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Indiana Pacers logo
INDIndiana Pacers
136Winner
Brooklyn Nets logo
BKNBrooklyn Nets
109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
IND24413734136
BKN26302429109

Game analysis: Indiana Pacers at Brooklyn Nets

How the Pacers Beat the Nets

Indiana's shooting from deep powered an attack Brooklyn could not keep pace with. The Pacers overturned a two-point first-quarter deficit with a 41-point second quarter and carried a nine-point lead into halftime. They then broke the game open with a 12–0 third-quarter run that stretched their advantage from 14 to 26 points. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 10 assists, while Pascal Siakam added 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists, as Indiana also overcame six fewer offensive rebounds.

The biggest reason

3PT Shooting

IND 49%vsBKN 33%

Also mattered

  • +16Points in the paint
  • +9Assists
  • +7Fast-break points

Game flow

When the lead changed

IND (away)BKN (home)

IND's biggest lead was 27 points · BKN's was 6 points · 8 lead changes

-300+30Q1 11:06 · IND 2–BKN 0Q1 10:49 · IND 2–BKN 1Q1 9:24 · IND 4–BKN 1Q1 9:00 · IND 4–BKN 4Q1 8:45 · IND 4–BKN 6Q1 8:27 · IND 7–BKN 6Q1 8:06 · IND 9–BKN 6Q1 7:24 · IND 11–BKN 6Q1 6:42 · IND 11–BKN 8Q1 6:42 · IND 11–BKN 9Q1 6:21 · IND 14–BKN 9Q1 5:50 · IND 14–BKN 11Q1 5:38 · IND 14–BKN 13Q1 5:20 · IND 17–BKN 13Q1 4:57 · IND 19–BKN 13Q1 4:37 · IND 19–BKN 15Q1 4:07 · IND 19–BKN 18Q1 3:39 · IND 21–BKN 18Q1 3:28 · IND 21–BKN 19Q1 3:28 · IND 21–BKN 20Q1 2:29 · IND 21–BKN 21Q1 2:29 · IND 21–BKN 22Q1 1:44 · IND 21–BKN 23Q1 54.3 · IND 21–BKN 26Q1 35.6 · IND 23–BKN 26Q1 35.6 · IND 24–BKN 26Q2 11:48 · IND 24–BKN 28Q2 11:16 · IND 24–BKN 30Q2 10:54 · IND 26–BKN 30Q2 10:14 · IND 28–BKN 30Q2 9:43 · IND 30–BKN 30Q2 9:09 · IND 30–BKN 32Q2 8:51 · IND 32–BKN 32Q2 8:38 · IND 32–BKN 35Q2 8:30 · IND 34–BKN 35Q2 8:30 · IND 35–BKN 35Q2 7:45 · IND 38–BKN 35Q2 7:25 · IND 38–BKN 38Q2 7:08 · IND 39–BKN 38Q2 6:57 · IND 39–BKN 39Q2 6:57 · IND 39–BKN 40Q2 6:43 · IND 42–BKN 40Q2 6:08 · IND 42–BKN 41Q2 6:08 · IND 42–BKN 42Q2 5:55 · IND 44–BKN 42Q2 5:44 · IND 44–BKN 43Q2 4:59 · IND 45–BKN 43Q2 4:59 · IND 46–BKN 43Q2 4:43 · IND 46–BKN 44Q2 3:56 · IND 46–BKN 45Q2 3:32 · IND 49–BKN 45Q2 3:10 · IND 49–BKN 48Q2 2:45 · IND 49–BKN 51Q2 2:29 · IND 52–BKN 51Q2 2:00 · IND 54–BKN 51Q2 