Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 119-86 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game between two of the league’s worst teams.

The two worst teams in the Eastern Conference face off in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday, as the Indiana Pacers host the Washington Wizards.  Washington is coming

In Wednesday’s loss to the Raptors, T.J. McConnell led the way for the Pacers as he recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists off the bench while Bennedict Mathurin added 15 points and three rebounds of his own.

Up next is the Indiana Pacers, who are going through their own struggles. The Pacers are the only team in the NBA and the Eastern Conference with a worse record than the Washington Wizards. A lot of this is in part due to the lost of Tyrese Haliburton, due to injury, and Myles Turner, due to free agency.

The 2–15 Washington Wizards are slated to take on the 2–16 Indiana Pacers this Black Friday in a matchup between arguably the two worst teams in the NBA. Both

The Indiana Pacers take on the Washington Wizards in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

The NBA knows you can't get too much of a good thing. Shortly after the Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 119-86 in a matchup of the teams with the two worst records in the league, it was announced the teams will play again in Indianapolis on Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/wizards/onsi as Wizards Made Mistake with Pacers Center. When Jay Huff was with the Washington Wizards organization, including time with their G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, he showed promise.