Pacers Beat Nets as Haliburton Shines

The Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 136-109 to improve to 2-1, overcoming a slow start with 78 points in the second and third quarters. Tyrese Haliburton, returning to Gainbridge Fieldhouse after 490 days away with an Achilles injury, led Indiana with 24 points and 10 assists, while Pascal Siakam added 21 points. The Pacers recorded 34 assists on 49 made baskets and outscored Brooklyn 112-89 over the final 36 minutes. Starting center Ivica Zubac left in the first quarter with a left ankle sprain, and Jay Huff stepped in to score 14 points and block three shots.