Washington and Indiana meet in conference battle
Indiana Pacers (38-20, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (24-34, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. Eastern
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Washington and Indiana will play at the Capital One Arena.
The Wizards are 17-23 in Eastern Conference games. Washington is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.9 points and shooting 47 percent.
The Pacers are 27-11 in Eastern Conference play. Indiana ranks second in the Eastern Conference shooting 37.1 percent from downtown. Bojan Bogdanovic paces the Pacers shooting 42.6 percent from 3-point range.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley Beal leads the Wizards scoring 25.1 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Tomas Satoransky has averaged six assists and 8.2 points over the last 10 games for Washington.
Domantas Sabonis is averaging 14.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the Pacers. Thaddeus Young is shooting 52.1 percent and has averaged 11.7 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 104.6 points, 41.3 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.4 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 101.3 points on 45.0 percent shooting.
Wizards: 3-7, averaging 119.7 points, 40.1 rebounds, 31.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.6 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.4 points on 49.8 percent shooting.
Wizards Injuries: Dwight Howard: out (back), John Wall: out for season (left achilles).
Pacers Injuries: Myles Turner: day to day (hip), Tyreke Evans: day to day (ankle), Victor Oladipo: out for season (ruptured right quadricep tendon).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.