Nets to host the Pacers on Friday

Indiana Pacers (1-4, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (2-3, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets host the Indiana Pacers.

Brooklyn finished 48-24 overall and 26-16 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Nets averaged 15.8 points off of turnovers, 12.3 second chance points and 35.9 bench points last season.

Indiana went 34-38 overall and 20-22 in Eastern Conference games during the 2020-21 season. The Pacers gave up 115.3 points per game while committing 20.5 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Nets: Kyrie Irving: out (not with team), Nicolas Claxton: out (illness).

Pacers: Kelan Martin: out (hamstring), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (hamstring), T.J. Warren: out (foot), Caris LeVert: out (undisclosed).

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