Game ID: 22501167
Indiana Pacers @ Brooklyn Nets
Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 14 23 35 22 94IND 31 32 35 25 123
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 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 11 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Wilson back 3/23 after 2, 23 min since (146% of 16)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Minott 19 to 27 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Wolf missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 12 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Wilson back 3/23 after 2, 20 min since (124% of 16)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Minott 19 to 26 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 13 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 14 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 4/05, not on tonight's roster
OUT Wolf missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 24 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 10 since 3/23, not on tonight's roster
OUT Johnson missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 36 min (178% of 20)
OUT Sharpe missed 17 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 3 since 4/07, out tonight
NEW Smith 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Saraf 21 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Wilson 16 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 30 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 25 min (151% of 17)
OUT Peter missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 28 min (212% of 13)
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (94% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 10 min since (42% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 10 min since (49% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (96% of 19)
IND availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 25 min since (151% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 28 min since (212% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 3 since 3/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 24 min since (116% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 24 min since (144% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (175% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Walker missed 4 since 3/29, returns tonight: 28 min (109% of 26)
OUT McConnell missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 19 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 25 min since (123% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (164% of 13)
NEW Brown 25 to 31 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 26 min since (128% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (135% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 19 min since (149% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (165% of 13)
NEW Slawson 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Thompson 20 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 6 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (113% of 26)
NEW Thompson 20 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Peter 13 to 20 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 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Traore at 14 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Claxton (2 straight), Williams (2 straight), Wolf (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Potter at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sheppard (2 straight), McConnell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 123 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Brooklyn 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
3/31 vs CHA 86-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 86-117. BKN shot 38% (28 of 73) to CHA's 47%, 7 of 35 from three. The glass went 30-47 against them. Minott led with 14 (5 of 12, 1 of 7 from three); Johnson added 11, Powell 10. Q2 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 94-59 against them. Clowney's -23 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs ATL 107-141 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-141. BKN shot 49% (39 of 79) to ATL's 57%, 12 of 28 from three. BKN turned it over 18 times to ATL's 13, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. Claxton led with 16 (7 of 10); Smith added 15, Traore 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 114-77 against them. Powell's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs WAS 121-115 — BKN notes
BKN won 121-115. BKN shot 49% (43 of 88) to WAS's 56%, 15 of 40 from three. BKN turned it over 11 times to WAS's 20. Traore led with 23 (7 of 18, 5 of 11 from three); Wilson added 19, Liddell 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/07 vs MIL 96-90 — BKN notes
BKN won 96-90. BKN shot 44% (33 of 75) to MIL's 43%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIL's 8 — 21 points from the stripe to their 5. BKN turned it over 10 times to MIL's 19. The glass went 32-44 against them. Liddell led with 21 (7 of 9, 2 of 3 from three); Saraf added 19, Powell 11. The hinge was Q2, 19-14: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/09 vs IND 94-123 — BKN notes
BKN lost 94-123. BKN shot 39% (37 of 96) to IND's 52%, 8 of 38 from three. The glass went 43-66 against them. Liddell led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Saraf added 19, Etienne 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-35, but the other 3 periods went 88-59 against them. Etienne's -34 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Dieng at 18 and Ryan at 17 a game. Without Porter Jr. (12 straight), Turner (2 straight), Kuzma (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Liddell at 16 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Claxton (3 straight), Williams (3 straight), Wolf (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-13 and the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Milwaukee 115, Brooklyn 109.
4/12 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Liddell at 19 and Etienne at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Claxton (4 straight), Wolf (10 straight), Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Toronto 117, Brooklyn 106, Toronto by 11.
4/01 @ CHI 145-126 — IND notes
IND won 145-126. IND shot 57% (58 of 102) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 10 times to CHI's 26. IND turned it over 13 times to CHI's 20. Siakam led with 25 (11 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Thompson added 24, Brown 17. The hinge was Q2, 44-33: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 28. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/03 @ CHA 108-129 — IND notes
IND lost 108-129. IND shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 48%, 15 of 36 from three. Siakam led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 4 from three); Jackson added 16, Brown 12. Q3 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 19 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 98-76 against them. Potter's -18 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ CLE 108-117 — IND notes
IND lost 108-117. IND shot 38% (33 of 86) to CLE's 47%, 17 of 44 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Potter led with 21 (6 of 10, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Toppin added 21, Slawson 19. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIN 104-124 — IND notes
IND lost 104-124. IND shot 48% (35 of 73) to MIN's 52%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIN's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Thompson led with 17 (4 of 8, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Slawson added 14, Toppin 14. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 25 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 102-77 against them. Thompson's -28 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ BKN 123-94 — IND notes
IND won 123-94. IND shot 52% (51 of 98) to BKN's 39%, 8 of 31 from three. The glass went 66-43 for them. Toppin led with 26 (11 of 14); Potter added 18, Thompson 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-14: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/10 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Slawson at 13 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight), McConnell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Watford (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/12 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Walker at 14 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight), McConnell (6 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 19 and Robinson at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Indiana plus-1 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it Detroit 116, Indiana 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDET E. Thompson
JH J. Huff
JS J. Slawson
JW J. Walker
KJ K. Jones
MP M. Potter
OT O. Toppin
QJ Q. Jackson
TP T. Peter
BKNBS B. Saraf
DP D. Powell
EL E. Liddell
JW J. Wilson
MS M. Smith
TE T. Etienne
TS T. Scott
IND/BKN 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
Pacers get double-digit scoring from 7 players in a 123-94 win over the Nets
NEW YORK -- — Obi Toppin had 26 points and nine rebounds and seven Indiana players scored in double figures as the Pacers snapped a three-game skid with a 123-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
The Pacers (19-61) won for the fifth time in 27 games. Indiana was without head coach Rick Carlisle, who missed the first of two games to attend his daughter’s spring formal. Lloyd Pierce handled the coaching duties.
Micah Potter had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Ethan Thompson added 15 points and Jarace Walker and Jay Huff each added 14. Jalen Slawson and Quenton Jackson finished with 12 points apiece.
E.J. Liddell led the Nets (20-59) with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Saraf scored 19 point and Tyson Etienne added 14 for Brooklyn, which shot 37 for 96 (37%) from the field and had its two-game winning streak halted.
The Pacers raced to a 31-14 lead in the first quarter, led 63-37 at half and carried a 26-point (98-72) advantage into the fourth quarter.
Up next Pacers: At the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.