Pacers overcome sluggish offensive start to get leg up on Sixers in the season series
The Pacers struggled on offense all night, but their defensive playhelped erase an 11-point deficit to seize a 2-1 season series lead.
The Pacers struggled on offense all night, but their defensive playhelped erase an 11-point deficit to seize a 2-1 season series lead.
The season series is tied at 1 between teams in a dead heat in the Eastern Conference standings just like they were at this time last year.
JaKarr Sampson got a surprise start in Chicago, and his readiness has been commonplace among the Pacers’ roster all season.
Myles Turner had his most complete game of the season, but JaKarr Sampson, Doug McDermott and Justin Holiday held off a late charge at United Center.
The Pacers are missing some key pieces, but there are other areas they have to clean up to push for a top 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
T.J. Warren is the second player ejected for the second game in a row for Indiana, which dropped to 0-2 in the season series with two meetings left.
There will be a trickle-down effect on the second unit, Pacers Insider J.Michael says
No matter how much Oladipo proclaims that he’s his old self, the Pacers are looking long-term.
It’s one thing for T.J. Warren to be a big scorer — that’s why he was brought here — but who anticipated him being a versatile on-ball stopper?
The Pacers lost their fourth road game in a row but Myles Turner appears to have figured out his role in the offense and how to tune out noise.