Overview
- Porter returned from a one-game absence and posted 32 points and 11 rebounds as Brooklyn snapped its season-opening skid.
- Leading scorer Cam Thomas exited in the first quarter with left hamstring tightness and was ruled out, the same hamstring that limited him to 25 games last season.
- Nic Claxton had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Clowney added 17, Terance Mann scored 15 with six assists, and Tyrese Martin chipped in 16.
- Brooklyn pulled away with a 32-20 fourth quarter in a game that featured 12 lead changes and 10 ties.
- Indiana, missing eight players, fell to 1-7 as Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points and nine assists; the Nets host the Pistons on Friday.