Though they were unable to come away with a win, the Indiana Pacers closed out the season with an impressive second half showing against the Brooklyn Nets, outscoring the home team 66-58 in the second half. One last slow start to wrap up the year gave Brooklyn the cushion they needed to hold off Indiana’s second half surges, leading 8-0 from the jump and more or less staying put from there.
Indiana’s trademark first quarter woes set up Brooklyn to not only score the first eight, but finish the quarter on a 9-3 run, pulling ahead 41-29 heading into the second quarter.