Get well soon, Victor Oladipo. He came into the game with a sore right knee, but after just five minutes, he took himself out of the game and did not return. However, the Indiana Pacers didn’t need him to beat the Atlanta Hawks.
With Oladipo out, the game was destined to follow the usual SEGABABA script: Tired Pacers struggle to put away an inferior team, but as the game wears on, their depth wins out. The only real surprise was who did it.
And unlike the night before against the Miami Heat, the starters didn’t need the bench to save them.