minute press conference.
Q: I guess, Darian, it’s sort of another night where it feels like it just kind of gets difficult to really break down an opponent off the dribble, kind of get that inside-out sort of paint touch to three looks you want, just like what, I guess, are you guys, what’s not happening there, what’s just kind of sort of failing at the source offensively when that’s not working?
DD: Yeah, I thought the first half, you know, we got some pretty good action, pretty good movement, I thought the second half, Kentucky certainly turned up the pressure and was able to get into us and we didn’t respond well enough and we turned the ball over too much and live ball turnovers against them are really hard because now they’re out in transition playing in space, so the turnovers and the offensive rebounding, I mean, that flipped the game around that second half.
Q: On Kentucky’s long run, what was the problem there?
Yeah, I thought the turnovers, it was a combination of things, I thought, you know, we left our feet a few times, I thought we just, you know, got on our heels a little bit and didn’t play as disciplined as we needed to, you know, as that, you know, the crowd got cranked up and things, that’s the time where you got to really dig in a little bit more, your screen’s got to be better, you got to play off of two feet more, and then the offensive rebounds, you know, they just went and got them and, you know, we didn’t do a good enough job of creating space and getting bodies and going and securing the ball.
Q: What do you think you need to improve on, the team needs to improve on against ball pressure at the point of attack?
DD: Yeah, the number one thing when you get at ball pressure is everything from an execution standpoint and a movement standpoint, it’s just got to be done with more force, you can’t continue just to get pushed out and everybody stands, so you have to find ways to give yourself up with a back hook, give yourself up with a screen, set up those screens with more force, you know, and get some movement to, you know, even as, you know, they had gotten ahead and we started to break it off a little bit, once we got movement again, we were able to get those clean looks or better looks, so it’s something we got to get better at, there’s no question.
Q: Tucker, your individual line tonight was really great, I mean, your effort was fantastic, 15 points, 7 rebounds, a lot of the three point shots tonight didn’t go down like they normally do for the Hoosiers, what do you think that is, was it just not seeing the basket as well, was it the defense, was it not in the offense where you were getting clean looks?
TUCKER DEVRIES: To be honest, making and missing shots, I thought tonight, honestly, wasn’t a problem, I know, certainly, I did not shoot it great, as a team we didn’t shoot that great either from three, but, you know, even with that being said, I think there were certainly areas that we needed to be a lot better at, as a group, and if we were able to, you know, especially in the second half, execute in those areas, I think that would have made up for some of those, you know, shooting habits and miscues, but, you know, making them missing shots sometimes is basketball, but I thought in the other areas, if we could just, you know, execute there a little bit.
Q: On that, if shots maybe weren’t the problem, what kind of was, do you think?
TUCKER: I mean, he hit on it pretty good, the turnovers and obviously the offensive rebounds they had, especially in the second half. I mean, I take full responsibility for both of those areas. Obviously, four turnovers is far too many. As a group, I think when they pick up the pressure, I think we just need to really focus on our execution a little bit more on every possession. But good thing is we get a good week here before we play again to really dial in on some of those areas that we’ve maybe lacked in the beginning.
Q: When Lamar picked up his fourth foul and missed nearly nine minutes, what went wrong offensively?
DD: Yeah, I don’t remember the exact sequences there, but, you know, not having Lamar out there is certainly a big part of our offense, and, you know, his foul trouble tonight certainly limited him with only the 21 minutes because he was, again, he’s, you know, a big focal piece of what we try to run our offense through, so, you know, I believe during that little stretch that he wasn’t out there, that’s when the turnovers started to happen and
we weren’t able to get into, you know, maybe some of our actions the way we needed to.
Q: Darian, you mentioned Kentucky’s offensive rebound and kind of flipping that game. Was that just their physicality, their effort out beating you guys or something else that you saw going on?
DD: Yeah, I thought their effort, their physicality in the second half was, you know, really good. I mean, they certainly cranked it up a notch in that second half and we needed to respond to it, but, you know, I thought their aggressiveness defensively, their aggressiveness in the offensive glass, you know, was ultimately the factor.
Q: Darian, you mentioned Lamar, but how much did the foul trouble for not just him, but other guys, affect you tonight?
DD: I mean, foul trouble is foul trouble. You have it every night, so you’ve got to figure out a way to deal with it and, you know, we just didn’t do a good enough job with that.
Q: Just to follow up on that, with this team, and you’ve talked about sort of where you are with the two bigs and things like that, like does foul trouble become sort of a compounding problem when it disrupts rotations? It felt tonight like maybe guys were just not either on the floor long enough to find the rhythm or maybe had to be on the floor too long because other guys were in foul trouble.
DD: Again, our guys, you know, their numbers are called, they’re ready to go. You know, certainly, you know, a guy like Lamar, you want him out there, but when he’s not out there, I feel very confident that the guys that are coming in are going to do their part and do their job and, you know, we certainly have a lot of faith in them, so, you know, unfortunately it just didn’t work out the way we wanted it to tonight.
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