Brooklyn got back Cam Johnson (game-high 26 points, 7-for-13 from deep) and Ben Simmons (seven points, game-high nine assists, seven rebounds), both of whom had missed the most recent game. They got a season-high 16 points from Claxton and 15 from Shake Milton off the bench.

While the Nets were once again without two regular starters in Cam Thomas and Dorian Finney-Smith, and two key reserves in Noah Clowney and Ziaire Williams, they leaned on defense early, holding Indiana to 33.3% shooting in the first half despite shooting just 38.3% from the field themselves.