Coming off an overtime road loss, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and down another starter, one might have expected the Pacers to come out with low energy on Wednesday night against the Wizards.
Instead, Indiana (4-4) pushed the tempo and strung together some impressive runs on its way to a 121-106 victory over Washington (2-5) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Already without starting center Myles Turner due to a sprained right ankle, the Pacers also did not have starting guard Jeremy Lamb on Wednesday after he sprained his left ankle in Tuesday's loss in Charlotte.