{"id":709170,"date":"2026-04-12T18:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709170\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:57:50","slug":"detroit-pistons-vs-indiana-pacers-injury-report-whos-playing-injured-and-questionable-players-head-to-head-records-team-stats-and-more-april-12-2026-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709170\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers injury report: Who’s playing, injured and questionable players, head-to-head records, team stats, and more (April 12, 2026) | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DetroitDetroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers (Image via Getty) The Detroit Pistons come into this game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse playing strong basketball and sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference. They have built a solid system on both ends of the floor, and most of their key players are healthy at this point in the season.On the other side, the Indiana Pacers are dealing with a very different situation. Their season is already decided, and the focus is now on recovery and giving chances to younger players. Injuries have taken out many of their main players, which makes this game more about effort and evaluation than competition.<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons injury report and available players for April 12, 2026<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons do not have many injury concerns going into this game. The only confirmed absence is: \u2022 Marcus Sasser (SG) – OUT – Right hip injury with no clear return date<\/p>\n

The rest of the team is available:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cade Cunningham (PG) – Back and ready after earlier lung issue \u2022 Jalen Duren (C\/PF) – Leading the frontcourt \u2022 Duncan Robinson (SG) – Main outside shooter \u2022 Tobias Harris (SF\/PF) – Experienced forward \u2022 Ausar Thompson (SF) – Strong defender and energy player \u2022 Isaiah Stewart II (PF\/C) – Physical presence inside \u2022 Caris LeVert (SG\/SF) – Scoring option \u2022 Javonte Green (G\/F) – Brings energy off the bench \u2022 Daniss Jenkins (G) – Backup guard \u2022 Ron Holland (F) – Young forward<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers injury situation vs Detroit Pistons (April 12, 2026)<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers are missing many important players.<\/p>\n

Out for the season:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tyrese Haliburton (PG) – Achilles injury \u2022 Ivica Zubac (C) – Rib injury \u2022 Johnny Furphy (G) – Knee injury \u2022 Quenton Jackson (G) – Hamstring<\/p>\n

Out for this game:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pascal Siakam (PF) – Ankle \u2022 T.J. McConnell (PG) – Hamstring \u2022 Aaron Nesmith (SG\/SF) – Neck \u2022 Andrew Nembhard (PG) – Back<\/p>\n

Questionable:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jarace Walker (PF) – Foot issueAvailable players include Bennedict Mathurin and Jay Huff, but the rotation is limited.<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Head-to-head results this season<\/p>\n

Detroit has won the earlier matchups: \u2022 Nov. 17, 2025 – Pistons 127, Pacers 112 (Duren 31 pts, Siakam 29 pts) \u2022 Nov. 24, 2025 – Pistons 122, Pacers 117 (Cunningham 24 pts)Detroit is 59-22 this season, while Indiana is 19-62. Indiana still leads the all-time record, but Detroit has been better recently.<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Team stats comparison (2025-26 season)<\/p>\n

TeamW-LPPGRPGAPGSTLBLKFG%3P%FT% Detroit Pistons 59\u201322 117.6 46.3 26.6 10.36 6.67 47.97% 34.98% 74.65% Indiana Pacers 19\u201362 111.0 42.8 25.2 7.33 5.07 44.39% 34.35% 77.43%Detroit scores more, rebounds better, and plays stronger defense. Indiana shoots slightly better from the free-throw line.Cade Cunningham leads Detroit with 26.2 points and 9.8 assists. Jalen Duren leads in rebounds and efficiency. Pascal Siakam is Indiana\u2019s top player, but he will not play in this game.<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers Game outlook and key points (April 12, 2026)<\/p>\n

Detroit has a clear advantage. Their main players are healthy, and their system is working well. Expect them to run pick-and-roll plays through Cunningham with Duren or Stewart, while shooters like Robinson create space.Indiana will focus on giving minutes to younger players. Bennedict Mathurin and others will have to take on bigger roles.<\/p>\n

Final thoughts on tonight’s Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers game (April 12, 2026)<\/p>\n

Detroit is the stronger and healthier team going into this game. Indiana is missing too many key players to match up evenly.This game is important for Detroit to stay sharp before the playoffs. For Indiana, it is more about testing players and building for next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detroit Pistons vs Indiana Pacers (Image via Getty) The Detroit Pistons come into this game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,25737,22260,74631,113,126,53602,3866,6,88223,114,88606],"class_list":{"0":"post-709170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indiana-pacers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cade-cunningham-stats","10":"tag-detroit-pistons-injury-report","11":"tag-detroit-pistons-vs-indiana-pacers","12":"tag-indiana","13":"tag-indiana-pacers","14":"tag-indiana-pacers-injury-report","15":"tag-indianapacers","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-nba-injury-updates-april-2026","18":"tag-pacers","19":"tag-pistons-vs-pacers-preview"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116393273639322182","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}