Nets fall to depleted Pacers

A big second quarter for the Indiana Pacers was too much for the Brooklyn Nets to come back from on Monday.

With Caris LeVert (thumb) out for an extended period of time and Kyrie Irving (right shoulder impingement) sidelined, the Brooklyn Nets were short-handed again on Monday. Though, their opponents, the Indiana Pacers, were, as well.

At first, the Nets exposed the Pacers’ lack of offense, holding them to 18 points in the first quarter. But, Brooklyn couldn’t take full advantage, only matching Indiana’s output in the opening quarter.

The issue came in the second, when Indiana went off for 41 points, while Brooklyn’s offense sputtered, only scoring 17. In the end, the major gap created too much of a problem for the Nets, as they dropped Monday’s contest 115-86.

Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn in scoring, again. He had 28 points on 9-for-21 shooting (4-for-8 from three). He also had eight assists.

Garrett Temple and Jarrett Allen scored 10 points apiece. They were the only other Nets to finish in double figures.

Allen also grabbed 12 rebounds to earn his team-leading fourth double-double of the season.

Taurean Prince went 3-for-11 from the floor, scoring seven points. Joe Harris only scored seven points, as well. He made 1 of his 5 3-point attempts (3-for-8 from the field).