The Indiana Pacers picked up their 20th win of the season tonight, topping the Sacramento Kings at home. Indiana won 119-105, a final that was both indicative and not indicative of the game as a whole. Though they led by 20 late in the fourth, it never really felt like they led by that much and yet the 14-point finish didn’t feel like it told the full story either.
Some of that might stem from the lack of defensive consistency on both sides, highlighted early when over the course of four minutes in the first quarter, there was one total stop in the game.