5:05 pm
April 7

Nets @ Pacers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Brooklyn Nets (40-40)

@ Indiana Pacers (47-33)

 

Current odds:

Brooklyn Nets: (+130)

Indiana Pacers: (-150)

 

• The spread for the game is Indiana by 3.5 points.

• Russell led eight players in double figures, one of whom – Jared Dudley – stood out for his overall impact on the game Saturday night. “The X-factor,” coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters of Dudley, who had 16 points, six rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes. “His IQ, his instincts, just his understanding of the league. We’re switching everything out there and he’s guarding (Eric) Bledsoe and (Khris) Middleton and he’s just got a great corporate knowledge in terms of knowing how to play the basketball game.” Caris LeVert chipped in 24 points and six assists in 26 minutes off the bench.

• Regardless of where they begin the postseason, Indiana has to reassert itself after letting the Celtics shoot 52.2 percent from the floor Friday while claiming a 3-1 season series win and the first tiebreaker between the two teams. “They won the game. They were more physical, they were faster, they were stronger,” coach Nate McMillan told reporters after his team’s third-most lopsided home loss of the season. “They pretty much dominated the game.” Shooting guard Wesley Matthews (hamstring) returned from a two-game absence to score 10 points while point guard Darren Collison (groin) missed his third straight game.

• Pacers SF Bojan Bogdanovic is 1-for-9 from 3-point range over his last three games after hitting 18-of-29 over his previous four contests.

5/10
Confidence
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