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INDIANAPOLIS — Walter Clayton Jr. sees a good core on the Dallas Mavericks, with young players and veterans he can learn from, the guard said Friday before Dallas faced the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Dallas signed Clayton to a two-way contract Wednesday. The Memphis Grizzlies waived Clayton on Monday, and no team claimed him […]
Pacers shooting guard Ben Sheppard has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee, the team confirmed in its latest injury report (via Twitter). Head coach Rick Carlisle said prior to Friday’s home opener vs. Dallas that Sheppard, who suffered the injury in Wednesday’s win over New Orleans, will be sidelined “a little […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks play the Indiana Pacers at 6 p.m. CT Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Pacers’ home opener and the first night of Dallas’ first back-to-back. Dallas is 0-1 after Wednesday’s 128-110 loss at the Houston Rockets, and Indiana is 1-0 after a 123-120 win at the New Orleans Pelicans. Both teams […]
The Dallas Mavericks (0-1) face the Indiana Pacers (1-0) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday night. How to Watch Mavericks vs Pacers Dallas enters Friday’s matchup looking to rebound from a 128-110 loss to the Houston Rockets in Wednesday’s season opener.…
The Dallas Mavericks (0-1) stay on the road to start the season, matching up against the Indiana Pacers (1-0) on Friday night. The Mavericks are looking for a win after getting throttled by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Indiana held off the New Orleans Pelicans to start the season, winning 123-120 in Tyrese Haliburton’s return […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks have ruled out Santi Aldama, Tarik Biberović, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin for Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, according to the NBA’s official injury report. Jett Howard is listed as doubtful with right calf tightness and soreness. All four missed Wednesday’s 128-110 season-opening loss to the Houston Rockets […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Mavericks need a level of urgency even this early in the season, Max Christie said Friday, two days after a 128-110 season-opening loss to the Houston Rockets. Dallas plays at the Indiana Pacers on Friday at 6 p.m. CT at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Mavericks trailed Houston 70-38 at halftime and by […]
After an equal parts defeating yet somewhat inspiring 128-110 loss to the Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks (0-1) remain on the road as they are set to square off against the Indiana Pacers (1-0). The Mavs found themselves down by as many as 37 points against Houston on Wednesday, before somewhat reeling Houston back in […]
The Dallas Mavericks will try to notch their first win of the season as they travel to Indianapolis to take on the Indiana Pacers Friday night. Opening night didn’t go the Mavericks’ way, as they lost to the Rockets in Houston Wednesday night. The Pacers, meanwhile, opened the season with a win against the New […]
Veteran guard Collin Sexton was cleared to make his Los Angeles Lakers debut on Friday against the LA Clippers as he was no longer listed on the team’s injury report. Sexton had been sidelined for all preseason and had only recently begun fully participating in practice amid a calf injury. Collin Sexton was initially listed […] The post Collin Sexton cleared for Lakers debut amid calf injury, Jake LaRavia questionable appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In his first regular season game since he tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June 2025, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers to a comeback road win in New Orleans, Marc J. Spears writes for ESPN.com. Haliburton scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have heard the promises before. New coach, renewed expectations, flashes of potential, and another opportunity to turn the corner. Zion Williamson has lived through enough of those cycles to know that optimism means little without results. A three-point, last-second opening night loss to Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers (123-120) was another frustrating […] The post How Zion Williamson ‘respectfully’ processed latest loss amid questions about Pelicans’ future with ...
Well, there went the honeymoon period. Jamahl Mosley’s New Orleans Pelicans are already under fire after losing to Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers on NBA Opening Night. A wave of criticism swept social media over his rotations, particularly the decision to leave Herb Jones off the court in the closing minutes. As the game slipped away, […] The post Jamahl Mosley under fire for lack of ‘ultimate pro’ Herb Jones vs. Pacers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The scrappy New Orleans Pelicans dropped their season opener to Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers, but Yves Missi provided a major silver lining in Jamahl Mosley’s official debut. Posting 13 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and two steals against Ivica Zubac was impressive, but more importantly, it looked naturally easy for someone who started […] The post Yves Missi passes Jamahl Mosley’s first big starting lineup test vs. Pacers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
AJ Dybantsa’s regular season debut with the Wizards won’t occur on Friday vs. Toronto, tweets Josh Robbins of The Athletic. The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft has been ruled out for the second straight contest as he continues to recover from a left ankle sprain he suffered last week in Washington’s preseason […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have been searching for ways to make Zion Williamson more dangerous beyond the paint. One game into the Jamahl Mosley era, that work is already producing results. Unfortunately, Williamson and Trey Murphy III were more effective from beyond the arc than inside it during an NBA Opening Night loss to Tyrese […] The post How Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy will find ‘beauty’ in failure vs. Tyrese Haliburton’s Pacers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Dusty May saw enough in the Mavericks’ opener to identify both the problems and a few possible solutions. The challenge is making those corrections before Friday’s visit to the Pacers. Dallas lost 128-110 to the Rockets on Wednesday, with a 38-12 second quarter creating a deficit that overwhelmed an otherwise productive night from Cooper Flagg. […] The post Mavericks’ Dusty May: There are going to be puzzles we’ll have to figure out appeared first on Hoops Wire .
A starting lineup spot is both a badge of honor and an invitation for opposing scouting reports to tear your game apart. Jeremiah Fears felt the full weight of that shift in a season-opening loss to Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers. However, Dejounte Murray keeps stepping in to ensure the young guard’s confidence stays intact as […] The post Jeremiah Fears struggles in season opener, but Dejounte Murray knows level-up secret appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The 2025 NBA Finals marked a turning point for the league and its fans in many ways. First, it pitted two small-market teams against each other: the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. Second, ESPN’s presentation of Game 1 of the series fell extraordinarily flat and was a far cry from the Finals of…
Trail Blazers Damian Lillard gave the Trail Blazers a familiar performance in his return. His responsibilities, however, look different this time around, and he’s happy about that. Lillard scored 25 points and made six three-pointers in 23 minutes Wednesday as Portland routed the Suns 124-83. It was his first regular-season game since recovering from a […] The post NBA Notes: Blazers, Damian Lillard, Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, Clippers appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton made his on-court return on Wednesday, and his performance should worry the Boston Celtics.
Tyrese Haliburton last played in an NBA game in June 2025. Then, the star point guard of the Indiana Pacers tore his Achilles tendon after a blistering start to Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pacers lost the game, and Haliburton missed the entire 2025-2026 season. On Wednesday night,…
Walking into the arena for his return from an Achilles injury, Indiana Pacers star and WWE fan Tyrese Haliburton paid homage to “The Game,” Triple H, who famously returned from a quad injury in 2002. Trips took notice of the tribute. He responded to the Pacers’ post of Haliburton’s pre-game outfit, which included the same […] The post WWE’s Triple H acknowledges Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s epic tribute before return from Achilles injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Tyrese Haliburton records 23 points and 12 assists in an emotional NBA comeback after Achilles surgery.