The road without Victor Oladipo was never going to be an easy one for the Indiana Pacers, but following a wire-to-wire loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, it appears it may be more arduous than anticipated. Part of that was to be expected: the Pacers lost their upside as a team with Oladipo going out, creating a razor thin margin for error.
The lack of reliability offensively was an issue all night and no one came close to stepping into any kind of leading role as a scorer. That won’t be the issue every night, sure, but on nights like this, when wins are there, it will be amplified in ways the roster will have a bear of a time overcoming.