{"id":344878,"date":"2025-12-14T15:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/344878\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:05:08","slug":"nba-coaching-history-in-play-how-to-watch-indiana-pacers-washington-wizards-lineups-injury-report-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/344878\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA coaching history in play, How To Watch Indiana Pacers-Washington Wizards, Lineups, Injury Report &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">The teams with the two lowest winning percentages in the Eastern Conference meet on Sunday afternoon, where the expectation is that Rick Carlisle will become the 11th NBA head coach to record 1,000 regular-season wins.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">In his second stint with Indiana, Carlisle is dealing with a ton of attrition on the heels of taking the Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000. He\u2019s fighting an uphill battle due to the injury report you\u2019ll see below, but Indy finally won consecutive games to end November and is looking to overcome a 1-13 start, having prevailed in four of their last seven.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">The Wizards will look to avoid becoming Carlisle\u2019s 1,000th victim while adding to the smallest win total in the NBA this season. Washington has won once on the road all season, defeating Dallas on Oct. 24 in its second game. It opened the month with a 129-126 upset of Milwaukee but has dropped four straight.<\/p>\n<p>Vitals &#8211; How to Watch Wizards at Pacers<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">Game date, time and location: Sunday, Dec. 14, 3:10 p.m. EST, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana (Pacers), Monumental Sports Network (Wizards)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">Radio: 1070 The Fan (Pacers), 106.7 The Fan (Wizards)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">Pacers look to bounce back after seeing modest win streak snapped<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">The Indiana Pacers (6-19) and Washington Wizards (3-20) square off for the second time inside three weeks. The teams were paired in East Group A in the NBA Cup, where the Wizards were Indiana\u2019s only victim and Toronto ran up a 4-0 record to advance. The Pacers beat Washington 119-86 to improve to 3-16 on Nov. 28 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Pascal Siakam.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">This will be the final time these teams get together at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this season, but they\u2019ll square off on consecutive nights in D.C. on Feb. 19-20 coming out of the All-Star break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Indiana has won six consecutive meetings between these teams and is 7-1 over the last eight matchups dating back to the start of the 2023-24 season. The Pacers own a 112-27 series lead in this series that dates back to Indy\u2019s arrival from the ABA in 1976.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">Betting Lines <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/was-wizards-%2540-ind-pacers\/33292418\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(via DraftKings)\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\">Spread: Pacers -9.5 (-110), Wizards +9.5 (-110)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">Moneyline: Pacers -410, Wizards +320<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">Total: 223.5 (Over -115, Under -105)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"82\">Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">PROJECTED STARTERS<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"88\">WIZARDS<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8b\">F Kyshawn George<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8e\">F Justin Champagnie<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8h\">C Marvin Bagley Jr.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8k\">G Bub Carrington<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8n\">G CJ McCollum<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8q\">PACERS<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8t\">F Bennedict Mathurin<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8w\">F Pascal Siakam<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8z\">C Jay Huff<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"92\">G Andrew Nembhard<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">G Ethan Thompson<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">INJURY REPORT<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-31\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">WIZARDS<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9e\">Alex Sarr: Out &#8211; Right Adductor Strain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-33\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">Bilal Coulibaly: Out &#8211; Right Oblique Strain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-34\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9k\">Khris Middleton: Out &#8211; Right Knee Contusion<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-35\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9n\">Corey Kispert: Out &#8211; Right Thumb Fracture<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-36\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">Malaki Branham: Out &#8211; Right Thumb Sprain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-37\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9t\">Sharife Cooper: Out &#8211; G League (Two-way)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-38\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9w\">AJ Johnson: Out &#8211; G League (On assignment)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-39\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9z\">PACERS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-40\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a2\">Andrew Nembhard: Questionable &#8211; Left Calf Soreness<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-41\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a5\">Tony Bradley: Questionable &#8211; Left Quad Strain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-42\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a8\">Moritz Wagner: Out &#8211; Left Knee injury recovery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-43\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ab\">Tyrese Haliburton: Out &#8211; Right Achilles Tendon tear<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-44\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ae\">Aaron Nesmith: Out &#8211; Left Knee MCL Sprain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-45\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ah\">Obi Toppin: Out &#8211; Right Foot Stress Fracture<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-46\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ak\">Ben Sheppard: Out &#8211; Left Calf Strain<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-47\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"an\">Kam Jones: Doubtful &#8211; G League (On assignment)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-48\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"aq\">QUOTABLE<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-49\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"at\">Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on not getting the benefit of the whistle multiple times down the stretch in Philadelphia on Friday: &#8220;Can I say that we could\u2019ve gotten a few calls without being fined $40,000? There were a couple of calls that I thought we could\u2019ve gotten. I\u2019m gonna fight for our guys. Our guys have been up against it all year, fighting hard, crunch time game, every play is meaningful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More Indiana Pacers Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The teams with the two lowest winning percentages in the Eastern Conference meet on Sunday afternoon, where the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-344878","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}