A la Duran and Leonard, a quick rematch after Thursday night's tight OT win for the Pacers. The Duran-Leonard reference also applies after the Nets' Trendon Watford and the Pacers' Myles Turner engaged in brief fisticuffs on Thursday and drew significant fines from the league. Also the latest in a string of combative Brooklyn efforts and reiterates that the Nets seem to play better minus top scorer Cam Thomas, now out for with a hamstring. That's now covers in four straight and six of seven for Brooklyn, which long ago embraced a slower pace for HC Jordi Fernandez (easier to deploy minus Thomas). Brooklyn enters Saturday on a 15-8 spread uptick. Note Indiana could be minus key cog Tyrese Haliburton once again. Play Nets

In a rematch from 48 hours ago, we noted again on Thursday a recurring Nets pattern, especially in games minus top scorer G Cam Thomas, in which Brooklyn has embraced the patient style Jordi Fernandez preaches, resulting in a collection of under results the past two months. The Nets, not long ago on a 15-2 under run, are looking like that team again, especially the last two vs. potent Boston and this same Indy that came nowhere near the posted totals in those games. Complicating matters further for Pacers is the possible absence of high-scoring G Tyrese Haliburton (18.5 ppg), who hasn't played in a week dur to a sore back. Note Thursday's game was sitting at only 182 (91-91) after regulation. Play Nets-Pacers Under