The Brooklyn Nets (1-5, 1-3 Home) welcome the Indiana Pacers (3-4, 2-2 Away) Monday in a game that could see a lot of points. The teams meet for their second straight game against each other. Indiana defeated Brooklyn 125-116 at Barclays Center on Saturday.
Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 32 points, while Tyrese Haliburton added 26 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. Kyrie Irving had 35 points and six assists in the loss. The Pacers are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Nets are the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers’ win on Saturday was the only prior meeting between the teams this season. The Pacers have been led this season by Haliburton and Mathurin, who are averaging 23.4 and 21.0 points per game, respectively. Haliburton also has dished 10.0 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Jalen Smith is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game. Kevin Durant and Irving have supplied much of the Nets’ offense, averaging 32.0 and 30.5 points per game, respectively. Durant ranks fifth in the NBA. Nicolas Claxton is posting 8.5 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is tallying 7.2 assists.
The Pacers and the Nets are the two highest-scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and second in points per game, respectively. Indiana is scoring 118.9 per game, while Brooklyn is averaging 113.5. The Pacers have had the advantage in the last 10 trips to Barclays Center, winning seven.
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