Denver Nuggets (4-3, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (3-6, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Mexico City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers square off against the Denver Nuggets in Mexico City.

Indiana finished 19-63 overall last season while going 11-30 at home. The Pacers averaged 27.7 assists per game on 40.8 made field goals last season.

Denver finished 54-28 overall with a 26-15 record on the road last season. The Nuggets averaged 122.1 points per game while shooting 49.6% from the field and 39.6% from 3-point distance last season.

INJURIES: Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton: out (hamstring), Ben Sheppard: out (meniscus), Kelly Oubre Jr.: day to day (calf), Johnny Furphy: out for season (acl), T.J. McConnell: out (hamstring).

Nuggets: Spencer Jones: day to day (hamstring), DeMar DeRozan: day to day (back), Julian Strawther: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.