| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 80 |
| Orlando Magic | 79 |
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| New Jersey Nets | 83 |
| Indiana Pacers | 89 |
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| Sacramento Kings | 89 |
| Utah Jazz | 86 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | 110 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 89 |
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Indiana 89, New Jersey 83
Opening Round - New Jersey wins 3-2
Izod Center (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Attendance: 18,555
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Indiana (7) New Jersey (10)
Technicals: Indiana (0) New Jersey (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND (42-40) | 28 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 89 |
| NJN (52-30) | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 83 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 89 | 100.2 | 93.4 |
| NJN | 89 | 93.4 | 100.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | .481 | 0.180 | 0.220 | 0.195 |
| NJN | .456 | 0.169 | 0.308 | 0.139 |
Indiana Pacers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Metta World Peace | Starter | SF | 43:00 | 4-14 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 9.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 52 | Brad Miller | Starter | C | 38:00 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 14.6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 31 | Reggie Miller | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Jermaine O'Neal | Starter | PF | 43:00 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 19.2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 11 | Jamaal Tinsley | Starter | PG | 29:00 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Jonathan Bender | Bench | C | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Austin Croshere | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jeff Foster | Bench | C | 14:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ron Mercer | Bench | SG | 12:00 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Ollie | Bench | PG | 18:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-77 | 4-9 | 15-20 | 86.2 | 9 | 32 | 48 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 89 | ||||
| 45.5% | 44.4% | 75.0% |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jason Kidd | Starter | PG | 43:00 | 11-23 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 20.6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 30 | Kerry Kittles | Starter | SG | 33:00 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Todd MacCulloch | Starter | C | 21:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Kenyon Martin | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10.2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 44 | Keith Van Horn | Starter | SF | 35:00 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Jason Collins | Bench | C | 06:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lucious Harris | Bench | SG | 15:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Richard Jefferson | Bench | SF | 20:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Anthony Johnson | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Aaron Williams | Bench | C | 24:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-79 | 2-11 | 11-17 | 64.6 | 12 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 83 | ||||
| 44.3% | 18.2% | 64.7% |
Indiana Pacers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Jamaal Tinsley 9.4p, 3.7r, 8.1a |
Reggie Miller 16.5p, 2.8r, 3.2a |
Metta World Peace 13.2p, 4.9r, 2.3a |
Jermaine O'Neal 19p, 10.5r, 1.6a |
Brad Miller 13.6p, 8.2r, 2a |
| Rotation | Kevin Ollie 5.7p, 2.3r, 3.6a |
Ron Mercer 13.9p, 3.4r, 2.4a |
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Jeff Foster 5.7p, 6.8r, 0.9a |
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Austin Croshere 6.8p, 3.9r, 1a |
Jonathan Bender 7.4p, 3.1r, 0.8a |
New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Jason Kidd 14.7p, 7.3r, 9.9a |
Kerry Kittles 13.4p, 3.4r, 2.6a |
Keith Van Horn 14.8p, 7.5r, 2a |
Kenyon Martin 14.9p, 5.3r, 2.6a |
Todd MacCulloch 9.7p, 6.1r, 1.3a |
| Rotation | |
Lucious Harris 9.1p, 2.8r, 1.6a |
Richard Jefferson 9.4p, 3.7r, 1.8a |
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Aaron Williams 7.2p, 4.1r, 0.9a |
| Lim PT | Anthony Johnson 2.8p, 0.9r, 1.4a |
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Jason Collins 4.5p, 3.9r, 1.1a |