The Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 136-133 on Saturday night despite sitting their top seven scorers. Day’Ron Sharpe tied his career highs with 20 points and 12 boards, while Edmond Sumner added 21 points, seven rebounds, and five assists for Brooklyn.
“That’s a crazy question. We’re all NBA players: That’s our confidence. We play, we’re going to win. We’re not going to not expect to win because a couple of guys are out. We all got here for a reason,” Sumner said.
“Personally, I feel like if you’re in the NBA, you’re in the NBA for a reason. We’re all NBA players, we all play basketball. Just because we’re young, guys tend to look down on us,” said Sharpe, who had nine of the Nets’ 29 offensive rebounds to Indiana’s seven.