1:44 · IND 54–BKN 52Q2 1:27 · IND 56–BKN 52Q2 1:27 · IND 57–BKN 52Q2 1:05 · IND 60–BKN 52Q2 49.5 · IND 60–BKN 54Q2 36.8 · IND 61–BKN 54Q2 36.8 · IND 62–BKN 54Q2 24.8 · IND 62–BKN 56Q2 6.9 · IND 65–BKN 56Q3 11:46 · IND 65–BKN 58Q3 10:50 · IND 68–BKN 58Q3 10:31 · IND 71–BKN 58Q3 10:16 · IND 71–BKN 60Q3 10:09 · IND 72–BKN 60Q3 10:09 · IND 71–BKN 60Q3 10:09 · IND 71–BKN 61Q3 10:09 · IND 72–BKN 61Q3 9:57 · IND 72–BKN 63Q3 9:25 · IND 74–BKN 63Q3 9:01 · IND 74–BKN 65Q3 8:45 · IND 76–BKN 65Q3 8:14 · IND 79–BKN 65Q3 7:54 · IND 79–BKN 68Q3 7:29 · IND 81–BKN 68Q3 7:14 · IND 83–BKN 68Q3 6:57 · IND 83–BKN 70Q3 6:42 · IND 85–BKN 70Q3 6:19 · IND 85–BKN 72Q3 6:10 · IND 88–BKN 72Q3 5:40 · IND 88–BKN 73Q3 5:40 · IND 88–BKN 74Q3 5:23 · IND 90–BKN 74Q3 4:32 · IND 91–BKN 74Q3 4:32 · IND 92–BKN 74Q3 4:06 · IND 95–BKN 74Q3 3:41 · IND 98–BKN 74Q3 3:19 · IND 100–BKN 74Q3 1:54 · IND 100–BKN 75Q3 1:54 · IND 100–BKN 76Q3 1:18 · IND 100–BKN 78Q3 21.1 · IND 100–BKN 79Q3 21.1 · IND 100–BKN 80Q3 4.6 · IND 102–BKN 80Q4 11:29 · IND 102–BKN 82Q4 11:05 · IND 102–BKN 84Q4 10:50 · IND 105–BKN 84Q4 10:34 · IND 105–BKN 85Q4 10:07 · IND 108–BKN 85Q4 9:15 · IND 108–BKN 87Q4 9:06 · IND 109–BKN 87Q4 8:55 · IND 109–BKN 90Q4 8:33 · IND 110–BKN 90Q4 8:33 · IND 111–BKN 90Q4 8:02 · IND 111–BKN 91Q4 8:02 · IND 111–BKN 92Q4 6:59 · IND 114–BKN 92Q4 6:43 · IND 114–BKN 95Q4 6:06 · IND 114–BKN 98Q4 5:44 · IND 116–BKN 98Q4 5:44 · IND 117–BKN 98Q4 5:32 · IND 117–BKN 99Q4 5:20 · IND 120–BKN 99Q4 4:46 · IND 120–BKN 102Q4 4:29 · IND 122–BKN 102Q4 4:00 · IND 125–BKN 102Q4 3:50 · IND 125–BKN 104Q4 3:39 · IND 128–BKN 104Q4 2:49 · IND 130–BKN 104Q4 2:16 · IND 131–BKN 104Q4 2:04 · IND 131–BKN 106Q4 1:51 · IND 132–BKN 106Q4 1:38 · IND 132–BKN 109Q4 1:20 · IND 134–BKN 109Q4 56.5 · IND 136–BKN 109Q4 0:00 · IND 136–BKN 109Q1Q2Q3Q4

Quarter-by-quarter momentum

Quarter winners and scoring margin
  1. Q1
    Indiana Pacers logoIND24
    Brooklyn Nets logoBKN26
    BKN won by 2
  2. Q2
    Indiana Pacers logoIND41
    Brooklyn Nets logoBKN30
    IND won by 11
  3. Q3Biggest margin
    Indiana Pacers logoIND37
    Brooklyn Nets logoBKN24
    IND won by 13
  4. Q4
    Indiana Pacers logoIND34
    Brooklyn Nets logoBKN29
    IND won by 5

Game turning points

Moments identified from the scoring timeline
  1. Final lead changeQ2 · 2:29

    Indiana Pacers went ahead and did not trail again.

