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Third-year guard Ben Sheppard is returning from a calf injury and is expected to play in the preseason finale.

Sheppard has worked on being more aggressive offensively to help make up for the team's injuries and lineup changes.

Pacers play at San Antonio at 8 p.m. Friday in their final preseason game

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said his most important goal before the opener against the Thunder on Oct. 23 is to build chemistry. That's become more difficult with each preseason game as the Pacers have been beset by injuries, especially to their bench.

The Pacers were already a man down coming into the season with All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton out for the year with a torn Achilles tendon. Since the preseason started they've experienced injur

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