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Brooklyn Nets at Indiana Pacers

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23-48, 12-26 Away
Final
103 - 108

41-29, 23-10 Home

Pascal Siakam's late scoring flurry helps Pacers fend off hard-charging Nets 108-103

Haliburton, Toppin connect for incredible 360 alley-oop jam

Indiana swept its two home games against Brooklyn this week. The Pacers have won four straight and six of seven.

Turner also had eight rebounds and three blocks after his sister left the court on a stretcher during pregame warmups. All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton returned from an injured back that kept him out of Indiana's previous three games and recorded his 10th straight double-double with 16 points and 12 assists to go with eight rebounds.

Trendon Watford scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Nets, who have lost three straight and 13 of 15. Cam Johnson added 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

The Pacers closed the third quarter on an 11-0 run to take a 90-70 lead, but allowed Brooklyn to open the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run. Then after giving up a dunk, the Nets scored eight straight to get within 92-91 with 4:30 to play.

But Siakam's late scoring flurry helped seal the win.

Takeaways Nets: It has been a tough season for Brooklyn and losing twice at Indiana only added to the woes as the Nets continued their late season fade.

Pacers: Indiana entered with a one-game lead over Milwaukee for the No. 4 seed and three games behind New York for the No. 3. They're trying to earn their first home-court series since 2013-14 — aside from the 2019-20 playoffs that were played in Florida.

Key moment Brooklyn made only three baskets over the final 4 1/2 minutes after closing to 92-91.

Key stats Indiana had 32 assists on 40 baskets and a 21-8 advantage in fast-break points.

Up next The Nets open a three-game homestand Monday against Dallas. Indiana hosts Minnesota on Monday.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 108
4th 0.0 Nets offensive team rebound 103 - 108
4th 0.0 Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper 103 - 108
4th 1.2 Nets Full timeout 103 - 108

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
39-90 FG 40-84
43 Field Goal % 48
15-43 3PT 11-35
35 Three Point % 31
10-17 FT 17-21
59 Free Throw % 81
48 Rebounds 44
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
37 Defensive Rebounds 38
20 Assists 32
6 Steals 5
1 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
8 Fast Break Points 21
48 Points in Paint 54
20 Fouls 24
1 Largest Lead 20
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Jackson, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Ben Sheppard, G Out Dec 19
Aaron Nesmith, G Out Nov 15
Obi Toppin, F Out Oct 31
Tyrese Haliburton, G Out Jul 7
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Drake Powell, G Out Dec 22
Cam Thomas, G Out Dec 22
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Dec 18

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 6 .800 - W3
Cleveland 17 14 .548 7.5 W2
Chicago 14 15 .483 9.5 W4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12 W1
Indiana 6 24 .200 18 L6
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