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After the Indiana Pacers were ousted early before they can even grasp the coattails of the playoffs, fans are now left without a team to passionately root for. But as general basketball fans, of course we cannot help but savor the ever-competitive NBA playoffs despite a peculiar season.
A silver lining in being out of the playoffs is that Indy fans have nothing to lose now. That may be true for most, but obviously, Pacers fans are bound to prefer a certain team to win it all over the others.