INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers veteran point guard T.J. McConnell sprained his right ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Clippers and did not return. McConnell scored 13 points on 5 of 5 shooting. He entered the game averaging 9.8 points and 4.6 assists per game this season. The Pacers defeated the Clippers 129-111.

The Denver Nuggets capped off their four-game homestand with a very unexpected loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. The Nuggets now hit the road for the next four games and their first stop is against the Indiana Pacers.

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The Nuggets are currently 17-11 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Pacers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana is 2-0 since the All-Star b