Game ID: 22500173
Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 18 41 24 20 103BKN 25 29 26 32 112
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 10/29 · 2 days' restOUT Nembhard missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Sheppard 21 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Toppin 18 to 27 min over the last 3
IND availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (62% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Toppin 18 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Dennis 13 to 28 min over the last 3
IND availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 23 min (124% of 18)
OUT Toppin missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Dennis 13 to 28 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 23 min since (124% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
NEW Dennis 13 to 26 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dennis 13 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Mathurin missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 7 since 10/25, returns tonight: 33 min (105% of 31)
OUT Toppin missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Isa. Jackson 17 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Nembhard back 11/08 after 7, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
NEW Isa. Jackson 17 to 23 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 7 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Nembhard back 11/08 after 7, 31 min since (100% of 31)
NEW Walker 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Isa. Jackson 17 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 8 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Nembhard back 11/08 after 7, 31 min since (98% of 31)
NEW Isa. Jackson 17 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 11 to 16 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 21 min (93% of 22)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 20 min (89% of 23)
OUT Powell missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 22)
OUT Wolf missed 6 since 10/22, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 13)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Etienne missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 27 min (130% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 4 since 10/29, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (98% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Traore missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 21 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 16 min since (76% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 8 min since (49% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Saraf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 3 min since (14% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
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 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 31 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Nesmith at 17 a game. Without Mathurin (5 straight), Nembhard (6 straight), Toppin (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Etienne (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 125 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it Indiana 120, Brooklyn 113.
10/29 @ DAL 105-107 — IND notes
IND lost 105-107. IND took 27 more shots (106 to 79), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to DAL's 46%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 28 times to DAL's 37. IND turned it over 12 times to DAL's 19. Siakam led with 27 (9 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 12 at the line); Walker added 20, Dennis 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 82-75 against them. They led by as many as 14. I. Jackson's -13 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs ATL 108-128 — IND notes
IND lost 108-128. IND shot 35% (35 of 99) to ATL's 54%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 33 times to ATL's 20 — 25 points from the stripe to their 16. Siakam led with 18 (5 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Walker added 17, Q. Jackson 15. Q4 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 21 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dennis's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs GSW 114-109 — IND notes
IND won 114-109. IND shot 45% (40 of 89) to GSW's 43%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 28 times to GSW's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. Nesmith led with 31 (10 of 19, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 27, Q. Jackson 25. The hinge was Q4, 32-21: IND came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 5. IND trailed 53-58 at the half and won the second half 61-51. Q. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/03 vs MIL 115-117 — IND notes
IND lost 115-117. IND shot 43% (39 of 90) to MIL's 48%, 8 of 33 from three, and went to the line 38 times to MIL's 22 — 29 points from the stripe to their 13. IND turned it over 11 times to MIL's 18. Siakam led with 32 (11 of 24, 1 of 6 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); I. Jackson added 21, Walker 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 92-84 against them. Walker's -10 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 vs BKN 103-112 — IND notes
IND lost 103-112. IND took 13 more shots (99 to 86), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to BKN's 42%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BKN's 35. The glass went 56-45 for them. Siakam led with 23 (10 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Sheppard added 18, Huff 16. Q2 was theirs, 41-29, turning a 7-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 83-62 against them. Siakam's -10 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (6 straight), Nembhard (7 straight), Toppin (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 115. Call it Denver 121, Indiana 109, Denver by 12.
11/09 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 26 and Richard at 16 a game. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 29 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mathurin (7 straight), Furphy (2 straight), Que. Jackson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 35 percent from three to Indiana's 28 and the line, where Indiana takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 21. Call it Golden State 118, Indiana 111.
11/11 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; George at 24 and Markkanen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (5 straight), Tshiebwe (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nesmith at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Mathurin (8 straight), Furphy (3 straight), Que. Jackson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 114 a night to Utah's 120. Call it Utah 113, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
11/13 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Mathurin (9 straight), Furphy (4 straight), Que. Jackson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 28 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 122. Call it Phoenix 120, Indiana 109, Phoenix by 11.
10/27 @ HOU 109-137 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-137. BKN shot 48% (41 of 86) to HOU's 58%, 15 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to HOU's 26. Mann led with 21 (8 of 11, 3 of 5 from three); Porter Jr. added 18, Sharpe 17. Q2 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 108-74 against them. Mann's -24 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs ATL 112-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 112-117. BKN shot 45% (40 of 88) to ATL's 47%, 11 of 37 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. Porter Jr. led with 32 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Thomas added 19, Claxton 18. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dëmin's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs PHI 105-129 — BKN notes
BKN lost 105-129. BKN shot 43% (39 of 91) to PHI's 52%, 7 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHI's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Thomas led with 29 (9 of 19, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Claxton added 19, Mann 17. Q3 was theirs, 23-17, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 112-82 against them. Wilson's -24 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs MIN 109-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-125. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIN's 56%, 12 of 40 from three. The glass went 40-53 against them. Thomas led with 25 (10 of 24, 1 of 4 from three); Claxton added 19, Clowney 15. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 97-80 against them. Williams's -19 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ IND 112-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 112-103. BKN shot 42% (36 of 86) to IND's 41%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 35 times to IND's 13 — 26 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 45-56 against them. Porter Jr. led with 32 (10 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Claxton added 18, Clowney 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-20: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9. BKN trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 58-44. Mann was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/07 vs DET — 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 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 29 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Thomas at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Etienne (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Harris (2 straight), Jenkins (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the defense, Detroit allowing 111 a night to Brooklyn's 122. Call it Detroit 118, Brooklyn 112.
11/09 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight), Saraf (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 30. Call it New York 123, Brooklyn 112, New York by 11.
11/11 vs TOR — 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 106 a night and allowing 123, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Thomas (2 straight), Traore (3 straight), Wolf (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 123 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-10. Call it Toronto 120, Brooklyn 111.
11/14 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Banchero at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Traore (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the defense, Orlando allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Orlando 121, Brooklyn 110, Orlando by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
ZW Z. Williams
INDAN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
CM C. Martin
IJ I. Jackson
JH J. Huff
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JW J. Walker
PS P. Siakam
RD R. Dennis
TB T. Bradley
TP T. Peter
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
Porter scores 32 as Nets beat Pacers 112-103 for 1st win
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Michael Porter Jr . had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of leading scorer Cam Thomas to claim their first victory of the season in a 112-103 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Porter made 10 of 20 shots, including four 3-pointers, as the Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter in a game of spurts that featured 12 lead changes and 10 ties. His final three-point play pushed the Nets ahead 110-103 with 22.1 seconds remaining.
Porter's extra scoring was needed after Thomas, who entered with a 24.4-point scoring average, exited midway through the first quarter with hamstring tightness. It's the same hamstring that limited him to 25 games last season.
The Nets, who had lost the first seven games this season, got four other double-digit efforts as Nic Claxton scored 18, Noah Clowney had 17, Tyrese Martin 16 and Terance Mann 15.
The Pacers, who are also now 1-7, were led by Pascal Siakam 's 23 points and nine assists. Ben Sheppard scored 18. Backup center Jay Huff added 16 with four 3-pointers.
Up next The Nets host the Detroit Pistons on Friday.