The Indiana Pacers have had a crazy week or so of basketball. There was a stretch that they played five games in seven nights, which is a brutal amount of basketball. In a few of those games, they were missing several starters.

The Indiana Pacers look to stay perfect in their five-game homestand when they face the Brooklyn Nets for the second straight game on Saturday in Indianapolis.

Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been on a tear since Tim Hardaway Sr. called him out in February

The Nets are currently 12-25 on the road with a point differential of -6, while the Pacers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana is 2-1 versus Brooklyn this

The Nets come into this game following a 105-99 overtime loss at the Pacers on Thursday in which the hallmark of the game was how chippy things became seemingly from the beginning

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.