Pacers down four of five starters Monday night against Wolves

Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and Aaron Nesmith are all out for the game.

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam and guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) in the second half against the Orlando Magic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Nov. 6, 2024. / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be facing an Indiana Pacers team down four of five starters Monday night.

Pascal Siakam (personal reasons), Tyrese Haliburton (back), Myles Turner (hip) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle) have all been ruled out for Monday night's game at Target Center in Minneapolis. That leaves the Pacers down their leading scorer (20.9 points per game) and rebounder (7.2 rebounds per game) in Siakam, their assists leader (9.0 per game) and second-leading scorer (18.5 per game) in Haliburton and their second-leading rebounder (6.4 per game) and fourth-leading scorer (15.5) in Turner. Nesmith also starts and averages 11.2 points per game, leaving Indiana missing a lot of production.

The red-hot Wolves, who've won eight straight games, have a clean injury report against the short-handed Pacers, who sit fifth in the Eastern Conference standings with a 37-29 record this season. Coming off Sunday's win over the Utah Jazz, the Wolves will have all hands on deck for Monday night's matchup against Indiana.

That includes Mike Conley, who was out for rest on Sunday, but is off the injury report. Minnesota will be going for its ninth straight victory, which would match the second-longest winning streak in franchise history.

The Wolves and Pacers tip off at 7 p.m. Monday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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