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This Friday, the (9-10) Brooklyn Nets will travel to Indianapolis, IN to take on the (10-7) Indiana Pacers. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The last time that these two teams matched up, the Nets walked away with a 116-109 victory.
The Brooklyn Nets are coming into this one after taking down the Toronto Reports, 112-98. The Nets had it working on both ends of the court, as they will have to carry that momentum over into this game if they want to challenge the Pacers on the road.
The Indiana Pacers are entering this matchup after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 115-101. The Pacers struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they only shot 38.5% from the floor. They will have to be more efficient on the offensive end if they want to defend their home court against the Nets.
This game was written/published before last night's resu lts.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are still 5.5 games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. They will have to start stringing together some wins if they want to continue to climb the ranks. On offense, they are scoring 111.4 points per game and they are shooting 49.2% from the floor. This is the 18th most points scored per game, but the third-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, Brooklyn has an adjusted offensive rating of 114.1, which is the seventh-highest rating in the NBA. Kevin Durant continues to lead the way for the Nets, as he is scoring 28.8 points per game on 53.4% shooting from the field. Brooklyn has also shown that they can score from mid-range or step behind the arc and knock down deep threes. The Nets are making 37.1% of their three-point shots, which is the 11th-highest shooting percentage in the league. They have taken care of busines s at the free-throw line as well. They have made 79.9% of their shots at the charity stripe, as this is the 10th-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA. They can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the floor, the Nets have struggled to consistently keep their opponents from scoring. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have an adjusted defensive rating of 112.9, which is the 20th lowest rating in the NBA. Brooklyn is also allowing 111.1 points per game and their opponents have shot 44% from the floor. This is the 12th least amount of points surrendered per game and the lowest shooting percentage allowed from the field. They have continued to defend shots at the rim, but their perimeter defense has continued to hurt them. They have allowed their opponents to knock down 38.1% of their three-point shots. This is the 28th-highest percentage surrendered in the league, as they have to close out on the perimeter and contest more shots from the outside. The Nets will also need to focus on cleaning the glass and securing the ball after a missed shot. They are only snatching 40.3 rebounds per game, which is the 28th most in the league.
Injury Report: T.J. Warren SF (Foot) is out. Seth Curry SG (Ankle) and Yuta Watanabe SF (Hamstring) are both questionable for this contest.
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