Nets look to end slide vs. Pacers

Cam Johnson is questionable, Ziaire Williams and Dorian Finney-Smith are out, Ben Simmons expects to play and Cam Thomas, Noah Clowney and Jaylen Martin are still on the mend.

An ever-growing injury report has been the most consistent part of the Brooklyn Nets’ first season under coach Jordi Fernández.

But the 41-year-old Badalona, Spain, native believes in a “next-man up” mentality.

“I’m gonna go into every game believing that we have a chance to win,” Fernández insisted following Monday night’s 128-102 loss in Chicago.

After last week’s 3-0 west coast swing had the Nets (9-13) believing they could start climbing the Eastern Conference standings, they dropped two in a row at home to Orlando and got drubbed in the Windy City.

Only Sunday’s narrow defeat to the Magic qualified as a competitive NBA game during this skid for Brooklyn, which will try to avert a season-high fourth consecutive loss when it hosts the Indiana Pacers at Downtown’s Barclays Center Wednesday night.

But the fiery rookie coach isn’t into making excuses. Especially after his shorthanded team gave up 72 points in the second half of Monday’s blowout defeat.

“I don’t care who’s playing,” Fernández said. “If they are wearing a Nets uniform, I’m gonna go out there and believe that we’re gonna fight, compete, and we’re gonna have a chance.”

They just might against the Pacers (9-13), who have also dropped three straight overall and seven in a row on the road.

Indiana will arrive on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush off Tuesday’s 122-111 loss in Toronto.

Tyrese Haliburton put up 30 points for the Pacers, who are winless away from home since Nov. 4, and hardly resemble the team that went to the conference finals a season ago.

“The product we’re putting on the floor right…