Kevin Durant lifted the Brooklyn Nets to a much-needed win

In Brooklyn's second win of the season, Durant made some personal and franchise history (2-5). Durant passed Vince Carter for 19th on the NBA's all-time scoring list with two first-quarter free throws. He now has 25,754 points. And he has at least 25 points in each of the first seven games of the season, which is a franchise record. Despite Chris Duarte's 30-point performance, Indiana fell to 3-5. Buddy Hield contributed 22 points. Bennedict Mathurin had 16 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 11.

In the fourth quarter, the Nets won an exciting back-and-forth battle. Brooklyn led 92-85 heading into the final 12 minutes. However, Indiana produced a 15-8 run in the first  6½ minutes to tie the game at 100-all. "We were flat at first, and they came out with a lot of force." "We didn't match it early, and the hole killed us," Rick Carlisle said.