Pregame notes
The Washington Wizards play against the Indiana Pacers in what could be a possible regular season series sweep. Russell Westbrook has dominated against the Pacers and hopefully will do so on Saturday night.
Wizards are half a game behind which means if they win they’ll move up to the ninth spot in the standings. If the season were to end and the Wizards won they’d host a play-in tournament game instead of being the visitor. They’re even a game and a half behind the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth spot which would be even better based on how the play-in tournament works.
How to Watch Pacers Game With Wizards on Saturday; Gametime, TV, Point Spread
The Indiana Pacers play the Wizards with huge implications for the NBA Playoffs on the line.
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May 8, 2021
The Indiana Pacers (31-35) are coming off a season-saving win against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, but they have a massive test against the Washington Wizards (31-36) on Saturday evening.
The winner of the game will possess the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, and as of right now, the Wizards come in just 0.5 games behind the Pacers and have won seven out of their last ten games.
The two teams just played last Monday, and the Wizards won 154-141 in one of the worst defensive performances that have been seen this season for both teams, but especially the Pacers.
Wizards vs. Pacers: Game thread, lineups, TV info and more
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The Pacers have another crack at the Washington Wizards in another important matchup between two teams with hopes to hang on to at least a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.
A similar matchup in D.C. last Monday was met by a futile effort from the Pacers when they let Russell Westbrook and the Wiz run roughshod on them and sew up the tie breaker. The Pacers still hold a one game lead in the loss column so expanding that to two would be big, not to mention keep them in touch with the 8th-seeded Charlotte Hornets.
COVID-19 update: Henderson County reports 7 new cases, no new deaths in surrounding district
HENDERSON, Ky. Of the Green River District s 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, seven were in Henderson County Saturday.
Daviess County reported 10, while Union and Webster counties reported three each. Hancock, McLean and Ohio counties each reported one new case of COVID.
The Green River District Health Department reported no new COVID-related deaths Saturday in its seven counties.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, decreased slightly to 18 in Henderson County as of Friday afternoon and held the county in the orange or accelerated level.
Hawks vs. Pacers: Game thread, lineups, TV info and more
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The Pacers welcome Nate McMillan and his Atlanta Hawks to the Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Both teams played on Wednesday with drastically different results. The Hawks destroyed a strong Suns team (albeit one playing on an OT back-to-back), 135-103 as they gear up for the playoffs while working Trae Young back in the mix.
The Pacers? Well, not so good. Bad loss to the Kings. Bad look on the sidelines with now suspended coach Grag Foster getting heated with now fined Goga Bitadze. According to reports, the group was hashing things out until 1 a.m., but at least they have the 8 p.m. tip again to get an extra hour of rest.