Nets hold off Pacers 98-90 behind Sharpe's double-double

Player of the game

Day'Ron Sharpe 15 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

7.7

The Nets beat the Pacers 98-90 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and moved to 1-5. They broke it open with an 8-0 run in the third quarter, turning a 60-56 game into 68-56, and never let Indiana all the way back in.

Day'Ron Sharpe was the player of the game with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 23 points. Julius Randle added 6 assists. Andrew Nembhard matched Porter with 23 for the Pacers, who fell to 2-5.

The fourth quarter kept the margin steady. Porter's layup, set up by Sharpe, made it 82-74 with 7:48 left. Sharpe's alley oop dunk from Nolan Traore pushed it to 86-76. Indiana cut it to 88-81 after a Kobe Brown three for Brooklyn, then Randle and Traore answered with threes to reach 94-84. Nembhard hit from 29 feet to make it 97-90 with 2:24 to go, but that was Indiana's last score in the plays we have.

Chirp's Sim had the Pacers at 58% before the game, so this one went against the model.

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