"Brooklyn entered the night without four of its five rookies, but its veterans were healthy aside from Haywood Highsmith, and a new starting lineup of Terance Mann, Cam Thomas, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton set the tone early, holding the severely shorthanded Pacers to 29.6% shooting in the first quarter - the Nets' best defensive period of the season."
"Back from a one-game absence, Porter started hot, going 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc as the Nets built a 15-6 lead. Indiana answered with a 7-0 run while Brooklyn missed its next seven shots, but the Nets regrouped to take a 25-18 lead at the end of the first quarter, their first time holding an advantage after one this season."
"However, while the opening quarter brought a few small wins for Brooklyn, it also delivered a potentially costly blow. Moments after missing a midrange jumper, Thomas limped off the court with 6:25 left and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. The Nets later diagnosed it as left hamstring tightness. The 24-year-old missed 59 games last season because of injuries to the same hamstring."
Brooklyn outlasted the Indiana Pacers 112-103 for its first win of the 2025-26 season. The team displayed defensive discipline and poise late, with every player contributing on both ends. The Nets were missing four of five rookies but fielded a veteran group (minus Haywood Highsmith) and a new starting five of Terance Mann, Cam Thomas, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton. That starting unit limited the Pacers to 29.6% shooting in the first quarter. Michael Porter Jr. returned and shot efficiently early, while Cam Thomas exited with left hamstring tightness, an injury with prior history.
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