After games like this, the question is always the same: why?
Problem is, there's never a good answer.
The Pacers lost a game they really needed to win Friday, to a young rebuilding team that brought a 3-9 record into the game. Not only that, they lost it by 20 points. On their home court.
Paul George sat out because of the ankle sprain that occurred late in last Friday's loss at Philadelphia. He had played in two previous games this week, but he wasn't feeling satisfactory improvement. He'll have an MRI Saturday morning. C.J. Miles will, too, after starting in George's place but suffering a sprained knee nine minutes into Friday's game.