The Indiana Katy Perrys, um, I mean the Indiana Pacers only know inconsistency this season. Mixed in with decent wins are head-scratching losses.
Some of the losses — say to the Charlotte Hornetsand Milwaukee Bucks — might be attributable to the matchups, but nonetheless they diminish wins against teams like Atlanta Hawks and improving Miami Heat.
That’s why this week some of the experts have them sliding while some have them moving up. Last week they averaged a rank of 13.4, but this week that’s dropped to 14.