Utah Jazz at Indiana Pacers Game Thread

Remember last game thread? The worst game thread of all-time? Well, tonight the Utah Jazz get to have fun all over again, this time against the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are hungry for their first win of the season and will be emotionally charged because their legendary Hall of Fame center Mel Daniels passed away last night. It's going to be a lot of fun because of that. It's also going to be fun because of Gordon Hayward vs. Paul George. (Almost as fun as Andrei Kirilenko vs. Reggie Miller . . . ) But let's be real, most everyone just wants to see Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert destroying every team they play against.

Assumed Starters:

• PG: Raul Neto vs. George Hill
• SG: Rodney Hood vs. Monta Ellis
• SF: Gordon Hayward vs. Paul George
• PF: Derrick Favors vs. Jordan Hill (cousin of Trevor Booker)
• C: Rudy Gobert vs. Ian Mahinmi (both are French)

Bench Players of note:

• PG: Trey Burke vs. Rodney Stuckey
• SG: Alec Burks vs. C.J. Miles
• SF: Joe Ingles vs. Chase Budinger
• Third Big: Trevor Booker vs. Myles Turner

Injuries:

• Pacers -- no one
• Jazz - no Dante Exum
• Jazz - Tibor Pleiss is inactive, Jeff Withey is active from his double secret probation

If this is all too brief -- read the Game Preview again!

GO JAZZ GO!