Their last two defeats have raised a lot of questions about and for the Pacers.
How do they protect late-game leads? How do they get better shots on crucial possessions? Who is their go-to guy on those possessions? What lineup combination should be on the floor?
So many questions, but just one answer — and it happens to be a non-answer:
"We're still learning," coach Nate McMillan said. "It's part of the process."
The process, logically, should take a while for a team as young and new to one another as the Pacers. They dropped to 5-5 with Sunday's loss to New York at Madison Square Garden, which isn't all that bad for a team few people thought could finish with even a .