Nets player shoves Andrew Nembhard of the Indiana Pacers, and Myles Turner comes to Nembhard's aid. Watford is assessed two technical fouls.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Trendon Watford was ejected after scuffling with Indiana Pacers players in the fourth quarter of a 105-99 overtime loss on Thursday night.

A mid-March regular season game between the fourth-place Indiana Pacers and 12th-place Brooklyn Nets doesn't jump off the page as an obvious opportunity for a nasty shoving match, but that's exactly what happened during the fourth quarter in Indianapolis on Thursday night.

The Nets still led 91-86 with 41 seconds left before letting the Pacers force overtime. And that’s where they found a way to lose, trailing for the first time since the opening period and never regaining their composure.

Unfortunately, the Nets lost to the Pacers 105-99 in overtime as Brooklyn did not take advantage of an 11-point lead that they built in the first half as they couldn't sustain their play for 48 minutes.

Bennedict Mathurin scored six of his 28 points in overtime and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 105-99 on Thursday night.

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The Indiana Pacers (39-29) and Brooklyn Nets (23-46) will meet for the first of back-to-back games when they square off on Thursday. Indiana has won four of its last five games, including a 135-131 win over Dallas on Wednesday.

The Brooklyn Nets (23-46) will visit the Indiana Pacers (39-29) after losing seven road games in a row. The contest begins at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Below, we offer same-game parlay suggestions to consider for this matchup.