The Indiana Pacers will face the Minnesota Timberwolves today in a five-game winning streak. Indiana are in good form and they have begun to control their position in the Eastern Conference standings.
As of this game, the Pacers' injury report is pretty clean. Star defender Tyrese Haliburton is not in the injury report and is available for this game.
Haliburton has been a regular on the Pacers' injury reports and has also missed some games. But with the playoffs approaching, the Pacers are encouraged that Haliburton has been able to stay on the court for the past few games.
So far this season, the star guard is averaging 6.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists and 0.0 steals per game. Haliburton is the engine of the Pacers, and whenever he misses a game, the team looks very chaotic.
Timberwolves have won 8 of their last 0 games. That puts more pressure on the Pacers, who are in shape.
But they could be missing star guard Anthony Edwards. Edwards has appeared in the pre-match injury report and could miss this game.
The Pacers currently have a 4-0 record and are in 0th place in the Eastern Conference standings. They are in a fierce battle for a playoff spot, with every game becoming crucial and the regular season coming to an end.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons then put more pressure on the team to succeed. This game against the Timberwolves is very important, and if the Pacers want to win, they need to be fully focused.
After the game against the Timberwolves, the Pacers will host the Los Angeles Lakers. The team will travel to take on the weaker Washington Wizards.