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Tweets of the Night: Pacers run past Nets in Season Opener

By Jay Neal

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 25: Myles Turner #33 and Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on September 25, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2017 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 25: Myles Turner #33 and Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on September 25, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2017 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Miss the Indiana Pacers win over the Brooklyn Nets? We’ve got you covered as we gather the best of Twitter from the night.

The new era in Indiana Pacers basketball tipped off Wednesday night as the blue & gold hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Goodbye to those fairly bland uniforms from the last decade and ten players from last season (including someone named Paul George… don’t quite remember him) and hello to new uniforms, a new practice facility, and ten new players.

Pacers fans were anxious to see how the new team would look after all the changes.

Here’s how Pacers fans & media reacted to the game on Twitter as it happened:

PREGAME

Oh yeah… the fans are ready.

And it looks like the city is behind them…

Let’s go!!!

1st QUARTER

Shot the passing lane and threw down a tomahawk. Sweet.

Pick and pop with Darren Collison and Myles knocks it down with ease. He’s going to get that shot all year long. He needs to take it all year long.

The Hoosier is ballin’ out. Uber aggressive.

Pacers lead 19-16 at first timeout. The pace is very fast and it’s very fun to watch.

The prodigal son is back.

Head Coach Nate McMillan stated he had a 9-man rotation. Wilkins being #9 was unexpected, but T.J. Leaf came in soon after.

That jumper, much like my bank account, is broke.

Pacers down one after the 1st. The bench came in and the offense stalled. Lance and Domantas Sabonis haven’t been able to show their pick-and-roll chemistry just yet.

2nd QUARTER

And a step-back three at that. All the fun.

Pick-and-roll chemistry has been re-established and Domas is feasting in the paint.

Seriously… it’s like watching a tennis match at center court.

They may have spotted him at Indianapolis International Airport… that was impressive. This came after knocking down three-pointer. Pacers +5

Vic is all over Banker’s Life. Straight ballin’. Pacers +9

Nets fight back with a 9-0 run to tie the game. They’re much improved over last year.

It really is. If they’re going to be below average (record wise), they are going to be fun & watchable. We’ll take that.

HALFTIME

Vic with 19 points, Thad with 11, Myles with 9 & 7 boards. The numbers are there. The defense, not so much.

And Vic agrees…

This has carried over from the preseason. Looks like the team is emphasizing shooting from distance this year. One of the biggest failings from last year was not shooting enough of them, so this is a good sign.

3rd QUARTER

Welcome to this evening’s proceedings, Bojan Bogdanovic. He’s been struggling with his shot, but finally got one to go.

Did I mention Vic is ballin’? I believe I mentioned he was.

A 10-0 Pacers run gives them a 10-point lead and forces a Brooklyn timeout.

The foul trouble is mounting. Vic with 4, Thad with 3. Nets crawling back from the charity stripe.

Keep shooting them. It’s going to be there all season.

Are you sure these are the Pacers?

The ball movement is amazing right now. Everybody involved. All five starters in double figures.

This and generally bad defense are keeping the Nets in the game.

This isn’t your father’s Darren Collison? Maybe your older brother’s? Something like that. He seems much more willing to share the wealth than in his first stint with the team.

It’s all working on the offensive end.

First to 100 wins… it’s the law!

All the fun… ALL of it.

Yo… that’s a lot of points.

I mean… a lot of points.

Yeah, but only barely though.

It’s pretty… it’s sooooo pretty.

The fouling is much like P. Diddy… can’t stop, won’t stop.

Pick-and-roll with Cory Joseph and Lil’ Arvydas rolls down the lane with and throws down a hammer!

Lance… coast-to-coast… and-1… and a shimmy on the floor. Pacers +9 and forces a Brooklyn timeout.

Because… LANCE!

A man who graduated from high school in the same year I did just scored in an NBA game.

In other news, I’m old.

A lot of contributors… much different than years past.

The and-1 gives the Pacers a 10-point lead with 5:21 left.

The Pacers won the trade. This is the consensus. Don’t @ me.

Three possessions where the Nets switched the pick-and-roll and the Pacers couldn’t get it to Myles. Couple that with no weak side ball movement and the offense has stalled. But Myles getting to the line after an offensive rebound was huge.

He got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 M’s… in his bank account.

A tip-dunk gives Indiana a six point lead with less than two minutes left.

He wanted to shoot that three so badly too. Pacers +6 with less than a minute remaining.

Pacers win! The pace was crazy. The buckets were in abundance. The defense was nonexistent.

But it was fun! Right, Pacers fans?

Yeah… I believe the consensus is we’re going to have some fun this season.

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