The Brooklyn Nets were the walking wounded going into Monday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center.
D’angelo Russell, Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Trendon Watford, Isaiah Whitehead, Maxwell Lewis and De’Anthony Melton were all listed as out.
Without a true point guard, the Nets tried to make do with Keon Johnson and Tyrese Martin trying to orchestrate the offense.
The results were what you would expect for a short-handed team, as the Pacers climbed to above the .500 mark for the first time all season with Tyrese Haliburton leading the way with 23 points and 8 rebounds
Day’Ron Sharpe led the way for the Nets with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Brooklyn will hope to get healthy but it’s quite possible only Simmons would be ready to come off the injury report when the Nets welcome the Pistons to Barclays Center on Wednesday.
This article first appeared on Nets Insider and was syndicated with permission.
