FILE – Cam Thomas #24 of the Brooklyn Nets lands the ball against the Charlotte Hornets during the fourth inning of their game at Spectrum Center on November 5, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images/AFP
Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as the driver-deprived Brooklyn Nets regrouped at length for a 136-133 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Saturday in Indianapolis.
The first back-to-back game in nearly two weeks, the Nets are without stars Kevin Durant (rested) and Kyrie Irving (in charge). Brooklyn also rested Ben Simmons after he returned from a four-game absence with a calf injury and sat with TJ Warren (injury manager), Seth Curry (left ankle), Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Royce O’Neale (individual).
Thomas averaged 6.1 points per game but seized the opportunity to play key minutes. He took 13 of 20 shots and 8 of 11 in the fourth inning as the Nets scored 41 points and hit a 75% shot rate (15 to 20).
🔥 @24_camthomas took over in Q4, surpassing 21 of the top 33 PTS of his career to lift @brooklyn network to win back! #NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/gNC8NQL3Ga
– NBA (@NBA) December 11, 2022
Patty Mills added a season-best 24 points after sitting in seven consecutive games, Edmond Sumner added 21 and Day’Ron Sharpe contributed 20 plus 12 rebounds as the Nets scored 52% and won 59 rebounds , in which there are 29 goals to attack.
Tyrese Haliburton collected 35 points (7–8 from a 3-point range) and 9 assists, but Indiana failed to extend its 14-point lead midway through the third inning. Buddy Hield added 17 points and Myles Turner contributed 16 points as the Pacers reached 55.3%.
Thomas helped the Nets end their seventh win in eight games with a scoreline of 28-16. He hit the basket creating a 122-122 deadlock with 3:09 left and sinking two more short jumpers when Brooklyn took a 132-124 lead with 53.7 seconds left.
Although it appeared to have secured the game on Thomas’s last shot, the Nets continued at the last minute.
Sumner fouled Haliburton on a 3-point attempt with 27.3 seconds left. After officials ruled that Sumner did not make a reckless tackle, Haliburton took three free throws to make it 134-130.
Mills split the foul line to take a 135-130 lead with 20.3 seconds left and Hield’s 3-pointer turned the game into two with 15.2 seconds left. After officials confirmed Hield’s foot was behind the line, Sumner made two free throws with 6.4 seconds left and the game ended when Andrew Nembhard missed a chance to score three against Thomas just before the whistle.
After Indiana took a 76-69 lead at halftime, Haliburton’s third round led 94-80 with 6:26 left in the third, but the Pacers settled for a 100-95 advantage in the fourth inning. The Nets made a 105-105 deadlock after more than two minutes in the fourth half and the Pacers counterattacked 12-3 to take a 117-108 lead on Turner’s goal with 7:14 remaining before Brooklyn attacked. come back.
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