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PACERS vs NETS
Monday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center

Last time out:



Pacers 125, Nets 116

PTS: Mathurin 32, Haliburton 26, Jackson 18
REB: Smith 14, Jackson 10
AST: Haliburton 8, Hield 8

Pacers 125, Nets 116

PTS: Irving 35, Durant 26, O'Neale 11
REB: Claxton 9, Simmons 8
AST: Simmons 9, Irving 6


Projected Starters

Pacers: G - Tyrese Haliburton, G - Chris Duarte, F - Buddy Hield, F - Jalen Smith, C - Myles Turner

Nets: G - Kyrie Irving, G - Ben Simmons, F - Kevin Durant, F - Royce O'Neale, C - Nic Claxton


Injury Report

Pacers: T.J. McConnell - questionable (sore right knee) Aaron Nesmith - questionable (sore right foot), Daniel Theis - out (sore right knee)

Nets: T.J. Warren - out (left foot injury recovery)


Stat of the day



Pacers are currently third in the NBA in 3PT attempts/game with 39.7.

1. Golden State 41.2
2. Utah 40.9
3. INDIANA 39.7
4. Boston 39.2
5. Dallas 38.6

18. Brooklyn 33


TV:

Bally Sports Indiana - Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

I hate these back to back series, its so hard beating the same team twice back to back nights, essp on the road in the NBA. Wonder what the records are of teams playing back to backs? Made sense during covid but now, i cant stand it.

Grang33r wrote:I hate these back to back series, its so hard beating the same team twice back to back nights, essp on the road in the NBA. Wonder what the records are of teams playing back to backs? Made sense during covid but now, i cant stand it.

This isn't back to back. Both teams rested yesterday. Slick said years ago that they should do home stands like baseball to cut travel. Made sense to me

Expected trouble tonight but closed out first half nicely. Duarte looking like himself.

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Wizop wrote:

Grang33r wrote:I hate these back to back series, its so hard beating the same team twice back to back nights, essp on the road in the NBA. Wonder what the records are of teams playing back to backs? Made sense during covid but now, i cant stand it.

This isn't back to back. Both teams rested yesterday. Slick said years ago that they should do home stands like baseball to cut travel. Made sense to me

Expected trouble tonight but closed out first half nicely. Duarte looking like himself.

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Back to back against the same team.

It would be great for parity.

They somehow stopped going to Duarte in the final minutes

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Pacers Forever wrote:

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So, instead of addressing the mental misfits they count on to be "stars", they fire the coach.

By the way, the last I knew, a "star" was a self-illuminating mass of hot gas. Appropriate, I think.

Tom White wrote:

Pacers Forever wrote:

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So, instead of addressing the mental misfits they count on to be "stars", they fire the coach.

By the way, the last I knew, a "star" was a self-illuminating mass of hot gas. Appropriate, I think.

This is why you have to be very careful what superstars you put on your team. Kyrie has created issues or made waves wherever he’s played. Durant is a ring chaser with no loyalty.

I guess Nash wasn’t keeping them happy enough for them to get them all in. I really don’t feel Nash is a top coaching talent, but not sure if this was his fault.

Reminds me of Russell W. disruption in LA and how Lebron is so outspoken causing Vogel to exit.

I read the thread on the Nets forum here after we beat them and almost all of the messages wanted to fire Nash. the rest wanted to bench Simmons,

Wizop wrote:I read the thread on the Nets forum here after we beat them and almost all of the messages wanted to fire Nash. the rest wanted to bench Simmons,

It’ll be interesting to see this project / trainwreck unfold. Woj said few hours ago “there may not be a coach on this planet that can save these Nets”. He may be right.

Zach Lowe’s reaction to all of this-

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