Davis’ 44-point night leads into Wizards-Pacers matchup

Washington visits the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on November 11, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. The Wizards are 4-7 and 10th in the Eastern Conference; Indiana is 3-8 and 11th. Washington comes into the matchup after a 122-111 loss to Detroit, in which Anthony Davis scored 44 points.

The teams are coming off difficult 2025-26 seasons. Indiana finished 19-63 overall and 15-37 in the Eastern Conference, allowing 120.4 points per game and committing 20.9 fouls per game. Washington went 17-65 overall and 11-41 in conference play, giving up 124.9 points per game while opponents shot 48.8% from the field.

Indiana will be without Tyrese Haliburton, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy; Haliburton is out with a hamstring injury, Sheppard with a meniscus injury, and Furphy for the season with an ACL injury. T.J. McConnell is day to day with a hamstring injury. Washington’s unavailable players include Tristan Vukcevic, Jamir Watkins, Justin Champagnie, Bilal Coulibaly and Reece Beekman. Watkins is out for the season with an ACL injury; the others are out with hip, foot, hand and shoulder injuries, respectively.