Thanks to beating the Oklahoma City Thunder and Orlando Magic, the Pacers are now firmly in the top 10 in the major NBA power rankings.
Beating the Thunder on their home floor likely was the biggest factor in the slight rise, even if it took four 3-pointers — including the first of Myles Turner’s NBA career — to come back for the win.
Losing to Miami on Monday won’t help things, but outside of the obvious mistakes, the Pacers losing to the Heat on the road isn’t the worst thing to happen to Indiana this month.