Victor Oladipo (sore back) hoping to play Sunday against Toronto
Victor Oladipo (sore back) hoping to play Sunday against Toronto
Victor Oladipo (sore back) hoping to play Sunday against Toronto
While Victor Oladipo is no longer on a minutes restriction, he only lasted 25 minutes in the first game out of the All-Star break because of spasms.
A bad home loss to the Knicks started a season-long six-game skid but Victor Oladipo got them going before he exited after 25 minutes.
The Pacers’ inability to get stops, especially late, forced the coaches’ hand to do something different before All-Star break that’ll carry over.
The next steps with Victor Oladipo comes at the end of this week, when the Pacers hit the road in New York and Toronto, with changes expected.
The Pacers have resisted using anything but man-to-man defense but before the All-Star break rolled out a new wrinkle that could be seen more often.
Going into the All-Star break, Victor Oladipo posted his most efficient game in a win vs. Milwaukee which could be a good sign of things to come .
Pacers center Goga Bitadze has had an up-and-down rookie season, which was expected from a 20-year-old playing outside of Europe for the first time.
T.J. Warren had 35 points as the Pacers won for the first time in three meetings with Milwaukee and Victor Oladipo played his most efficient game.
Two blowout losses to the East’s best team already doesn’t bode for for Indiana, but there’s hope it can turn things around before All-Star break.