The undefeated Indiana Pacers take the floor at Barclays Center where they will face the Brooklyn Nets. Check out the live stream with all the action available online as the Pacers and Nets hook up in an Eastern Conference battle. Tipoff is a little after 7 p.m. ET and this should be a battle as these teams come fairly evenly matched. Here's what they bring to the table.
The Nets match well with the Pacers in the front and back courts. It's the in between that might not fair well for the Brooklyn squad.
So there is Deron Williams at the point guard position and he is fairly young and agile, with the ability to keep up with the younger Pacer players like George Hill. Can roll over and defend Paul George? Is there any way that question mark can be bigger? Paul Pierce might be a little past his prime and with Joe Johnson next to him, there is no Net agile enough to keep up with the star of the Pacers.
Brook Lopez and Roy Hibbert will likely go to war in the paint, which will only make things even more amusing to watch. Both players can score, however, if the Nets want to win this game, Lopez will have to at least give a decent attempt at trying to grab rebounds. Kevin Garnett could give him a hand, but look for Hibbert to dominate the glass as usual.
The Nets will try to hand the Pacers their first loss of the season. It will be the perfect place to do it as the Nets are set to host the Pacers in their arena. However, the Pacers win at home and on the road. They are 2-0 when playing away from the Fieldhouse and tonight, the Pacers will attempt to keep things perfect.
These two teams are expected to be in the battle when the season is all said and done. Analysts will go far enough to say that the Pacers will dethrone the Miami Heat. Some say the same about the Nets, but their bench is sketch. Look over at the Pacers' bench and they simply have a full squad. Danny Granger has not even returned and though Tyler Hansbrough is no longer at Indiana, they have Luis Scola, Chris Copeland and Ian Mahinmi. They are scrappy and the hustle. As for the Nets, well, their bench is Andre Blatche.
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