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Pacers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at CLE | L 120-109 | |
| vs CHA | W 127-118 | |
| at DET | L 127-112 | |
| vs TOR | L 111-129 | |
| at PHX | L 133-98 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs DEN | L 109-112 | |
| at CLE | W 104-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 117-113 | |
| vs POR | W 140-116 | |
| vs WAS | W 135-112 |
Injuries
Pacers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Nesmith | G-F | Knee | Nesmith is expected to be out for around four weeks, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports. | |
 Quenton Jackson | G | Hamstring | Jackson did not play in Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Cavaliers. | |
 Johnny Furphy | G | Ankle | Furphy did not play in Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Cavaliers. | |
 Obi Toppin | F | Foot | The Pacers announced that Toppin will undergo foot surgery and miss at least three months. | |
 Kam Jones | G | Back | Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Jones is still not close to full recovery and is without an official timetable to return. | |
 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. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 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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