    Indiana Pacers logoIND 52BKN 51Brooklyn Nets logo

Momentum swings

Key stretches

5 stretches · runs and momentum swings
  1. Q1 · 8:45–4:57
    Indiana Pacers logoIndiana Pacers15–7stretch

    IND 4 – BKN 6IND 19 – BKN 13

  2. Q1 · 4:57–54.3
    Brooklyn Nets logoBrooklyn Nets13–2stretch

    IND 19 – BKN 13IND 21 – BKN 26

  3. Q2 · 11:16–6.9
    Indiana Pacers logoIndiana Pacers41–26stretch

    IND 24 – BKN 30IND 65 – BKN 56

  4. Q3 · 11:46–3:19Biggest stretch
    Indiana Pacers logoIndiana Pacers35–16stretch

    IND 65 – BKN 58IND 100 – BKN 74

  5. Q4 · 6:06–2:16
    Indiana Pacers logoIndiana Pacers17–6stretch

    IND 114 – BKN 98IND 131 – BKN 104

Players who shaped the game

Player impact

From the box score
Indiana Pacers logo

Indiana Pacers

IND
  1. Leading scorerTyrese Haliburton
    24PTS4REB10AST2STL0BLK
  2. Impact contributorPascal Siakam
    21PTS7REB6AST1STL0BLK
  3. Impact contributorJay Huff
    14PTS2REB3AST0STL3BLK
Brooklyn Nets logo

Brooklyn Nets

BKN
  1. Leading scorerNolan Traore
    17PTS2REB5AST1STL2BLK
  2. Impact contributorJosh Minott
    15PTS8REB2AST2STL0BLK
  3. Impact contributorJulius Randle
    10PTS7REB7AST1STL0BLK

Team performance

Biggest advantages and setbacks

What the winner did best—and what it overcame

Advantages

  1. Field-goal shootingWinner edge

    Indiana Pacers had a 17 percentage points edge in field-goal shooting.

    IND 58%BKN 41%
  2. Three-point shootingWinner edge

    Indiana Pacers had a 16 percentage points edge in three-point shooting.

    IND 49%BKN 33%
  3. AssistsWinner edge

    Indiana Pacers had a 9 edge in assists.

    IND 34BKN 25

Setbacks

  1. StealsOpponent edge

    Indiana Pacers trailed in steals by 6.

    IND 7BKN 13

The numbers behind the win

Evidence

5 signals

Three-point shooting

The Pacers established a major perimeter shooting advantage as part of their highly efficient offensive performance.

Indiana Pacers logoIND49%
Brooklyn Nets logoBKN33%

Paint scoring

Indiana complemented its perimeter success with a substantial scoring advantage inside.

Indiana Pacers logoIND56
Brooklyn Nets logoBKN40

Playmaking

The Pacers generated nine more assists while producing efficient scoring throughout the lineup.

Indiana Pacers logoIND34
Brooklyn Nets logoBKN25

Third-quarter separation

IND 12-0 run

Indiana expanded a 14-point advantage to 26 during a decisive third-quarter burst.

Editorial turning point

Indiana outscored Brooklyn 41-30 in the second quarter

The Pacers turned a two-point deficit entering the quarter into a nine-point halftime lead, and Brooklyn never regained the lead afterward.

This game’s Winning DNA

How Indiana Pacers got it done.

The winning formula behind this game.

Indiana Pacers logo

Indiana Pacers

3PT Shooting
35%
Paint Dominance
25%
Playmaking
20%
Superstar Performance
20%

Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.

Team Comparison

Indiana Pacers logoIndiana Pacers136 PTSVSBarclays CenterBrooklyn Nets logoBrooklyn Nets109 PTS
49-85FG35-86
21-433PT13-39
17-22FT26-37
40REB40
34AST25
7STL13
4BLK3
15TO15

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