The Pacers found a way to slow down Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker in their past two wins, despite their ability to wreak havoc with the ball in pick n' roll situations. After Lillard got loose early against the Pacers on Saturday, a halftime adjustment slowed down the Blazers guard and carried over to Monday as Myles Turner had a big defensive impact.
"We had to move our bigs up higher," Nate McMillan said of the halftime change against Portland. "We were in a drop defense which is basically trying to keep the ball from attacking the paint.