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The Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn mixed up his lineup and his defenses Saturday night – and the nine players in uniform responded by beating the Tyrese Haliburton-led Indiana Pacers 136-133.

“For them it was a trap game because we didn’t have nine players and they kind of played down to a level of competition if that’s what they want to call it,” said Markieff Morris, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds. “We just played hard.”