The final scrimmage didn’t quite turn out the way the Indiana Pacers had hoped, suffering their lone loss of the exhibition schedule against the San Antonio Spurs. The Pacers reversed course in this one, turning an early lead into a second half deficit, unable to stage a successful comeback late.
In looking to get off to a better start, the Pacers technically did. They didn’t fall behind by double figures right out of the gate, even holding a lead in much of the quarter, but the performance itself wasn’t much better than it had been in the previous outings.