Game ID: 22301106
Indiana Pacers @ Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 19 42 27 27 115IND 31 31 25 24 111
BKN vs IND ScoutingBKN vs IND Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BKN availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 14 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 15 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (74% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 4 min (19% of 19)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Claxton 30 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 27 min (97% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 4/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
NEW Clowney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 7 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (106% of 11)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
NEW Clowney 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 15 min since (119% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' rest
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IND availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's rest
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IND availability going into 4/12 · 2 days' restNEW Sheppard 16 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 30 and Bridges at 18 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 37. Call it Brooklyn 118, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
3/27 @ WAS 122-119 — BKN notes
BKN won 122-119 in 1 overtime. BKN shot 48% (47 of 98) to WAS's 51%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 23 times to WAS's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. BKN turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. Thomas led with 38 (14 of 27, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 21, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q2, 30-21: BKN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7.
3/29 vs CHI 125-108 — BKN notes
BKN won 125-108. BKN shot 47% (43 of 91) to CHI's 51%, 25 of 44 from three, and got to the line 22 times to CHI's 29. BKN turned it over 6 times to CHI's 12. Thomas led with 28 (10 of 22, 5 of 9 from three); Schröder added 27, Bridges 25. The hinge was Q4, 39-23: a lead of 1 became 17. BKN trailed 47-52 at the half and won the second half 78-56. Schröder was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/31 vs LAL 104-116 — BKN notes
BKN lost 104-116. BKN took 15 more shots (92 to 77), but shot 42% to LAL's 55%, 12 of 36 from three. BKN turned it over 12 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 38-50 against them. Thomas led with 30 (8 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Watford added 15, Schröder 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-23, the deficit cut from 23 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. Bridges's -23 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ IND 111-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 111-133. BKN shot 47% (41 of 87) to IND's 51%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. BKN turned it over 15 times to IND's 9. Thomas led with 22 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Watford added 21, Bridges 19. Q4 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 31 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 108-77 against them. Bridges's -30 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs IND 115-111 — BKN notes
BKN won 115-111. BKN shot 48% (42 of 87) to IND's 45%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Thomas led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Clowney added 22, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: the deficit went from 12 to 1. BKN trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 54-49. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/06 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Bridges at 19 a game. Without Smith Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 34 and Ivey at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Cunningham (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 31 and the defense, Detroit allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 117. Call it Brooklyn 115, Detroit 108.
4/07 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Thomas at 28 and Bridges at 17 a game. Without Smith Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Brooklyn takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 114. Call it Sacramento 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
4/10 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 14 a game. Without Cam. Johnson (2 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Quickley at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 127. Call it Brooklyn 117, Toronto 111.
4/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
3/25 @ LAC 133-116 — IND notes
IND won 133-116. IND shot 58% (50 of 86) to LAC's 54%, 17 of 28 from three. Siakam led with 31 (12 of 20, 6 of 8 at the line); Turner added 24, Haliburton 21. The hinge was Q4, 36-27: a lead of 8 became 17, and the lead reached 23. Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/27 @ CHI 99-125 — IND notes
IND lost 99-125. IND shot 40% (34 of 85) to CHI's 50%, 13 of 42 from three. IND turned it over 13 times to CHI's 7. The glass went 40-54 against them. Nembhard led with 18 (7 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Siakam added 14, Haliburton 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 21 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 102-68 against them. Smith's -20 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs LAL 109-90 — IND notes
IND won 109-90. IND shot 48% (43 of 89) to LAL's 41%, 10 of 31 from three. IND turned it over 8 times to LAL's 16. Siakam led with 22 (8 of 16, 6 of 7 at the line); Haliburton added 21, McConnell 16. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: a lead of 5 became 14, and the lead reached 21. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/01 vs BKN 133-111 — IND notes
IND won 133-111. IND shot 51% (53 of 103) to BKN's 47%, 13 of 31 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 28. IND turned it over 9 times to BKN's 15. Haliburton led with 27 (9 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Smith added 17, Siakam 15. The hinge was Q1, 43-27: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ BKN 111-115 — IND notes
IND lost 111-115. IND took 16 more shots (103 to 87), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to BKN's 48%, 10 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 21 fouls committed. Siakam led with 26 (12 of 27, 0 of 3 from three); Haliburton added 24, Toppin 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-19, but the other 3 periods went 96-80 against them. They led by as many as 14. Siakam's -20 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 21 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jal. Williams at 24 and Giddey at 19 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Jal. Williams (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, OKC giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 9 and the defense, Indiana allowing 111 a night to OKC's 118. Call it Indiana 119, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
4/07 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Adebayo at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Richardson (24 straight), Wright (3 straight), Mills (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-3 and the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Indiana's 111. Call it Miami 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
4/09 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Trent Jr. at 25 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 109 a night to Toronto's 126 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 9. Call it Indiana 120, Toronto 115.
4/12 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 21 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Wade (17 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 10. Call it Indiana 117, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
JS J. Smith
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
BKN/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Nets outlast Pacers 115-111, still eliminated from postseason contention
NEW YORK -- — Cam Thomas scored 27 points, rookie Noah Clowney had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Indiana Pacers 115-111 on Wednesday night to split a home-and-home set.
The Nets were eliminated from postseason contention when Atlanta beat Detroit at home to wrap up at least a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Brooklyn last missed the playoffs in 2017-18.
“We’re trying to build championship character, we’re trying to build competitive character,” Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie said. “And that’s just taking care of one another and competing no matter what the outcome is.”
Mikal Bridges added 17 points, and Nic Claxton had 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Nets had lost their previous two games, the last a 133-111 loss in Indianapolis on Monday night.
Clowney, who is the second youngest player (19 years, 264 days) in the league after Memphis rookie GG Jackson (19 years, 108 days) and has split time with the Nets' G-League affiliate, shot 7 for 9 from the field and made 3 3-pointers.
He scored 14 of his 22 points in the second quarter and became the second-youngest player in franchise history to eclipse 20 points in a game.
“I got to play with the same confidence I play with in the G (League) that I do here,” Clowney said. “I don’t want to start playing shy and then I am playing bad.”
Pascal Siakam scored 26 points and Tyrese Haliburton had for Indiana. The Pacers had won three in a row.
“It was an uneven compete level for us tonight,“ Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “You know, the second quarter was our undoing and the second half (we) just left too much to chance,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
Brooklyn fell behind by 14 points in the first half and then led by 13 points in the third quarter. Haliburton sparked a 10-2 spurt with seven points of his own, including a 16-foot jumper that cut it to 88-87 with 37 seconds left in the quarter.
The Nets led 100-95 with 5:57 left in regulation, but Siakam outscored them 11-3 and put Indiana ahead 106-103 with. 2:16 to play,
After Claxton’s dunk, Siakam answered with a basket before Bridges hit a 3-pointer in front of the Indiana bench to even it a 108 with 1:23 left.
Indiana called a timeout and Siakam committed an offensive foul driving to the basket. Dennis Schroder hit a 3-pointer and Clowney made two free throws to make it 112-108 with 40 second left.
Haliburton then hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining, and Jalen Wilson sealed it with two free throws.
Pacer led 31-19 at the end of the first quarter before the Nets responded in the second by shooting 60% from the field and outscoring Indiana 42-31.
“That was just a poor defensive quarter,” Haliburton said. “I think it gave them confidence and that allowed them to kind of make their run.”