Pacers final score: Heat roll over Pacers 113-104

There continue to be very few bright spots for the Indiana Pacers as their losing streak extends to four games. Losing at home to a Miami Heat team without both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo might seem like the worst loss of the season, but there’s no telling what the next game will bring, so let’s try and not let the “worst loss” tally lose all meaning.

The loss to Denver back in November did sort of feel like a barometer in terms of what one would define as the “worst loss” of the season for the Pacers, in part because of the absence of Nikola Jokic, but mostly due to the sheer feeling of hopelessness that came out of it. It was also a game they almost won, which begs the question: What if…