The Indiana Pacers were expected to sit well above .500 coming off a season where they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead, the Pacers are the No. 8 seed in the East with a record of 18-18.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler says he needs to find joy again on the basketball court. And when asked if he can find that joy in Miami, he had a two-word answer. “Probably not,” he said.

The Heat's Jimmy Butler is back in the lineup but there has been plenty of speculation over how much longer he'll be on the team. Miami is led by Tyler Herro (24.3 ppg, 41.0% on 3s, 5.6 rpg, 5.2 apg),

The Miami Heat would not be interested in adding the $251 million star scorer as part of a Jimmy Butler trade package.

Brice Sensabaugh scored a career-high 34 points, John Collins finished with 24, and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 136-100 rout over the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Walker Kessler had 14 points and 16 rebounds while Jazz starters Collin Sexton (17 points) Lauri Markkanen (15) and Keyonte

Behind six double-digit scorers and a masterful performance by All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers (17-18) beat the Miami Heat (17-15), 128-115, on Thursday at Kaseya Center.

While Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam, and Bennedict Mathurin will play against the Heat, the Pacers' roster has suffered a myriad of injuries, making the bench a game of Russian roulette, as it's hard to gauge who will have enough in their chamber to supplement the starters' production.

Story of the Miami Heat’s season, they fail to continue their recent momentum in the win column Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. They were handed a 128-115 loss courtesy to elite offensive production from the Pacers.

Indiana didn’t waste much time as Tyrese Haliburton came out aggressive early and often, consecutive threes launching the Pacers to a 12-2 advantage in the first few minutes. They would hold that lead rather comfortably for most of the first half.

Indiana Pacers Top Performers Tyrese Haliburton – 33 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 6 3PM Tyrese Haliburton is the only player in NBA history to put up 30+ points, 15+ assists, 5+ 3PM, and 0 TO in a game,

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