Overview
- The teams face off Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Barclays Center, with YES Network carrying the game.
- Brooklyn named nine available players after ruling out a long list of regulars, including Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, Ziaire Williams and rookie Nolan Traore.
- Indiana ruled out seven rotation players, including Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, with Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard and Kobe Brown listed as questionable and a bench that could shrink to eight if they sit.
- Recent form leans on call-ups, with Nets two-way forward E.J. Liddell scoring a career-high 21 on Tuesday and rookie Ben Saraf posting 19, while Pacers guard Ethan Thompson led Indiana with 17 in Tuesday’s loss to Minnesota.
- The Nets are 20-59 and the Pacers are 18-61, and a Pacers loss would lock in a bottom-three finish that carries 52.1% odds of a top-four pick under the NBA lottery format.