The Indiana Pacers (10-7, 6-4 Home), the NBA’s top scoring team, play host to the Brooklyn Nets (9-10, 5-6 Away) on Friday. Brooklyn beat the Toronto Raptors 112-98 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Kyrie Irving had a standout performance with 29 points. The Nets are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Indiana lost on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-101. Myles Turner had 31 points in the loss, leading the team. The Pacers are fourth in the Eastern Conference, 2.5 games behind the Boston Celtics.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Brooklyn and Indiana have split their two matchups this season. The Nets took the most recent meeting, beating the Pacers 116-109 at Barclays Center on October 31. Kevin Durant led the Nets with 36 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
Chris Duarte had 30 points in the loss. Durant is averaging 28.8 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Nets in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Nicolas Claxton is grabbing 8.3 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Ben Simmons is dishing 5.3 assists (1st). Tyrese Haliburton (19.8 ppg), Bennedict Mathurin (19.4), and Turner (18.6) have supplied much of the Pacers’ offense.
Haliburton leads the league. Turner also has pulled down 8.4 rebounds per game, most in the league, while Haliburton has distributed 10.9 assists per game, most in the league. With 115.9 points per game, the Pacers are the top scoring offense in the league.
The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5-5).Brooklyn is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.8 (109.2-107.4). Indiana has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 113.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 109.7 (+4.1 margin).
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Yuta Watanabe: 21.7 | 12.1 | +9.6
Rebounds per game:
Nicolas Claxton: 5.5 | 8.3 | -2.8
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
T.J. McConnell: 5.8 | 4.1 | +1.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets (-155)
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