Pacers vs Spurs

The Indiana Pacers take on the San Antonio Spurs at home for their second game. Here are the latest odds, injury report, and predictions.

Oct. Daniel Theis (conditioning) is currently listed as out against the Spurs. Meanwhile, Jalen Smith (knee) and Aaron Nesmith (foot) will be game-time decisions. The latest odds from FanDuel Sportsbook have Indiana as slight -1.0 favorites at home against the visiting San Antonio. San Antonio leads the all-time series, 55-43, though Indiana has won four of the last five meetings between both clubs. After trading Dejounte Murray in the offseason, the Spurs are clearly playing for the future, and they are similarly coming off a home loss to begin their campaign.

The San Antonio Spurs will face off against the Indiana Pacers as they seek to achieve their first win of the 2022-23 season.

Myles Turner landed on a ball boy's foot during the Pacers' warmups before their season opener. In return, they ultimately brought in Tyrese Haliburton to be their backcourt centerpiece of the future. Each team has experienced a downturn that led to the start of a rebuild. [129-102 loss to the Charlotte Hornets](https://www.si.com/nba/spurs/news/san-antonio-spurs-charlotte-hornets-game-recap-keldon-johnson-terry-rozier) that featured a [deficit as large as 35 points](https://www.si.com/nba/spurs/nba/spurs/news/san-antonio-spurs-charlotte-hornets-lessons-learned-season-opener) at one point. You don't hide from it. Spurs vs.

Gregg Popovich and company must reorganize themselves as they hit the road for a meeting with the Indiana Pacers, a fellow rebuilding franchise. The Silver and ...

Their communication and effort in transition were equally horrendous, which could spell trouble if they can’t corral a squad that loves to push the pace. Or will the Spurs turn to their longest-tenured player when they travel to Indiana for their first road game of the season? Maybe that should have been the expected result after they moved on from their best passer and got younger in the same offseason. The Spurs were a complete disaster in their season-opening blowout loss to Charlotte on Wednesday night. Keldon Johnson was phenomenal in the home opener, and the fourth-year forward will look to maintain his momentum tonight. Gregg Popovich and company must reorganize themselves as they hit the road for a meeting with the Indiana Pacers, a fellow rebuilding franchise.

The San Antonio Spurs will travel to take on the Indiana Pacers in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The team shot just 40 percent from the field, and 36 percent from the three-point line. Johnson shot 47 percent from the field in the opener. San Antonio struggled mightily in their opener, shooting just 21 percent from three-point range and 40 percent overall from the field. Also, back-breaking in the losing effort, Indiana shot just 67 percent from the free-throw line. Indiana suffered through a brutal 25-57 record last season, finishing in thirteenth place in the Eastern Conference. Indiana also fell in the first game of their season, losing 114-107 against the Washington Wizards at home.

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I mention all this just to establish the amount of emotion surrounding this Nuggets team when it comes to the Warriors. On top of the motivation edge, I think that the Nuggets have actual matchup advantages as well. I don’t think there is any animosity towards the Warriors but I think that this game means a little more than the average early regular season game for this Nuggets team. Prior to that injury, the Nuggets were flying sky high as they had won seven straight games and posted the best net rating in the NBA following the trade for Aaron Gordon. Tonight, the Pacers welcome in what is going to be one of the worst teams in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs. Vanderbilt is surrounded in the Utah starting lineup by a pair of rather pedestrian rebounders in Kelly Olynyk and Lauri Markkanen. In the first game of the regular season against the Wizards, Haliburton notched 26 points on a team-high 18 attempts. Since the trade from the Sacramento Kings to the Indiana Pacers, Haliburton has seen an increase in production and offensive stats. ET) and [Nuggets](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/denver-nuggets) vs. [Warriors](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/golden-state-warriors) (10 p.m. [Heat](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/miami-heat) (7:30 p.m. [Celtics](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/boston-celtics) vs.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers NBA basketball game on October 21, 2022.

[Isaiah Jackson](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432170/isaiah-jackson) had 16 points and six rebounds, and [Buddy Hield](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2990984/buddy-hield) had 13 points. They topped the 60% mark in the first half and wound up 17 of 31 from beyond the arc. ... [Rookie ](https://twitter.com/i/status/1583607388447264774) [Andrew Nembhard](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395712/andrew-nembhard), a second-round pick, scored 14 points in his debut. [Jakob Poeltl](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl) finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists. “He was a wonderful human being and a terrific referee,” Carlisle said. The Spurs put on a 3-point shooting clinic Friday. Carlisle said he was one of many people from the league who spoke with Brown as he battled pancreatic cancer. ... [Myles Turner](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3133628/myles-turner) missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle. Haliburton made three free throws with 23.5 seconds to go and then Indiana forced a turnover on the Spurs' ensuing possession. But with two of the league's youngest teams, it wasn't pretty. The Pacers have not led in either of their games this season after finishing last season with 10 consecutive losses. “We're not exactly ready for full-court pressure this early in the season,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

Josh Richardson was in another world with his shooting tonight, making 6 of 7 from deep, and recording 27 points. This is a complete turnaround from the game ...

- Tre Jones held on to the ball with his life before he was fouled, and made both of his free throws. - Josh Richardson is clearly having a great shooting game today, and is excellent in his clutch free throws in the 4th quarter. The Spurs chose one of their high-scorers, Josh Richardson, to make the free-throws of course. - In the 4th quarter, the edge started to slip a little bit. These are the types of moments where the Spurs show they need to grow. Keep in mind, he still has to get acclimated to the NBA timing of the game. After a 21 point lead at the end of 3rd quarter, their edge started to slip and they were within 8 within 2 minutes left of the game. He had a couple of nice mid-range jumpers, and a nice steal early in the second quarter. Earlier in the pre-season, he said he was getting used to NBA style as college-style basketball moves at a faster pace. Once he went to the line, he made his final two points. In the 4th, James Johnson had not choice to foul him because he would have made a huge dunk. The Spurs had no team injuries to report coming into this game.