NBA Game Recap - Indiana at Brooklyn
Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

MIN
95
PHI
117
F
NY
83
ORL
95
F
CHI
111
CLE
117
F
DET
113
TOR
125
F
IND
118
BKN
108
F
MIL
105
BOS
116
F
HOU
159
WAS
158
F
POR
102
OKC
99
F
LAC
96
UTA
110
F
CHA
118
SAC
111
F
PHO
121
GS
110
F

Indiana 118, Brooklyn 108

Oct 30, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT

Final

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Indiana

31

29

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28

118

Brooklyn

31

32

20

25

108

Pacers beat Nets 118-108 for first victory of season
Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:29 PM

NEW YORK (AP) Domantas Sabonis and the Indiana Pacers finally got their first victory of the season.

Sabonis scored 29 points, Jeremy Lamb added 25 and Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-108 on Wednesday night for their first victory in five games.

"(Sabonis) was a monster down there," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. "Just defending, rebounding, initiating offense. Had to play a lot of minutes, but was fired up and I thought we rode his energy."

Sabonis carried the frontcourt load when Myles Turner left the game after spraining his right ankle in the first quarter.

"It's tough," Sabonis said about losing Turner. "Because it's the beginning of the season, we're also trying to find each other and find that chemistry and play together, and obviously he's going to be out for a little bit. It's tough. I wish him a speedy recovery. When he comes back he's going to help us, he's the best defender in the league."

Malcolm Brogdon added 21 points and 13 assists for Indiana.

Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 28 points, Spencer Dinwiddie had 20 and Caris LeVert 15. The Nets have lost two in a row to fall to 1-3.

"We're not really running anything (on offense)," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. "In training camp you're practicing a lot, but you have a nice flow, you kind of know what you're doing. I think we've lost a little bit of our structure and organization, which is natural with a new team and new guys."

The Pacers took their largest lead at 112-96 on Brogdan's 3-pointer with 4:43 remaining. Indiana took a 90-83 lead into the fourth quarter, with Sabonis and Lamb each scoring seven points in the third.

With three new starters in Irving, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince, the Nets have become more of an isolation team than the cohesive group from a season ago.

"Basketball has a way of being sequentially sound or it can be sequentially off completely," Irving said. "Be able to weather the storm out there. Some possessions are not going to be perfect. We want to limit the mistakes out there where you have opportunities to attack the basket, shoot threes and get everyone confident. Wins and losses come and go. It just gives us a chance to dive into practice and really take it day by day. The details are really what separates the good and the bad teams in the league."

TIP-INS

Pacers: McMillan vowed to continue using a frontcourt tandem of Myles Turner and Sabonis for the season. "That's what we're going with. We signed Domantas to an extension and these are the bigs we're going into the future with. This is something that we decided on giving this a look and a try this season." ... Victor Oladipo (right knee surgery rehab) and Edmond Sumner (sore right hand) were out for Indiana. ... Turner sprained his right ankle at the 2:19 mark of the first quarter and was assisted to the locker room.

Nets: Atkinson briefly addressed ESPN's story on Irving's interactions with his teammates. "I know all these elite players, not just Kyrie, are used to the scrutiny. It's just part of the business. I didn't feel the need to talk to him about it." ... Wilson Chandler (NBA suspension) and Kevin Durant (right Achilles rehab) were out for Brooklyn.

GIANTS GREAT IN ATTENDANCE

Two-time Super Bowl champion Justin Tuck sat courtside.

UP NEXT

Pacers: Host Cleveland on Friday night.

Nets: Host Houston on Friday night.

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Leaders

Indiana PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Sabonis 29 26 4 8 1 1
J. Lamb 25 7 0 7 1 0
Brooklyn PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Irving 28 -15 6 7 1 1
S. Dinwiddie 20 1 7 2 1 0

Team Comparison

IND BKN
Points For 118 108
Field Goals 45/96-47% 41/93-44%
Three Pointers 11/26-42% 10/31-32%
Free Throws 17/20-85% 16/26-62%
Offensive Rebounds 11 18
Defensive Rebounds 30 36
Rebounds 50 66
Blocks 2 5
Steals 9 6
Turnovers 9 19
Points Scored Off Turnovers 28 16
Points in the Paint 52 60
Fast Break Points 5 7
Personal Fouls 24 19
Technical Fouls 0 3
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - IND Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Oct 30 IND 118 @ BKN 108 D. Sabonis 29 K. Irving 28

Game Information

Stadium: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attendance: 17,083
Game Time: 2:16