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Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers

April 9, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pacers beat the Nets 123-94 on 2026-04-09 on the road against the Nets. The Nets started Trevon Scott, E.J. Liddell, Tyson Etienne, Malachi Smith, and Ben Saraf. The Pacers started Ethan Thompson, Micah Potter, Quenton Jackson, Jarace Walker, and Jalen Slawson. Obi Toppin (Pacers) scored 3 points (1/5) in his matchups, with Jalen Wilson as his primary defender. Ben Saraf (Nets) scored 6 points (3/11) in his matchups, with Jalen Slawson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets 94

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Malachi Smith GS 40:13 11 8 6 0 0 0 2 4-13 0-6 3-3 -22
Trevon Scott GS 39:37 11 8 1 1 2 0 1 5-16 0-4 1-1 -18
Tyson Etienne GS 38:50 14 5 4 0 0 3 5 5-17 3-7 1-3 -34
E.J. Liddell GS 36:36 26 10 1 0 0 1 5 10-16 3-6 3-4 -16
Ben Saraf GS 27:40 19 5 6 0 1 2 2 8-16 0-4 3-3 -11
Jalen Wilson 37:00 11 5 2 1 0 3 4 4-11 2-7 1-3 -27
Drake Powell 20:04 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1-7 0-4 0-2 -17
Totals 94 43 20 2 5 10 21 37-96 8-38 12-19

Did not play: Ochai Agbaji (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nic Claxton (DND - Injury/Illness), Chaney Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ziaire Williams (DND - Injury/Illness), Danny Wolf (DND - Injury/Illness)

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers 123

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Ethan Thompson GS 37:16 15 7 6 0 1 0 3 6-12 3-7 0-0 +29
Jarace Walker GS 29:37 14 9 8 2 1 3 1 5-15 1-5 3-5 +6
Jalen Slawson GS 28:44 12 7 5 1 0 0 0 5-10 1-4 1-2 +10
Quenton Jackson GS 26:16 12 6 7 0 0 2 3 5-11 0-1 2-2 +20
Micah Potter GS 23:13 18 14 2 0 0 0 1 8-15 1-4 1-3 +12
Taelon Peter 29:48 8 4 3 1 0 2 2 3-8 2-7 0-0 +18
Jay Huff 24:47 14 7 3 0 3 0 4 6-6 0-0 2-2 +17
Kam Jones 21:44 4 3 6 0 0 4 2 2-7 0-2 0-0 +9
Obi Toppin 18:35 26 9 3 0 0 0 0 11-14 0-1 4-4 +24
Totals 123 66 43 4 5 11 16 51-98 8-31 13-18

Did not play: Kobe Brown (DND - Injury/Illness), Ben Sheppard (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

IND
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Nets defense

Defender Guarded most
Trevon Scott Jay Huff: 32 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · Micah Potter: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Malachi Smith Jarace Walker: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Taelon Peter: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Tyson Etienne Ethan Thompson: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Kam Jones: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jalen Wilson Obi Toppin: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jalen Slawson: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
E.J. Liddell Jalen Slawson: 27 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Jarace Walker: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Ben Saraf Quenton Jackson: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/6) · Kam Jones: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Drake Powell Taelon Peter: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Ethan Thompson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)

Pacers defense

  • Ben Saraf 6 pts (3/11) in 59 possessions

    Guarded by: Jalen Slawson (21 %, 0 pts) · Ethan Thompson (18 %, 2 pts) · Taelon Peter (13 %, 0 pts)

  • Tyson Etienne 18 pts (8/16) in 87 possessions

    Guarded by: Quenton Jackson (21 %, 2 pts) · Ethan Thompson (20 %, 2 pts) · Taelon Peter (18 %, 0 pts)

Defender Guarded most
Ethan Thompson Jalen Wilson: 19 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Tyson Etienne: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Taelon Peter Tyson Etienne: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malachi Smith: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jarace Walker E.J. Liddell: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Malachi Smith: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Slawson E.J. Liddell: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Ben Saraf: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Quenton Jackson Tyson Etienne: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Malachi Smith: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jay Huff Trevon Scott: 23 poss., 9 pts (4/4) · E.J. Liddell: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Micah Potter Trevon Scott: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · E.J. Liddell: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Kam Jones Tyson Etienne: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Obi Toppin Jalen Wilson: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Malachi Smith: 8 poss., 12 pts (5/6)