Though the Indiana Pacers were short Malcolm Brogdon and then Domantas Sabonis late, tonight’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets felt like a low point in a season that’s not had much of a shortage in low points. The Pacers were never in any kind of rhythm on either end of the floor, yet they still saw a glimmer of hope after cutting a once 17-point deficit to just six.
Unfortunately, the backlash was instantaneous any time the Pacers appeared to have found something by making it a two-possession game, failing to garner a single stop in five separate opportunities.