The Indiana Pacers were in need of a hero on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers. But the help never came. After a Bojan Bogdanovic layup with 6:33 left in the third quarter, the Pacers went over 8 minutes without a field goal, a drought that stretched into the fourth quarter.
While most of that time doesn’t fit into a typical definition of “clutch”, there was the need for a basket during that period. Their defense kept the 76ers from closing the gap quicker, but without points, it’s pretty hard to hold a lead. As good as their defense was, the offense was a house of horrors.