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Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers

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2-13, 1-7 Away
Final
103 - 115

7-10, 5-2 Home

Pacers end 3-game skid, extend Wizards losing streak to 11 with 115-103 victory

Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers: Game Highlights

Rookie Alexandre Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly each had 17 for the Wizards, who have now lost 11 in a row and have the NBA's worst record at 2-13. Sarr also had a game-high 14 rebounds.

Bennedict Mathurin had 16 points, Moses Brown 15 and T.J. McConnell 12 for the Pacers.

Takeaways Wizards: The visitors won't take much solace in staying close for much of the game because another loss in a losing streak is just that, but there were positives amid the setback and the Wizards can build on them with six of their next eight at home.

Pacers: After not playing well defensively for the past three games, allowing 129.6 points per conest, the finish qualified as modest improvement as Indiana allowed just 16 fourth-quarter points. Now 5-3 at home, the team needs to figure out how to win on the road, where it is 2-8.

Key moment Indiana went on a 7-2 run in a span of about four minutes to build a 105-98 lead with 4:53 remaining. Washington missed six shots during the stretch and was unable to close the gap in the final minutes.

Key stat Brown, signed last week, scored Indiana's first eight points and had 11 in the first quarter. The 25-year-old New Yorker is playing for his eighth team in six seasons.

Up next The Pacers play host to New Orleans on Monday night and the Wizards play host to Chicago on Tuesday night.

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Regular Season Series

IND leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pacers: 75.1%
Wizards: 24.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 115
4th 21.1 Carlton Carrington enters the game for Malcolm Brogdon 103 - 115
4th 21.1 Bilal Coulibaly out of bounds bad pass turnover 103 - 115
4th 26.1 Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover (Alexandre Sarr steals) 103 - 115

Statistics

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36-79 FG 41-86
45.6 Field Goal % 47.7
11-35 3PT 12-27
31.4 Three Point % 44.4
20-25 FT 21-27
80.0 Free Throw % 77.8
41 Rebounds 45
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
33 Defensive Rebounds 33
24 Assists 31
8 Steals 8
5 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
9 Fast Break Points 16
44 Points in Paint 56
19 Fouls 18
4 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 36 .471 - L2
Orlando 32 37 .464 0.5 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 2.5 L7
Charlotte 17 50 .254 14.5 L1
Washington 15 51 .227 16 W2

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TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1
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