Game ID: 22301089
Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers
Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 43 32 33 25 133BKN 27 20 30 34 111
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 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 3/16 after 2, 16 min since (125% of 13)
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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BKN availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 13 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (50% of 16)
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
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 118, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 118 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-0 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it Indiana 118, Brooklyn 113.
3/24 @ LAL 145-150 — IND notes
IND lost 145-150. IND took 18 more shots (107 to 89), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 55% to LAL's 56%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 43. Siakam led with 36 (16 of 29, 4 of 8 at the line); Turner added 20, McConnell 17. Q4 was theirs, 46-34, the deficit cut from 17 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 116-99 against them. They led by as many as 11. Haliburton's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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.
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.
3/25 @ TOR 96-88 — BKN notes
BKN won 96-88. BKN shot 46% (37 of 81) to TOR's 44%, 9 of 39 from three, and went to the line 18 times to TOR's 12 — 13 points from the stripe to their 9. BKN turned it over 18 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 50-30 for them. Schröder led with 19 (7 of 15, 1 of 7 from three); Watford added 19, Bridges 13. The hinge was Q4, 28-19: BKN came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
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 — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
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
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
IW I. Wong
JS J. Smith
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
MT M. Turner
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
Tyrese Haliburton helps Pacers surge past Nets 133-111
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points and had 13 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 133-111 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Despite being ejected for a flagrant foul midway through the third quarter, Pacers forward Jalen Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Nets’ Dennis Schroder was called for a technical foul for flailing on the follow-through and hitting Smith’s face. Then Smith was called for a flagrant foul and ejected when he retaliated by pushing Schroder. The two had to be separated.
Pascal Siakam added 15 points and Obi Toppin had 14 for the Indiana.
Cam Thomas scored 22 points, Trendon Watford 21 and Mikal Bridges 19 for the Nets.
The Pacers shot 52% for the game.
“We did a lot of good things offensively,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “When we’re playing like that, fast and random, we’re tough to play against.”
Indiana dominated from the start, leading 43-27 after the first quarter and 75-47 at halftime. The Pacers led by as many as 29 in the first half.
“We did a good job pushing the pace,” Haliburton said of the team’s fast start. “We were getting stops and running. That ultimately let to shots going in. We were playing the right way."
The Pacers shot 58% in the first half while holding the Nets to 38%. Indiana led by as many as 36 points in the third quarter.
Indiana center Myles Turner dislocated his right index finger on a dunk attempt when he was fouled by Watford. The Pacers called a timeout with less than a minute left in second quarter, so he could shoot free throws, hitting the second of two attempts. Turner did not return in the second half, finishing with nine points and five blocked shots in 14 minutes.
Carlisle said X-rays revealed there was no fracture, but he doesn't know Turner's status for Wednesday night.
Nets coach Kevin Ollie said his team should be better prepared.
“It’s letting (the Pacers) getting to the rim and creating paint touches and then kicking it out and then we’re scrambling and trying to get back,” Ollie said. “Give credit to them, they played their style of play. They are relentless at it. We need to understand that and can't be surprised by the pace on Wednesday. They are going to try to do the same thing and I know our guys are going to be ready and give a better mental and physical battle.”
Ollie said hopefully his team can get to the free-throw line and slow the Pacers down.
“We just have to have more guys getting to the rim and finishing down there,” Ollie said. “We've got to get back in transition. We have to have more sense of urgency of getting back on defense and then getting them to play in the half court.”
Carlisle said it will be a good test on Wednesday because emotions were high in the blowout.
Carlisle passed former Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach for 12th on the NBA's all-time coaching victories list with 939. Carlisle was drafted by the Celtics in 1984 when Auerbach was a team executive.
The Nets played without Dennis Smith Jr ., sidelined with with right hip soreness, and Cameron Johnson , out with injury maintenance on left big toe sprain.
UP NEXT
Pacers: at Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Nets: open four-game homestand with the Pacers on Wednesday.