Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat preview: Start time, where to watch, injury report, betting odds November 30
The Indiana Pacers take on the Miami Heat tonight in South Florida. It's the first of two games between the teams in the next three days, and both groups are near each other in the Eastern Conference Standings. Miami sits at 10-8 while Indiana is 9-7.
The Heat and Pacers will play again in Miami on Saturday. "Miami is a perennial playoff team. In the Finals last year. It's great experience for us... they're a big-time team," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of the Heat on Wednesday.
Viewing and Betting Information
Tip off time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
Where to watch: NBA League Pass, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports+, Bally Sports Sun
Spread and Over/Under: The Pacers are small underdogs as they are currently +1.5 in the SI Sportsbook. The over/under for the game is 238.5.
Pacers vs Heat Injury Report
The Pacers listed center Jalen Smith as out with a left knee bone bruise and left heel contusion. T.J. McConnell (right hamstring soreness) and Isaiah Jackson (upper respiratory infection) are listed as questionable. Kendall Brown, Isaiah Wong, and Oscar Tshiebwe are listed as questionable as a part of their two-way contract status. Tshiebwe is with the team for this trip due to Smith's injury.
The Heat, meanwhile, listed R.J. Hampton, Tyler Herro, and Dru Smith as out. Jimmy Butler and Haywood Highsmith are questionable while Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson are probable.
Key Matchup
Tyrese Haliburton vs Kyle Lowry: Haliburton had one of his best games (43 points and a game-winning shot) and worst games (one point on 0/9 shooting) against the Heat last year. The Pacers were 2-0 against Miami in 2022-23 when their star point guard reached 20 points and 0-2 otherwise.
Haliburton's success is typically important for the blue and gold, and tonight, that is even more so the case. He will go against Kyle Lowry, a tough, physical player who has won a championship before. Haliburton needs to dominate this matchup.
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