The Indiana Pacers (2-4, 1-2 Away) travel to face the Brooklyn Nets (1-4, 1-2 Home), who will be looking to halt their losing run, on Saturday. Indiana is playing the second of a back-to-back after beating the Washington Wizards 127-117 at Capital One Arena yesterday. Myles Turner was the scoring leader with 27 points.
Tyrese Haliburton added 25 points and 12 assists. The Pacers are 13th in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn lost their third in a row on Thursday at Barclays Center, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 129-125 in overtime. Kyrie Irving tallied 39 points to top the scoresheet in defeat. With 37 points, Kevin Durant also played a part. The Nets are 13th in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Brooklyn swept all three games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 134-126 triumph at Barclays Center on April 10, their seventh straight head-to-head victory. Irving led the Nets with 35 points and seven rebounds. Oshae Brissett had 28 points and eight rebounds in the loss.
The Pacers have been led this season by Haliburton, who is averaging 23.0 points per game. Haliburton also has dished 10.3 assists per game, second-most in the league. Meanwhile, Jalen Smith is grabbing 8.5 rebounds.Durant and Irving have been the primary providers for the Nets on offense, averaging 33.2 and 29.6 points per game, respectively. Durant ranks third in the league in scoring, while Irving is 10th.
Nicolas Claxton is pulling down 8.4 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is distributing 6.8 assists. The Pacers have found success in recent games at Barclays Center, winning six of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Pacers won the only previous game when playing on consecutive nights this season and 0-0 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest.
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