Of all the things the Pacers need right now, and there appear to be many, a vacation certainly ranks near the top.
That will have to qualify as the silver lining to their 111-98 loss to Washington at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday, one that extended their losing streak to six games and sent them skidding into the All-Star break. They won't have to play again, won't have to confront their concerns again, for eight days, when they meet Memphis at The Fieldhouse on Feb. 24.
Maybe the time off will do them good — recharge their batteries, as the cliché goes — and they'll come back rested and ready to finish the season with a revived spirit.