Nets 98, Pacers 90 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers 98-90 in a regular season contest, consistently maintaining an advantage over the Pacers. Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 23 points, securing 9 rebounds and distributing 3 assists, supported by strong offensive outings from Julius Randle and Nolan Traoré. The Nets' steady performance allowed them to build a lead that the Pacers, despite Andrew Nembhard's 23 points, could not fully overcome. SportsFBI's pregame model had indicated a 58% probability for a Nets victory.

Brooklyn established a narrow lead early, finishing the first quarter ahead 20-19. They incrementally extended this advantage in the second quarter, outscoring the Pacers 23-21 to take a 43-40 lead into halftime. Porter Jr., who shot 7-of-16, and Randle, who contributed 20 points and 6 assists, provided crucial offense for Brooklyn in the first half. Nembhard, hitting four 3-pointers and shooting 7-of-19 overall, kept Indiana competitive, while Pascal Siakam added 17 points and 5 rebounds for the Pacers.

The Nets continued to assert their control in the third quarter, producing their highest-scoring period with 28 points against Indiana's 22, pushing their lead to nine points entering the final frame. Traoré, scoring 16 points and making four 3-pointers on 6-of-14 shooting, was instrumental in creating separation during this period. Although the Pacers managed a slight edge in the fourth quarter, 28-27, their late surge was insufficient to erase the deficit built by the Nets over the preceding three quarters, ultimately securing the Brooklyn victory.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Brooklyn Nets (58% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 8 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · IND -3.5 BKN covered Won by 8

Total · 229.5 Under 188 combined

Moneyline BKN +132 · IND -156 IND favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (IND) -3.5-3.5 No move

Total 229.5229.5 No move

Moneyline (IND) -168-156 +12

Standouts

Top Scorer · BKN

Michael Porter Jr.

23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 7-16 FG

Scoring · IND

Andrew Nembhard

23 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 7-19 FG

Scoring · BKN

Julius Randle

20 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 5-15 FG

Season highs

Andrew Nembhard · Season-high 23 pointsDay'Ron Sharpe · Season-high 13 reboundsJulius Randle · Season-high 4 threesNolan Traoré · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

BKN 12 largest lead Q3 8:42 (BKN 52, IND 40) · 11-0 run, Q2 0:00–Q3 8:42

IND 1 largest lead Q1 6:16 (BKN 9, IND 10) · 8-0 run, Q1 0:59–Q2 11:18

Swings 4 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q2 11:01, BKN 22, IND 21).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BKN	20	23	28	27		98
IND	19	21	22	28		90

🧮 How They Scored

BKNIND

30Points in the paint26

2Fast-break points2

14Second-chance points5

11Points off turnovers17

22Bench points28

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%49.3%

14.8%Turnover %14.4%

20.0%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.425Free-throw rate0.429

🎯 Shot Chart

Brooklyn Nets30/73 FG

74%Restricted Area14 of 19
14%Paint (non-RA)1 of 7
25%Mid-Range2 of 8
50%Left Corner 33 of 6
33%Right Corner 32 of 6
30%Above-break 38 of 27

Indiana Pacers28/70 FG

53%Restricted Area8 of 15
42%Paint (non-RA)5 of 12
25%Mid-Range2 of 8
57%Left Corner 34 of 7
22%Right Corner 32 of 9
37%Above-break 37 of 19

