Oladipo, Pacers to face Beal, Wizards on Wednesday
Indiana Pacers (32-16, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (21-28, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Wednesday, 8 p.m. Eastern
BOTTOM LINE:
The Wizards have gone 14-17 against Eastern Conference teams. Washington is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 112.8 points and shooting 46.4 percent.
The Pacers have gone 14-10 away from home. Indiana is 3-4 in one-possession games. The Pacers defeated the Wizards 105-89 in their last meeting on Dec. 23. Myles Turner led Indiana with 18 points and Markieff Morris paced Washington scoring 16 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley Beal ranks first on the Wizards with 2.6 made 3-pointers and averages 24.6 points while shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc. Tomas Satoransky has averaged 6.8 assists and scored 12.2 points over the last 10 games for Washington.
Turner has shot 50.1 percent and is averaging 12.8 points for the Pacers. Bojan Bogdanovic has scored 15.7 points and totaled 4.7 rebounds while shooting 42.5 percent over the last 10 games for Indiana.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 112.8 points, 43.7 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110 points on 47.4 percent shooting.
Wizards: 6-4, averaging 113.9 points, 42.4 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.8 points on 47.8 percent shooting.
Wizards Injuries: Sam Dekker: out (back spasms), Ian Mahinmi: out (wrist), Markieff Morris: out (neck stiffness), Dwight Howard: out (back), John Wall: out for season (sore left heel).
Pacers Injuries: Victor Oladipo: out for season (right leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.