Game Info

When: Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET

Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, LeaguePass

Injury Report

Wizards: Kyshawn George – Questionable (Illness), Marvin Bagley III – Questionable (Hip), Tre Johnson – Out (Hip), Corey Kispert – Out (Thumb)

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Pacers: Johnny Furphy – Out (Ankle), Quenton Jackson – Out (Hamstring), Aaron Nesmith – Out (Knee), Obi Toppin – Out (Foot)

Pregame notes

Wizards were able to break their 14-game losing streak on Tuesday as well as win their first-ever NBA Cup game. There is some momentum after a very convincing victory over division foe, Atlanta Hawks.

Up next is the Indiana Pacers, who are going through their own struggles. The Pacers are the only team in the NBA and the Eastern Conference with a worse record than the Washington Wizards. A lot of this is in part due to the lost of Tyrese Haliburton, due to injury, and Myles Turner, due to free agency.

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With all of this in mind, it is rare that we can say the Wizards have a good chance to win this game, but even more so to start a winning streak. The victory over the Hawks was a solid foundation for building a winning formula: efficient shooting combined with solid defense that includes forcing turnovers. If the Wizards are able to combine these two elements, they have a chance to be in many games. The question will be with such a young team, can they be consistent? Friday night’s game will tell us if they are indeed trending that way or not.

The Wizards and Pacers have both been eliminated from qualifying for the NBA Cup tournament, so this game will not have any barring on helping either team in the NBA Cup.