Short any excuses for falling flat, the Indiana Pacers did just that in a crucial Eastern Conference matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. With the third seed on the line, the Pacers bricked their way to the most frustrating loss of the season. Things didn’t look good early, but they managed to muck the game up enough that they could hang tough with Philadelphia, going back and forth well into the second quarter.
With the game tied 36-36 halfway through the quarter, the Sixers seemed determined to lift themselves out of the muck, scoring 15 points in the final five minutes to push themselves up by six.