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Porter, Randle help Nets to 98-90 victory over Pacers

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Ambrogi, M. (2026, November 2). Porter, Randle help Nets to 98-90 victory over Pacers. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/porter-randle-help-nets-to-98-90-victory-over-pacers/article_adaf2bb0-9d22-567d-a63b-78f362b5331a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-02 · by Mark Ambrogi

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In an NBA game on Sunday, Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle led the Brooklyn Nets to a 98-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. Porter scored 23 points while Randle added 20; Day’Ron Sharpe contributed with 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Pacers were led by Andrew Nembhard with 23 points, but struggled overall, shooting just 32% from the field and missing many three-point attempts.
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On November 2, 2026, the Brooklyn Nets secured their first victory of the season with a 98-90 win over the short-handed Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 23 points, while Julius Randle contributed 20 points along with six assists and five rebounds, and Day’Ron Sharpe recorded his 20th career double-double with 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Despite shooting only 41.1% from the field and 13-for-39 from three-point range, Brooklyn managed to outrebound Indiana by a margin of 43-37. The Pacers were without key players like Tyrese Haliburton, Ivica Zubac, and T.J. McConnell due to injuries. This win was particularly sweet for the Nets after losing 136-109 to the same Pacers team just one week earlier at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Mark Ambrogi
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Toppin is progressing and could play Monday.
2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Porter, Randle help Nets to 98-90 victory over Pacers
🔮 It could have been bigger as he had a 63-yard TD run nullified by penalty.
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Brooklyn INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Nets Pacers

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Nets ORG · 7× Pacers ORG · 7× Indiana GPE · 3× Brooklyn GPE · 2× Day’Ron Sharpe PERSON · 1× INDIANAPOLIS GPE · 1× Julius Randle PERSON · 1× Michael Porter Jr. PERSON · 1× the Brooklyn Nets ORG · 1× the Indiana Pacers ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Nets led by 12 three different times in the third quarter, but the Pacers cut the deficit to 75-72 in the first three minutes of the fourth with back-to-back 3-pointers by Larry Nance Jr. and Nembhard.
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🔮 Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Toppin is progressing and could play Monday.
2026-11-02 · Toronto Star
Porter, Randle help Nets to 98-90 victory over Pacers · assertive framing

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points, and Julius Randle had 20 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 98-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. asserted
Randle → score → night
Day’Ron Sharpe had a double-double with 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds for the Nets, who won for the first time this season. asserted
who → have → time
The Nets held a 43-37 edge in rebounds. asserted
Nets → hold → rebounds
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 23 points and Pascal Siakam had 17. asserted
Siakam → lead → 17
The Nets led by 12 three different times in the third quarter, but the Pacers cut the deficit to 75-72 in the first three minutes of the fourth with back-to-back 3-pointers by Larry Nance Jr. and Nembhard. asserted
Pacers → lead → Jr.
That’s as close as Indiana got the rest of the way. asserted
Indiana → ’ → way
The Nets shot 38% in the first half but still managed to lead the Pacers 43-40 at halftime. asserted
Nets → shoot → halftime
Indiana made just 32% from the field and were just 4 of 20 from 3-point range. asserted
Indiana → make → range
Both teams got off to sluggish starts with the Nets taking a 12-10 lead on Randle’s 3-pointer with less than five minutes left in the first quarter. asserted
Nets → get → quarter
That erased the Pacers’ last lead at 10-9. asserted
That → erase → 10
Brooklyn pushed the lead to 71-62 after three quarters as both teams shot better in the second half. asserted
teams → push → half
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Toppin is progressing and could play Monday. uncertain
Toppin → say → ?
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to be out another 10 days or more with a hamstring strain. asserted
Haliburton → expect → strain
Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. sat out for load management to rest back with Brooklyn set to play the New York Knicks Monday night. asserted
Brooklyn → sit → Knicks
Up next Nets: At New York on Monday night. Pacers: Host Atlanta on Monday night. ___ asserted
Pacers → host → night
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