NBARecap

Haliburton's 10 assists lead Pacers past Nets 136-109

Indiana ran away in the second and third quarters and led by as many as 27, sending Brooklyn to 0-3.

Haliburton: 24 points, 10 assists, plus-29 in 31 minutes
Pacers: 21-of-43 on threes, 62 bench points
Nets: 13-of-39 on threes, 0-3 start

Published October 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM1 min read How this story was written

Final

Indiana Pacers

Brooklyn Nets

Box score and plays

Tyrese Haliburton scored 24 points and handed out 10 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 136-109 on Sunday behind a 41-point second quarter.

Haliburton shot 8-of-13, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and Indiana outscored Brooklyn by 29 points in his 31 minutes.

Brooklyn's biggest lead was six points, 30-24 early in the second quarter. Indiana took over that period, and a 10-0 run in the third made it 98-74 with 3:41 left in the quarter.

Pascal Siakam added 21 points for Indiana, with 3-of-6 shooting from deep. Obi Toppin scored 16 off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 14, and Jay Huff made 5-of-6 shots and blocked three.

The Pacers' largest lead, 131-104, came with 2:16 left. Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf scored on Brooklyn's next two trips to cut it to 132-109, then Jarace Walker dunked and Oubre closed the scoring with a driving dunk off a Quenton Jackson pass.

Nolan Traoré led Brooklyn with 17 points off the bench on 6-of-11 shooting, and Josh Minott had 15 points and eight rebounds. Julius Randle made 2-of-8 shots and scored 10, with seven rebounds and seven assists. The Nets were minus-15 in his 24 minutes.

Indiana's effective field goal percentage was 70, against 48.3 for Brooklyn, which made 13-of-39 threes. The Pacers' bench scored 62 points. The Nets won the offensive glass 10 rebounds to four and attempted 37 free throws, but that did not offset the shooting gap.

Indiana improved to 2-1. Brooklyn is 0-3.