Indiana takes on Dallas after overtime win

Updated Jan. 29, 2022 3:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Indiana Pacers (18-32, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (28-21, fifth in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Mavericks -9.5

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana visits the Dallas Mavericks after the Pacers took down the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-110 in overtime.

The Mavericks have gone 15-9 at home. Dallas scores 105.5 points while outscoring opponents by 2.2 points per game.

The Pacers are 6-19 in road games. Indiana averages 13.5 turnovers per game and is 9-10 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Pacers won 106-93 in the last matchup on Dec. 11. Caris LeVert led the Pacers with 26 points, and Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Brunson is scoring 15.8 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Mavericks. Doncic is averaging 25.9 points and 10.9 rebounds while shooting 41.7% over the past 10 games for Dallas.

Justin Holiday averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Pacers, scoring 11.1 points while shooting 37.7% from beyond the arc. LeVert is shooting 45.0% and averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 105.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.6 points per game.

Pacers: 3-7, averaging 111.2 points, 44.9 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.0 points.

INJURIES: Mavericks: Tim Hardaway Jr.: out (foot), Sterling Brown: out (foot).

Pacers: T.J. McConnell: out (wrist), Myles Turner: out (foot), T.J. Warren: out (foot/health and safety protocols), Malcolm Brogdon: out (achilles).

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