Pacers’ Jalen Smith Admits Pacers ‘Disrespected’ Shorthanded Nets

The Nets had one of the best wins of the young NBA season on Saturday, beating the Pacers 136-133 despite being without eight players. That list included Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons, all of whom missed the game while managing injuries and workload.

While Brooklyn came away from the game ecstatic, the Pacers had to face the reality that they lost at home to a team missing all five starters and three reserves. Indiana forward Jalen Smith said the Pacers didn’t take the Nets seriously enough.

“We disrespected them,” Smith said, via the Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Doparik. “That’s on us. We just have to continue to treat it like if KD and Kyrie were out there and we had to make sure…