Game Day: Suns (38-27) @ Pacers (15-50), Thurs 3/12/26

[Superbone]

Time: 4:00 pm AZ (4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET)
Place: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBALP

The Suns continue their six game roadie with game two in Indianapolis. The lowly Pacers have lost 10 straight and have the worst record in the NBA. They've also been decimated with injuries. The Suns need to take care of business early in this one and give the bench the bulk of the minutes as they'll be playing a back to back tomorrow night in Toronto. There's a good chance some Suns nursing injuries, I'm looking at you Allen, Goodwin, and Highsmith, might get the night off. Look for a who's who? of players from Indiana. Players such as Kam Jones, Kobe Brown, Micah Potter and Jarace Walker.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/pacers.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

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[Superbone]

[Superbone]

[Mori Chu]

Q: Would you guys say that the Pacers are tanking? They obviously suck this season, but they're without Haliburton due to injury, and they lost Myles Turner in the offseason. Should they be this bad? I haven't been paying close attention; have they been resting guys and doing other tanky things?

[Superbone]

Q: Would you guys say that the Pacers are tanking? They obviously suck this season, but they're without Haliburton due to injury, and they lost Myles Turner in the offseason. Should they be this bad? I haven't been paying close attention; have they been resting guys and doing other tanky things?

They have good reason to tank. They keep their pick if it's top 4 (or something like that.)

[Superbone]

[O_Gardino]

I don't think they are sitting healthy players in an attempt to lose games they should win. They just aren't that great a roster, to be honest. They've also gone through a bunch of borderline NBA guys looking for the right pieces to put around Hali when he gets back. I think it's more of a single year rebuild.

[BKinSJC]

Ivica Zubac apparently set to make his Pacers debut. Based on his results against the Suns with the Clippers earlier this year, my guess is he'll go for about 30 and 30.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/03/ivi ... orrow.html

[Superbone]

Ivica Zubac apparently set to make his Pacers debut. Based on his results against the Suns with the Clippers earlier this year, my guess is he'll go for about 30 and 30.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/03/ivi ... orrow.html

I think you're being conservative.

[ShelC]

No Grayson tonight, might be saving him for tomorrow vs Toronto.

[djy2j]

Your boy got hooked up in an all inclusive suite tonight so I'll be getting hammered in style. Go Suns!

[djy2j]

No energy so far. Awesome.

[djy2j]

Book starting to cook. Two years ago was the 60 point game I believe. Still lost. Only Vogel could do that

[LazarusLong]

Booker, Green and O'Neale doing the heavy lifting on offense.
Suns need to find somebody to slow Nembhard, who looks All NBA tonight.

[Shabazz]

March Booker has arrived.

[djy2j]

The defensive intensity from the Milwaukee game hasn't carried over. Hard to get up for the Pacers but damn...

[LazarusLong]

Suns need more scoring from the bench.

[djy2j]

Maluach looks really comfortable out there. Starting to really see his potential.

[AmareIsGod]

Green and Booker are cooking.

[djy2j]

Was hoping to see Booker get 50 but they've locked him up in the 4th so far