Victor Oladipo scored 26 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the Indiana Pacers went on a 14-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-106.
The Nets led 103-100 with 3:08 left in the fourth quarter. Oladipo’s driving dunk put the Pacers ahead for good with 2:01 left. He scored 9 points during the run, and they led 114-106 with 39 seconds left.
Bojan Bogdanovic’s fadeaway 3-pointer with 1:22 left made it 109-104, and Oladipo’s step-back 3-pointer with 39.3 seconds left put it away at 114-106.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Nets 17-8. Oladipo (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 11 of the Pacers’ 17 on 3 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Thaddeus Young scored 21 points (14 in the paint).
For the Nets, Rodions Kurucs scored a career-high 24 points. The Nets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nets turned it over 22 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:08. The Pacers’ starters outscored the Nets 67-56 in 24 minutes together.