Indiana plays conference foe Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets (26-40, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (37-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the Brooklyn Nets in Eastern Conference action Saturday.

The Pacers have gone 26-16 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana leads the league with 30.7 assists per game led by Tyrese Haliburton averaging 11.4.

The Nets are 18-22 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn gives up 113.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.1 points per game.

The 123.1 points per game the Pacers average are 9.2 more points than the Nets allow (113.9). The Nets' 45.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.2 percentage points lower than the Pacers have given up to their opponents (50.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Haliburton is averaging 20.7 points and 11.4 assists for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games.

Mikal Bridges is averaging 20.9 points and 3.7 assists for the Nets. Dennis Schroder is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 5-5, averaging 119.4 points, 44.3 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points per game.

Nets: 5-5, averaging 108.1 points, 38.7 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.9 points.

INJURIES: Pacers: Doug McDermott: out (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: out for season (shoulder).

Nets: Dariq Whitehead: out for season (shin), Ben Simmons: out for season (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.