Nate McMillan felt helpless.
Orlando had just called timeout after Domantas Sabonis' reverse layup off a showtime pass from Lance Stephenson had given the Pacers a 100-91 lead with 7:43 left in Monday's game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but his players weren't headed toward the Pacers' bench. They were dancing and screaming as if they had just won an NBA championship. One, Stephenson, was even high-fiving fans on the opposite side of the court.
It all made McMillan feel like the grade school teacher who's temporarily lost control of a classroom full of crazy kids.