The night before, Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers' franchise player, had said following a loss in Toronto that they were putting an embarrassing product on the floor and needed to start matching or exceeding their opponents' energy level.

Unfortunately, Haliburton has been dealing with an ankle sprain that he suffered against the Nets. He was able to play against the Bulls despite the injury. He was listed as questionable ahead of the game against the Warriors because of the same right ankle sprain.