Brooklyn Nets vs Indiana Pacers Box Score on Mar 16, 2024

Pascal Siakam totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds as the host Indiana Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 121-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.

Siakam's double-double helped the Pacers (38-30) improve to 8-5 in their past 13 and moved to within 1 1/2 games of the fifth-place Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference.

Siakam finished 11-of-22 shooting and scored 24 over the final three quarters to help the Pacers score 82 points in the paint. Tyrese Haliburton struggled with his shot and added 14 points on 6-of-18 shooting, including 1 of 9 from beyond the arc.

Aaron Nesmith contributed 16 points, T.J. McConnell finished with 13 while Myles Turner and rookie Ben Sheppard chipped in 11 apiece as the Pacers shot 6-of-30 from 3-point range but finished at 47.6 percent overall thanks to their inside scoring.

The Nets (26-41) dropped to 1-4 on a six-game road that ends Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs and fell 3 1/2 games behind the 10th-place Atlanta Hawks for the final play-in spot in the East.

Cam Thomas scored 22 points to lead the Nets, who were outscored 35-22 in the fourth quarter and gave up a late 13-0 run. Cameron Johnson added 14 and Dorian Finney-Smith finished with 12 but Mikal Bridges was held to seven on 1-of-8 from the floor as the Nets shot 42.9 percent and gave up 30 points off 21 turnovers.

Brooklyn held an eight-point lead when Finney-Smith hit a 3 with 7:44 remaining in the second quarter. Indiana outscored the Nets 23-13 the rest of the half and held a 59-57 lead by halftime.

The Pacers began finding their rhythm midway through the third, ripping off a 14-2 run in nearly four minutes to take a 79-68 lead on Turner's dunk.

Indiana took a 15-point lead on Haliburton's three-point play with 90 seconds left in the third and gave up the final seven points of the quarter to settle for an 86-78 lead.

Thomas hit a 3 to get the Nets within 91-83 with 10:23 left and Indiana pulled away again, taking a 99-83 lead on a layup by Andrew Nembhard a little over a minute later. Siakam's 17-footer with 7:12 left and Haliburton's first 3-pointer of the night with 5:54 put the Pacers ahead 106-87 to essentially finish it off.

--Field Level Media