The Indiana Pacers aren’t bad, but they aren’t as great as they were in November. That’s began to show in a steady slide out of the top 5 of the power rankings and to the edge of the top 10. Indiana had a pair of small losing streaks in December to fuel that decline, but if Paul George plays like he did in the final quarter against the Pistons then maybe things will start looking up again for the Indiana Pacers.
Without all the precincts reporting, the Pacers average rank this week is 9.5, falling an average of 1.