Tyrese Haliburton and Key Pacers Players to Watch vs. the Nets - April 1

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Pacers vs. Nets: Players to Watch

Pacers Key Players

Haliburton's numbers on the season are 20.3 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists per game, shooting 47.6% from the field and 36.5% from downtown, with an average of 2.8 made 3-pointers.

Myles Turner's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 51.7% from the field and 34.9% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.5 made treys.

Pascal Siakam is averaging 22.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Aaron Nesmith's numbers on the season are 12.2 points, 3.8 boards and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 49.1% from the floor and 43% from beyond the arc (ninth in league), with an average of 2 made 3-pointers.

T.J. McConnell's numbers on the season are 9.6 points, 2.7 boards and 5.3 assists per contest, shooting 54.9% from the floor.

Nets Key Players

Mikal Bridges' numbers on the season are 20.3 points, 4.7 boards and 3.7 assists per contest. He is also draining 43.6% of his shots from the floor and 36.3% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.6 triples.

Nicolas Claxton's numbers on the season are 12.1 points, 9.9 boards and 2.1 assists per game. He is sinking 62.8% of his shots from the field (fifth in NBA).

The Nets get 21.9 points per game from Cameron Thomas, plus 3.2 boards and 3 assists.

The Nets get 13.7 points per game from Dennis Schroder, plus 2.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

Dorian Finney-Smith averages 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He is making 42% of his shots from the floor and 35.2% from 3-point range, with 1.8 triples per game.

Pacers vs. Nets Stat Insights

Indiana Key Stats

The Pacers average 122.7 points per game (first in the league) while allowing 120.5 per contest (27th in the NBA). They have a +166 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 2.2 points per game.

Indiana pulls down 41.4 rebounds per game (28th in the league) while conceding 43.6 per contest to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 2.2 boards per game.

The Pacers connect on 13.2 three-pointers per game (11th in the league), 2.4 more than their opponents (10.8). They are shooting 37.5% from deep (ninth-best in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 36.8%.

Indiana ranks third in the league by averaging 117.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 24th in the NBA, allowing 115.6 points per 100 possessions.

Brooklyn Key Stats

The Nets have a -178 scoring differential, falling short by 2.4 points per game. They're putting up 111.1 points per game, 24th in the league, and are giving up 113.5 per outing to rank 14th in the NBA.

The 43.8 rebounds per game Brooklyn accumulates rank 12th in the league. Their opponents grab 44.3.

The Nets hit 13.6 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) at a 36.4% rate (18th in NBA), compared to the 12.9 their opponents make, shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc.

Brooklyn averages 110.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (22nd in league), and allows 113.2 points per 100 possessions (17th in NBA).

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