National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 130, Indiana 113
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 29, 2021
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#74 Curtis Blair, #67 Brandon Adair, #70 Phenizee Ransom
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Kevin Durant shot 16-of-24 from the floor en route to matching his season-high of 42 points, Alize Johnson recorded 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets completed a season sweep of the Indiana Pacers with a 130-113 win on Thursday in Indianapolis.
Brooklyn (43-20) has dealt with injury issues much of the season, and Thursday was no exception with Kyrie Irving announced as a late scratch from the lineup due to groin soreness.
Durant carried the load with 26.9-point per game scorer Irving sidelined, pacing the Nets to a 52.8 percent night shooting from the floor. All five Nets starters scored in double-figures, with Jeff Green, Joe Harris and Landry Shamet all hitting for 14 points and Tyler Johnson adding 11.
Durant helped supplement the team's scoring with a game-high 10 assists. Brooklyn's balanced scoring and effective shooting led to an almost wire-to-wire lead that swelled to as many as 23 points before a late Pacers rally.
Indiana (29-33) went on a 13-2 run spanning the first 4:52 of the fourth quarter, trimming the deficit to seven points. Doug McDermott scored four of his 15 points off the bench during the run.
But Brooklyn responded with a game-ending, 17-7 burst during which Durant scored his final six points.
Despite 36 points from Caris LeVert, which included a 5-of-9 performance shooting from 3-point range, Indiana made just 42.7 percent of its field-goal attempts and 28.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Aaron Holiday shot 2-of-5 from long range en route to 12 points. Oshae Brissett also hit 2-of-5 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
With 11.6-per game rebounder Domantas Sabonis sidelined by a back injury, Indiana was beaten on the boards 50-38. Green's seven rebounds were second-most to Johnson's career-best performance for Brooklyn.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Indiana |
Kevin Durant 42 |
Scoring |
Caris LeVert 36 |
Kevin Durant 10 |
Assists |
Caris LeVert 5 |
Alize Johnson 21 |
Rebounds |
Oshae Brissett 9 |
Kevin Durant 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Oshae Brissett 4 |
Kevin Durant 1 |
Steals |
T.J. McConnell 3 |
Alize Johnson 2 |
Blocks |
Oshae Brissett 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
130 |
52.8 |
12-35 |
24-28 |
35 |
50 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
Indiana
|
113 |
42.7 |
11-39 |
20-21 |
23 |
38 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Pacers have a W/L % of .414 after a win and .515 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Portland. The Nets have a W/L % of .674 after a win and .700 after a loss.