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle F	37	20	5	6	2	0	4	5-15	4-9	6-6	+17
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	23	9	3	1	0	4	7-16	3-10	6-9	+4
Chaney Johnson G-F	31	2	2	0	0	1	1	0-2	0-1	2-2	+10
Nolan Traoré G	31	16	2	6	1	0	1	6-14	4-8	0-0	+8
Day'Ron Sharpe C	26	15	13	4	0	0	2	5-7	1-1	4-5	+13
Noah Clowney F	24	8	3	0	0	0	0	3-7	0-4	2-3	-7
Moritz Wagner C	21	14	6	0	0	1	2	4-6	1-2	5-6	-4
Keon Ellis G	20	0	2	1	1	0	1	0-5	0-3	0-0	+1
Terance Mann G	15	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Pascal Siakam F	36	17	5	5	1	0	3	6-14	0-2	5-6	+4
Andrew Nembhard G-F	35	23	3	4	1	0	3	7-19	4-10	5-6	-1
Aaron Nesmith G-F	30	11	3	4	1	0	3	3-8	0-4	5-6	-15
Larry Nance Jr. F	26	4	6	1	1	0	2	1-5	1-4	1-4	-5
Quenton Jackson G	24	12	3	2	0	0	0	4-8	3-4	1-2	-1
Kelly Oubre Jr. F	20	11	2	1	0	1	0	3-8	2-5	3-4	-2
Jarace Walker F	20	6	6	3	1	0	1	2-4	2-3	0-0	-2
Jalen Slawson F	18	3	5	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	1-2	-10
Jay Huff F-C	17	0	3	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-5
Kobe Brown F	15	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	-3
Braden Smith G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Starter	35:41	23	57.6	28.6	+1.1	12.8
Julius Randle	Starter	37:17	20	56.7	27.2	+24.3	12.8
Nolan Traoré	Starter	30:28	16	57.1	21.4	+11.3	14.7
Day'Ron Sharpe	Starter	25:53	15	81.5	19.0	+24.1	30.3
Chaney Johnson	Starter	31:01	2	34.7	4.2	+14.3	-1.5
Moritz Wagner	Bench	21:00	14	81.0	20.8	-16.5	27.5
Noah Clowney	Bench	23:45	8	48.1	14.5	-14.9	7.7
Terance Mann	Bench	14:54	0	0.0	2.9	-9.9	-3.1
Keon Ellis	Bench	20:02	0	0.0	14.0	+5.0	-14.3
Josh Minott	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Drake Powell	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Danny Wolf	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Andrew Nembhard	Starter	34:50	23	53.1	32.9	+1.6	10.1
Pascal Siakam	Starter	35:30	17	51.1	26.3	+7.2	12.8
Kelly Oubre Jr.	Starter	20:06	11	56.4	22.2	-7.4	12.1
Aaron Nesmith	Starter	30:19	11	51.7	20.9	-23.6	10.2
Jay Huff	Starter	16:40	0	0.0	5.9	-6.8	-10.7
Quenton Jackson	Bench	23:36	12	67.6	18.4	-2.2	19.5
Jarace Walker	Bench	19:35	6	75.0	11.1	-6.9	20.7
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	25:46	4	29.6	15.8	-12.5	-2.9
Kobe Brown	Bench	14:39	3	150.0	6.9	-10.7	4.0
Jalen Slawson	Bench	18:20	3	79.8	7.3	-22.5	7.1
Ivica Zubac	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Obi Toppin	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Braden Smith	Bench	0:39	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Michael Porter Jr. BKN	Points	22.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	6.5	9	Over
	Assists	1.5	3	Over
	3-pointers	3.5	3	Under
	Pts + Reb	29.5	32	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	31.5	35	Over
Andrew Nembhard IND	Points	18.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	3	Under
	Assists	9.5	4	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	12.5	7	Under
Julius Randle BKN	Points	20.5	20	Under
	Rebounds	7.5	5	Under
	Assists	5.5	6	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	12.5	11	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	33.5	31	Under
Pascal Siakam IND	Points	23.5	17	Under
	Rebounds	7.5	5	Under
	Assists	4.5	5	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	0	Under
	Reb + Ast	11.5	10	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	35.5	27	Under
Nolan Traoré BKN	Points	12.5	16	Over
	Rebounds	2.5	2	Under
	Assists	4.5	6	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb	14.5	18	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	19.5	24	Over
Day'Ron Sharpe BKN	Points	8.5	15	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	13	Over
	Assists	2.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb	17.5	28	Over
	Reb + Ast	10.5	17	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	19.5	32	Over