Lavoy Allen is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Bucks, Candace Buckner of Indy Star Sports reports.

Allen is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Bucks, Candace Buckner of Indy Star Sports reports.

Analysis:

With both Ian Mahinmi (knee) and Jordan Hill (mouth) sitting out with their respective injuries, the Pacers will move Allen into the starting lineup. The Pacers come into Thursday's game extremely thin in the frontcourt, so expect Allen and rookie Myles Turner to see an increase in minutes until the Pacers' other bigs are healthy.