Injuries have been a large part of the storyline for the Indiana Pacers this season and though they haven’t always been the reason for their perpetual struggles, it may have found its tipping point tonight against the Chicago Bulls. The Pacers, still missing Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon, did beat San Antonio on Saturday, the return of Jeremy Lamb wasn’t enough of a boost when the trade off was losing Myles Turner early in the third quarter to a left ankle sprain.
Turner may not have made the difference in a game the Pacers had fallen behind by 18 to open the second half, but his play early was instrumental in giving them a lead late in the first quarter.