US EditionNets snap winless streak with win vs. Pacers, lose Cam Thomas to hamstring injury
Brooklyn Nets secured their first win of the 2025-26 season with a strong fourth-quarter run despite losing leading scorer Cam Thomas to a hamstring injury.
- On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 112-103 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, ending their winless start to the 2025-26 season.
- The Nets' discipline helped them hold the Pacers to 29.6% shooting in the first quarter, while Brooklyn's rookies were absent and a new lineup featuring Terance Mann, Cam Thomas, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton set early momentum.
- A 32-20 fourth-quarter run sealed the win as Michael Porter Jr. scored 32 points, Nic Claxton posted a double-double, and Noah Clowney added 17 points.
- Cam Thomas exited with an injury after limping off with left hamstring tightness, a concern given his 59-game absence last season, ahead of Friday home matchup vs. Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center.
- Indiana Pacers opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run and 64% shooting, while Rick Carlisle's ejection and an injury-plagued roster intensified their struggles.
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The New Yorkian | The True New Yorker - thoughtful, courteous, honest and helpfulNets beat Pacers to finally snag first win of season despite losing Cam Thomas to injury
The Nets juggled their lineup to shore up their league-worst defense, and the result was a come-from-behind 112-103 victory against decimated Indiana in front of 16,103 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday.
Porter scores 32 as Nets beat Pacers for 1st win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of leading scorer Cam Thomas to claim their first victory of the season in a 112-103 road win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Porter made 10 of 20 shots, including four 3-pointers, as the Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter in a game of spurts that featured 12 lead changes and 10 ties. His final three-point play pushed the…
Nets beat Indiana 112-103 for their 1st win
Michael Porter Jr. had 32 points and 11 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of leading scorer Cam Thomas to claim their first victory of the season in a 112-103 NBA victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday…
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