Once again, the Pacers (11-16) wrap up their current homestand on Friday night when they host the Mavericks (12-12) at the Fieldhouse.
In this wild and funky, day-to-day season with injuries and COVID issues tweaking the Pacers approach quite often, the team won’t need to change their starting lineup this time, but instead their bench lineup. Rick Carlisle will be out for the first of a few games after entering the COVID health and safety protocol which will bump Lloyd Pierce to the first chair against the Mavs.
Pierce has experience managing a team, so there should be little change to the on-court product as the Pacers try to continue their recent run of solid play despite load of off-court distractions.