Pacers rout Nets 136-109 behind Haliburton's 24 and 10

Player of the game

Tyrese Haliburton 24 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

8.6

The Pacers ran away from the Nets 136-109 at Barclays Center and left Brooklyn winless at 0-3. Indiana improved to 2-1.

The game turned in the second quarter. The Pacers outscored the Nets 41-30 in that period and carried a lead the rest of the way. They added 37 in the third and 34 in the fourth, while Brooklyn managed 24 and 29 over those stretches.

Tyrese Haliburton was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.6. He finished with 24 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds. He set up Larry Nance Jr. and Pascal Siakam for threes in the final four minutes, and the lead grew to 128-104. Siakam led Indiana with 7 rebounds.

Nolan Traore scored 17 for the Nets. Julius Randle had 7 assists and Josh Minott grabbed 8 rebounds. Brooklyn never got closer than 21 late.

Chirp's Sim had the Nets at 54% before the game, but the Pacers did not follow that script.

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