In one of the most excruciating games of the season, the Indiana Pacers somehow managed to force overtime against the Chicago Bulls, only to summarily get blown out in overtime. It was a fate they ultimately earned through four quarters of really bad basketball, perpetually stumbling in the exact same ways all night.
It’s worth noting at the top that Doug McDermott was ruled out of the game with a sore back. That’s not to elicit sympathy or create excuses, but more to highlight just how lost the Pacers were on offense without his presence and movement.