The game plan for the Pacers is simple heading into the final 16 games of their regular season.
"Just take it one game at a time and not get too caught up in the overall picture," Darren Collison says.
Yeah, but that overall picture is difficult to ignore. The Pacers will play 10 of their remaining games on the road, and will have more than one day off between games only once – and that will come in California during a four-game Western swing. 12 of their opponents are at the very least in serious contention for postseason participation and none of the remaining four (the Lakers, Sacramento and Charlotte, who they play twice) have given up on the season.