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The Indiana Pacers will host the Washington Wizards as they look to get head coach Rick Carlisle his 1,000th career NBA regular-season win. Andrew Nembhard and Tony Bradley have been cleared to play.
The Indiana Pacers lost to the Washington Wizards 108-89 in what coach Rick Carlisle called an "unacceptable" performance. Carlisle noted bad signs just 77 seconds into the game, calling an early timeout due to a lack of energy and aggression.
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Joel Embiid drops 39 points on Pacers, keeping Rick Carlisle from 1,000th win
Joel Embiid scored 39 points to lead Philadelphia and the Pacers fell apart down the stretch in a 115-105 loss.
Uphill battle proves too tough for Indy on off night for Mathurin Rick Carlisle didn’t get win No. 1,000 against the 76ers on Friday night, but the fight was th
Rick Carlisle is moving up the all-time ladder and is inching closer to a historic feat after the Pacers won over the Kings on Monday.
The next coach to get to 1,000 after Carlisle gets there should be Miami’s Erik Spoelstra, who just crossed the 800-win threshold so he’s clearly a few years away. And after that, it might be a long while before someone else joins Club 1,000: Besides Spoelstra, the only current NBA coach with more than 500 wins is Golden State’s Steve Kerr.
The Indiana Pacers have struggled with injuries all season. A key starter has just been given a disappointing injury update.