Houston Rockets guard James Harden drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers forward Justin Holiday in the second quarter of a NBA basketball game at AdventHealth Arena in Florida August 12, 2020. — Reuters pic
The Pacers snapped a five-game losing streak against the Rockets — who announced before the game that star guard Russell Westbrook was nursing a quadriceps strain that could jeopardize his appearance in the playoffs. The win for the shorthanded Pacers — who were without All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis, leading scorer TJ Warren and starting point guard Malcolm Brogdon — means Indiana clinched a top-five seed in the Eastern Conference and know they will face the Miami Heat when the first round of the playoffs begin in the NBA’s “bubble” in Orlando, Florida.Edmond Sumner added a season-high 17 points off the bench for Indiana, adding four rebounds and four assists.
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