“I FEEL LIKE DR. J OR SOMETHING!”

You KNOW it’s a good night when Tyrese Haliburton is channeling his inner Julius Erving in the postgame press conference! The Indiana Pacers got BACK ON TRACK in Brooklyn, bouncing back from an embarrassing home-opening loss with a much-needed win over the Nets in their ABA throwback uniforms. And while the first half wasn’t pretty, the Blue & Gold finally found their rhythm. After committing 11 TURNOVERS in the first half, Indiana cleaned things up with just THREE in the second as Haliburton took over, finishing with 24 POINTS, 10 ASSISTS and a ridiculous self alley-oop dunk that had everyone talking! Brad and Ryan break down EVERYTHING from the Pacers’ get-right win in Brooklyn:

HALI GOES FULL DR. J! 24 & 10, a self alley-oop and another reminder of what makes Tyrese special.

OBI BRINGS THE ENERGY! Toppin delivers a big night off the bench as the Pacers finally get their offense rolling.

OUBRE’S BEST GAME YET! Kelly Oubre Jr. turns in his best performance in a Pacers uniform, bringing energy on both ends.

SIAKAM STAYS STEADY! Pascal delivers 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

ZUBAC GOES DOWN! Ivica Zubac exits early with an ankle injury, but Jay Huff steps up with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 3 BLOCKS after getting the second-half start.

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL! From 11 first-half turnovers to just 3 in the second, Indiana finally starts looking like itself.

The Pacers needed this one, but there’s NO TIME to celebrate. It’s straight to Milwaukee on Monday night for the second half of a back-to-back against the Bucks, with a chance to carry some momentum back home for Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The ABA throwbacks were BACK. The vibes were BACK. And Tyrese Haliburton looked like he was having FUN again.

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