Inability to secure rebounds leads to Pacers' dip since All-Star break
The Pacers have a 114.9 defensive rating, are just 3-3 in their last six games and also last in defensive rebounding percentage in that span.
The Pacers have a 114.9 defensive rating, are just 3-3 in their last six games and also last in defensive rebounding percentage in that span.
In trips of more than one game, Indiana had not posted a losing record until a 110-101 loss to Dallas which made half of its 16 3s in the fourth.
The backup guard may have played his best game in a 20-point comeback vs. New Orleans by scoring 17 points in 19 minutes and defending well.
Wesley Matthews scored 15 of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter, making all four of his 3s as Indiana wiped out a 20-point deficit.
Just like the Pelicans are expected to be better Friday with Anthony Davis and Julius Randle, the Pacers must go to another level to reach 50 wins.