Indiana Pacers 123, Brooklyn Nets 94 — Recap

April 9, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 123, Brooklyn Nets 94. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 31-14 BKN; Q2 IND 32-23 BKN; Q3 IND 35-35 BKN; Q4 IND 25-22 BKN.

Top performers (box score): E.J. Liddell (BKN) 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Obi Toppin (IND) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists on 11-of-14 shooting; Ben Saraf (BKN) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-16 shooting; Micah Potter (IND) 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Ethan Thompson (IND) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BKN

E.J. Liddell

26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · IND

Obi Toppin

26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 11-14 FG

Scoring · BKN

Ben Saraf

19 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Obi Toppin · Season-high 26 pointsE.J. Liddell · Season-high 26 pointsMicah Potter · Season-high 14 reboundsE.J. Liddell · Season-high 10 reboundsJarace Walker · Season-high 8 assists

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

📊 Game Flow

IND 32 largest lead Q4 8:06 (IND 110, BKN 78) · 10-0 run, Q1 9:52–Q1 5:41

BKN 4 largest lead Q1 10:12 (IND 4, BKN 8) · 9-0 run, Q4 7:23–Q4 5:59

Swings 4 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Quenton Jackson makes dunk (Jarace Walker assists) (Q1 7:38, IND 10, BKN 8).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
IND	31	32	35	25		123
BKN	14	23	35	22		94

🧮 How They Scored

INDBKN

72Points in the paint40

33Fast-break points6

9Second-chance points2

12Points off turnovers9

64Bench points24

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.1%Effective FG%45.0%

9.4%Turnover %10.2%

29.5%Offensive rebound %7.0%

0.184Free-throw rate0.225

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ethan Thompson G	37	15	7	6	0	1	0	6-12	3-7	0-0	+29
Jarace Walker F	30	14	9	8	2	1	3	5-15	1-5	3-5	+6
Taelon Peter G	30	8	4	3	1	0	2	3-8	2-7	0-0	+18
Jalen Slawson F	29	12	7	5	1	0	0	5-10	1-4	1-2	+10
Quenton Jackson G	26	12	6	7	0	0	2	5-11	0-1	2-2	+20
Jay Huff F-C	25	14	7	3	0	3	0	6-6	0-0	2-2	+17
Micah Potter F	23	18	14	2	0	0	0	8-15	1-4	1-3	+12
Kam Jones G	22	4	3	6	0	0	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	+9
Obi Toppin F	18	26	9	3	0	0	0	11-14	0-1	4-4	+24

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Malachi Smith G	40	11	8	6	0	0	0	4-13	0-6	3-3	-22
Tyson Etienne G	39	14	5	4	0	0	3	5-17	3-7	1-3	-34
Jalen Wilson F	37	11	5	2	1	0	3	4-11	2-7	1-3	-27
E.J. Liddell F	36	26	10	1	0	0	1	10-16	3-6	3-4	-16
Ben Saraf G	28	19	5	6	0	1	2	8-16	0-4	3-3	-11
Drake Powell F	20	2	2	0	0	2	1	1-7	0-4	0-2	-17

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Micah Potter	Starter	23	18	55.1	28.1	+29.1	25.3
Ethan Thompson	Starter	37	15	62.5	13.0	+36.8	12.7
Jarace Walker	Starter	30	14	40.7	28.6	+11.4	12.0
Quenton Jackson	Starter	26	12	50.5	21.9	+33.0	11.6
Obi Toppin	Bench	18	26	82.5	34.8	+59.2	33.7
Jay Huff	Bench	25	14	101.7	10.0	+27.1	16.0
Taelon Peter	Bench	30	8	50.0	13.5	+28.7	4.7
Kam Jones	Bench	22	4	28.6	20.8	+21.7	1.6
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ben Sheppard	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
E.J. Liddell	Starter	36	26	73.2	20.7	-20.8	15.7
Ben Saraf	Starter	28	19	54.8	28.8	-17.2	16.5
Tyson Etienne	Starter	39	14	38.2	21.4	-40.1	0.3
Jalen Wilson	Bench	37	11	44.6	16.9	-33.3	1.8
Drake Powell	Bench	20	2	12.7	18.8	-39.6	-6.7
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ochai Agbaji	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Danny Wolf	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chaney Johnson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0