Miami Heat (4-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (3-5, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Indiana and Miami will play on Friday.
Indiana finished 25-57 overall and 11-41 in Eastern Conference play last season. The Pacers averaged 14.5 points off of turnovers, 14.7 second chance points and 36.5 bench points last season.
Miami went 11-7 overall and 35-17 in Eastern Conference action during the 2021-22 season. The Heat averaged 104.2 points per game while allowing opponents to score 100.4 last season.
INJURIES: Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: day to day (foot), Daniel Theis: day to day (knee), Isaiah Jackson: day to day (knee).
Heat: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Omer Yurtseven: out (knee), Jimmy Butler: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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