Overview
- Tipoff is 7:00 pm ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, with television coverage on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area.
- Stephen Curry is confirmed active for Golden State, while Alex Toohey and De’Anthony Melton are out with knee injuries.
- Indiana dropped to 0-5 with a 126–106 loss to the Hawks, who were missing Trae Young due to a knee sprain.
- The Pacers remain without Andrew Nembhard, T. J. McConnell, Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin and rookie Kam Jones, and Tyrese Haliburton is out for the season with an Achilles injury.
- Golden State enters off a 120–110 loss in Milwaukee during a dense early stretch, heightening the need for bench support around Curry.