Oladipo Rides in, Puts on a Show

Victor Oladipo emerged from the shower with a Bluetooth speaker in his left hand, blaring music from the movie "The Greatest Showman." And that was only half of the Hollywood symbolism of his performance.

Greatest Showman? Yeah, you might say that. Oladipo returned from a four-game absence and stepped back into center stage in the Pacers' 125-86 victory over Chicago Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. His 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting led his team's scoring, but his nine assists, five steals, and one mere turnover in his 23 1/2 monitored minutes were probably more significant to the cause.

It was a show that lifted a sellout audience at Bankers Life Fieldhouse out of its seats on many…