Indiana Pacers (18-18, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (13-22, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn takes on Indiana looking to end its five-game home slide.
The Nets are 7-18 in conference matchups. Brooklyn gives up 113.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.8 points per game.
The Pacers are 10-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 50.7 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 9.0.
The Nets are shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 47.7% the Pacers allow to opponents. The Pacers average 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than the Nets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: D'Angelo Russell is averaging 12.4 points and five assists for the Nets.
Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 18.3 points and 8.8 assists for the Pacers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 3-7, averaging 101.0 points, 42.3 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.5 points per game.
Pacers: 7-3, averaging 118.0 points, 45.9 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Cam Thomas: day to day (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Ben Simmons: day to day (calf), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (calf), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle).
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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