Game ID: 22300968
Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 25 34 27 35 121BKN 30 27 21 22 100
BKN @ IND ScoutingBKN @ 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.
IND availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 7 min (54% of 13)
BACK Nesmith back 3/01 after 4, 23 min since (82% of 29)
BACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 22 min since (141% of 16)
IND availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restBACK Nesmith back 3/01 after 4, 25 min since (88% of 29)
BACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 20 min since (130% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 2, 12 min since (97% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restBACK Nesmith back 3/01 after 4, 28 min since (96% of 29)
BACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 3/01 after 2, 12 min since (93% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 3/07 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 13)
BACK Sheppard back 3/05 after 2, 18 min since (116% of 16)
IND availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/07 after 2, 7 min since (55% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (125% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (125% of 13)
BKN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 5 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 2/22, returns tonight: 10 min (60% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 4 since 2/29, out tonight
BKN availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 6 since 2/27, returns tonight: 30 min (97% of 31)
OUT Sharpe missed 2 since 3/05, returns tonight: 10 min (70% of 15)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 5 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 10 min since (60% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 6 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 10 min since (60% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 10 min since (70% of 15)
NEW Bridges 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 29 min (104% of 28)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 7 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 31 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 6 min since (40% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 14 min since (90% of 15)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 8 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 33 min since (106% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 6 min since (40% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 9 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 6 min since (35% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 14 min since (90% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 10 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 27 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 14 min (87% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 11 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BKN availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 12 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 28 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (87% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 5
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 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Turner at 19 a game. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Schröder at 19 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 118, Brooklyn 114, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/07 vs MIN 111-113 — IND notes
IND lost 111-113. IND shot 51% (42 of 82) to MIN's 47%, 10 of 26 from three. IND turned it over 15 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Siakam led with 24 (10 of 20, 1 of 3 from three); Haliburton added 23, Smith 14. Q3 was theirs, 34-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them.
3/10 @ ORL 111-97 — IND notes
IND won 111-97. IND shot 49% (38 of 78) to ORL's 38%, 8 of 23 from three. Haliburton led with 20 (6 of 15, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Siakam added 20, McConnell 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: IND came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 15. IND trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 64-47. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/12 @ OKC 121-111 — IND notes
IND won 121-111. IND shot 54% (48 of 89) to OKC's 43%, 9 of 28 from three. Turner led with 24 (11 of 17, 2 of 3 from three); Haliburton added 18, Siakam 18. The hinge was Q2, 36-29: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/13 vs CHI 129-132 — IND notes
IND lost 129-132 in 1 overtime. IND shot 46% (46 of 99) to CHI's 52%, 14 of 45 from three. Turner led with 27 (9 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Haliburton added 17, Siakam 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 108-97 against them. They led by as many as 11. Haliburton's -22 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 vs BKN 121-100 — IND notes
IND won 121-100. IND shot 48% (50 of 105) to BKN's 43%, 6 of 30 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BKN's 31. IND turned it over 10 times to BKN's 20. Siakam led with 28 (11 of 22, 6 of 6 at the line); Nesmith added 16, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-22: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 27. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/18 vs CLE — 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 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Strus (7 straight), Eva. Mobley (6 straight), Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Indiana 117, Cleveland 112.
