Cameron Johnson scored 26 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets went on a 17-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 99-90.
It was tied at 80 when Ben Simmons’ alley oop dunk put the Nets ahead for good with 7:42 left. Jalen Wilson scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 97-84 lead with 2:57 left.
Late in the fourth quarter, Shake Milton had 2 steals in 40 seconds, the first leading to his own driving layup and the second to Day'Ron Sharpe’s tip-in.
Simmons had 7 points, 9 assists and 3 blocks.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points (9 in the third quarter) and 8 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Nets shot 43.2% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Pacers’ 42.7% and 24.2%. The Pacers got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nets’ starters were outscored 25-15 in 14 minutes together.