Here are 5 things to know for Thursday's matchup between the Indiana Pacers (22-19) and Detroit Pistons (21-19).

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The Indiana Pacers play against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. The Indiana Pacers are spending $7,913,600 per win while the Detroit Pistons are spending $5,977,330 p

Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin has been suspended for one game for his altercation with an official in the Pacers' loss to Cleveland on Tuesday.

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Wednesday night for inappropriate contact and verbal abuse of a game official. Mathurin was penalized for his actions with 3:58 left in the Pacers’ 127-117 home loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night.

Bennedict Mathurin suspension comes after inappropriate contact and verbal abuse toward a game official near the end of Indiana's Tuesday loss.

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The Pacers are undefeated in 2025, winning all six January games. The biggest change we’ve seen is a much-improved defense. Indiana had been a below-average defensive unit this season, with a defensive rating of 114 (20th in the NBA) and allowing 114.9 points per game (21st) to opponents.