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Pacers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs SAC | W 116-105 | |
| at CHI | W 105-120 | |
| vs DEN | L 120-135 | |
| vs CLE | L 119-135 | |
| vs CHI | W 103-101 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs LAC | W 115-113 | |
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 |
Injuries
Pacers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quenton Jackson | G | Hamstring | The Pacers listed Jackson as Questionable on Friday's (Dec. 12) game against the 76ers. | |
 Ben Sheppard | G | Calf | The Pacers listed Sheppard as Out on Friday's (Dec. 12) game against the 76ers. | |
 Aaron Nesmith | G-F | Knee | Nesmith is expected to be out for around four weeks, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports. | |
 Obi Toppin | F | Foot | The Pacers announced that Toppin will undergo foot surgery and miss at least three months. | |
 Kam Jones | G | Back | The Pacers listed Jones as Questionable on Friday's (Dec. 12) game against the 76ers. | |
 Tyrese Haliburton | G | Achilles | The Pacers confirmed that Haliburton will miss the 2025-2026 season as he recovers from a torn Achilles. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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