Jon Washburn: Their chances fall somewhere in between “Lloyd Christmas ending up with Mary Swanson” and “fifty percent of the time, it works every time.” With a little more consistency, the Pacers could have easily been the 3-seed in this year’s Eastern Conference and because of Paul George, they will always have a fighter’s chance.
The loss to the Raptors JV squad didn’t inspire any confidence that this team was going to get things together when the playoffs started.
Tim Donahue: Yes, but not a very big one. Toronto is the better team, but they aren’t incredibly daunting.