Indiana faces Brooklyn, aims to halt 3-game skid

Indiana Pacers (9-13, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-13, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -2.5; over/under is 227

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana is looking to end its three-game skid with a victory against Brooklyn.

The Nets are 3-12 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn is 3-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pacers are 6-10 in Eastern Conference play. Indiana is 2-9 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Nets score 110.5 points per game, 8.6 fewer points than the 119.1 the Pacers allow. The Pacers average 114.5 points per game, 0.2 fewer than the 114.7 the Nets allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Johnson is shooting 49.0% and averaging 18.1 points for the Nets.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 17.6 points and 8.5 assists for the Pacers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 109.7 points, 36.0 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points per game.

Pacers: 4-6, averaging 115.6 points, 39.9 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 9.4 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.4 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Ziaire Williams: out (knee), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Ben Simmons: day to day (back), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle), Noah Clowney: out (ankle).

Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: out (oblique).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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