Through the first 33 minutes, the Indiana Pacers put forth their best game of the season, taking it to the Brooklyn Nets behind a career night from Lance Stephenson. They may have been outscored 48-23 after that point, taking on an all-too familiar form in the fourth quarter to lose their sixth straight, but at least Lance took away the frustration for a little bit.
Stephenson posted a historic first quarter tonight in his return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, hitting his first three point attempt and then lighting up the Nets for 20 points on 8-9 shooting, hitting four threes, doing it all in just over five minutes.