The formula for success for the post-Victor Oladipo Indiana Pacers has been pretty simple: put together a complete game and good things have come from that. Too often however, they’ve seen winning efforts fade away on the back of a single stretch of basketball. Whether it be a five minutes, a quarter, or a half, the Pacers have quite literally shot themselves out of numerous games and it’s been a trend that’s unfortunately carried over to the playoffs.
In Game 1, their seven point halftime lead evaporated after the Celtics drubbed the Pacers 26-8 in the third quarter.