SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Paris, France
On Thursday, the Indiana Pacers will play the first of their long-awaited Paris games against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, will certainly have the crowd on their side, although the Pacers have only lost one game this month and the Spurs are in the middle of a slow streak.
The Indiana Pacers meet Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs twice in Paris. Here are the stats, lineups and predictions.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will face the Indiana Pacers in the NBA's 4th and 5th regular-season games in Paris.
Indiana's Rick Carlisle has coached more games against San Antonio's Gregg Popovich than anyone else. They've had 87 head-to-head matchups, including playoffs.
Tyrese Haliburton is back in Paris where he won a gold medal this summer, but he played the fewest minutes of any member of Team USA in France.
The NBA is going international on Thursday with a matchup in Paris between French superstar Victor Wembayama’s San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers.
All-Star Tyrese Haliburton told NBA Europe the proposal was the best part of the Paris trip so far. "Well Obi got engaged, so that was pretty cool. Puts some pressure on me now, though, so that's awesome,
Toppin, who won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2022, has been an important part of the Pacers' lineup, averaging 10 points and four rebounds per game this season, according to ESPN . The Pacers and Spurs are set to face off in Paris on Thursday and will play again on Saturday.
"We're going to throw everything we got at him just try do what we can go get a win," said Turner. "They are a tightknit group. They are guys who grind and hustle, so you know, we have to kind of match that intensity and supersede that.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are set to play the Indiana Pacers in a two-game series in Paris, starting on Thursday. It will serve as a homecoming of sorts for Wembanyama, who is a French native and recently helped lead the French national team to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics last summer.