The Phoenix Suns improved to 8-5 on the season with their 133-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. The team donned their iconic "The Valley" jerseys, and they sure played liked that 2021 NBA Finals squad.

The Phoenix Suns assigned rookies Khaman Maluach and Rasheer Fleming to the Valley Suns ahead of a Friday game for the G League team.

The Phoenix Suns are 7-1 in their last eight games after 133-98 win over the Indiana Pacers to mark their largest margin of victory this season.

After the game, Suns head coach Jordan Ott provided an update on Allen's status. Ott believes Allen suffered a "knee to the quad," per Gabe Guerrero of Suns Valley Podcast. The rookie coach added, however, that Allen is in good spirits and that he should be okay.

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Pacers big Tony Bradley received a flagrant foul. Siakam leads Indiana (1-10) with 11 points. Nick Richards will make his first start of the season in place of Mark Williams, who is sitting the second of a back-to-back with right knee injury management. Williams has yet to play in the second of the two back-to-backs Phoenix has had this season.

Jalen Green scored 29 points in his Phoenix debut, Devin Booker added 24 points and the Suns beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 115-102.

The Pacers are without Tyrese Haliburton, who suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The injury will sideline him for the entire 2025-26 season. The Pacers lost their first five games before defeating Golden State on Nov. 1. Phoenix has two more back-to-backs in the month of November.

The Indiana Pacers' struggles continued Thursday night as they fell to the Phoenix Suns 133-98, extending their losing streak to six games and dropping their record to 1-11 on the season.