3/20 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 17 and Fontecchio at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Turner at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 10. Call it Indiana 115, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
3/22 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 23 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 29 and the line, where Indiana takes 19 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it Golden State 118, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
3/24 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (20 straight), Vincent (42 straight), Wood (14 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 31 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
3/07 @ DET 112-118 — BKN notes
BKN lost 112-118. BKN shot 49% (41 of 84) to DET's 52%, 17 of 41 from three. BKN turned it over 14 times to DET's 22. The glass went 28-50 against them. Schröder led with 31 (12 of 17, 5 of 7 from three); Walker IV added 21, Claxton 15. Q2 was theirs, 41-28, turning a 10-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 90-71 against them. Wilson's -17 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ CHA 99-110 — BKN notes
BKN lost 99-110. BKN took 9 more shots (90 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CHA's 54%, 14 of 42 from three. Thomas led with 31 (12 of 24, 5 of 10 from three); Bridges added 19, Claxton 14. Q1 was theirs, 35-31, but the other 3 periods went 79-64 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wilson's -16 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ CLE 120-101 — BKN notes
BKN won 120-101. BKN shot 53% (42 of 79) to CLE's 49%, 18 of 35 from three. Thomas led with 29 (9 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Bridges added 25, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q3, 44-29: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 26. Thomas was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/13 @ ORL 106-114 — BKN notes
BKN lost 106-114. BKN shot 47% (38 of 81) to ORL's 52%, 7 of 26 from three. Thomas led with 21 (9 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Bridges added 17, Schröder 13. Q2 was theirs, 38-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 86-68 against them. Schröder's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 @ IND 100-121 — BKN notes
BKN lost 100-121. BKN shot 43% (33 of 77) to IND's 48%, 10 of 25 from three, and went to the line 31 times to IND's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. BKN turned it over 20 times to IND's 10, and IND turned those into 13 steals. Thomas led with 22 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 14, Schröder 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 96-70 against them. Watford's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Osman (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Schröder at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it San Antonio 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/19 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 29 and Murphy III at 17 a game. Without Daniels (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 105 a night to Brooklyn's 114 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 14 times a game to New Orleans's 10. Call it New Orleans 112, Brooklyn 110, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/21 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Antetokounmpo (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Clowney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 43 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Milwaukee 117, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/23 @ 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 106 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Robinson (48 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Brooklyn's 115 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 104.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
JW J. Wilson
KB K. Bates-Diop
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JS J. Smith
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
QJ Q. Jackson
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
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Pascal Siakam had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Aaron Nesmith scored 16 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-100 on Saturday night.
All-Star Tyrese Haliburton finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, overcoming a 6-for-18 shooting night, and his backup T.J. McConnell finished with 13 points. McConnell has scored in double figures 10 times in his past 17 games.
“Pascal was great,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said of Siakam, who made 11 of 22 shots, all six free throws and added three steals. “He was great on offense. Defensively, he had his best game.”
Cam Thomas had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Nets, who were outscored 82-42 in the paint in the teams’ first meeting of the season. Brooklyn shot 43% from the field, committed 21 turnovers and fell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip.
“Get 82 points in the paint, 17 offensive rebounds and 21 turnovers, that’s tough to beat a team like that,” Brooklyn interim coach Kevin Ollie said. “We can’t have 21 turnovers. Got to protect your paint. We got to keep people in front of us.”
Indiana trailed 30-25 at the end of the first quarter and led just 59-57 at halftime before blowing the game open in the second half, leading by 27 in the fourth quarter. The victory was the Pacers’ seventh of the season by a margin of at least 20 points.
“Just get to the paint and great things will happen,” Nesmith said. “When you get to the paint, you tend to score more. We put emphasis on that.”
Cam Johnson scored 14 points for the Nets, Dennis Schroder and 13 points and five assists, and Dorian Finney-Smith finished with 12 points. Brooklyn, in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings, had gone 6-1 in its previous seven visits to Indiana.
“We got to do all the tough things,” Ollie said. “Did it first half. Basketball was beautiful. Second half we went into (isolation) basketball. We’re not good enough to do that.”
The sixth-place Pacers shot 48% from the floor and carried an 86-78 lead into the fourth quarter despite making only 4 of 26 3-point attempts to that point. Indiana won the rebounding battle 59-48 and prevailed for the third time in its past four games.
“I’m all about the team,” Siakam said. “I try my best to bring that energy every time. Physical (defense), continue to challenge, multiple efforts, guard, I thought we did that. I want to make sure I’m all about winning. That’s my focus.”
UP NEXT
Nets: Face the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night in Austin, Texas.
Pacers: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.