As bad as that loss was in New York, as embarrassing and infuriating as it should have been, it might turn out to be a good thing for the Pacers.
If it truly was the watershed moment they consider it to be.
Twenty-four hours after an 87-81 loss in New York that would get votes as their worst loss of the season, the Pacers rebounded with a 98-77 victory over Charlotte at Bankers Life Fieldhouse that was, under the circumstances, one of their best. For a team that was 3-11 in the second game of back-to-back sets as well as in danger of fragmenting, the quick recovery was impressive.