Almost half of the Indiana Pacers on the opening-night roster have missed time due to injury. Are they eligible for an NBA hardship exception?

Brandon Williams scored 20 and Dwight Powell scored 18 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Indiana Pacers 107-105 on Wednesday night in a matchup of injured-depleted teams.

The usual stout defense the Timberwolves put on every night has not been there to begin the season as they rank No. 25 on that end to start. The loss of Anthony Edwards to a hamstring injury will be something to keep an eye on in the Twin Cities, but Julius Randle is more than capable of carrying the offense until Edwards returns.

The Thunder vs. Pacers game will air on ESPN. You can stream tonight's game live on ESPN Unlimited, as well as by tuning into ESPN on platforms like DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers revisit their matchup in last spring’s NBA Finals with an early-season showdown Thursday night in Indianapolis.

Now add Obi Toppin to the list as he will miss at least a month, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. He had left Monday’s game against Minnesota due to the injury (one game after Mathurin left a game with his foot injury).