The Brooklyn Nets (20-59) have a few games left in their 2025-26 NBA season before they can break for the summer and hope to get lucky in the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft. Brooklyn is quietly on a two-game winning streak and with Thursday’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers (18-61), the Nets are hoping to keep the winning times going to finish the year strong.

The Nets come into this game following a 96-90 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday in which both teams struggled on the offensive end of the floor, but Brooklyn was able to make the plays they needed to down the stretch. Two-Way forward EJ Liddell had his best game as a member of the Nets with his 21 points and four rebounds while rookie guard Nolan Traore had 19 points and five rebounds.

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The Pacers enter this matchup after a 124-104 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday as Indiana wasn’t able to gain much ground on Minnesota thanks to the number of injuries the team is playing through. Guard Ethan Thompson led the way for the Pacers with 17 points and four rebounds while forwards Obi Toppin and Jalen Slawson each had 14 points off the bench.

Here is what you need to know to get ready for this matchup:

How To Watch

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Notable Injuries

Nets: OUT: Egor Demin (plantar fascia), Day’Ron Sharpe (thumb), Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring), Danny Wolf (ankle), Nic Claxton (finger), Ziaire Williams (foot), Noah Clowney (ankle), Terance Mann (patella/Achilles), Josh Minott (ankle), and Nolan Traore (rest).

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Pacers: OUT: Johnny Furphy (knee), Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles), TJ McConnell (hamstring), Andrew Nembhard (back), Aaron Nesmith (neck), Pascal Siakam (ankle), and Ivica Zubac (rib). QUESTIONABLE: Kobe Brown (back), Ben Sheppard (hip), and Jarace Walker (tailbone).

Probable Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets

Indiana Pacers

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets vs. Pacers game preview: How to watch, injuries, starting lineups