Pacers are an absolute train wreck in clutch time without Victor Oladipo

The second half of the Indiana Pacers loss to the Philadelphia 76ers exposed the fact they are in desperate need of a hero during “clutch” time.

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…