If they choose, the Pacers can play this as if they have nothing to lose.
They are the lower-seeded team, the underdog, the visiting team, the one in the early stages of a rebuild. Unlike Toronto, which is the higher seed, the home team, the one much further along in its process – and therefore the one with the greater burden of expectation.
The Pacers aren't dodging the unique pressure of playing in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series in Toronto on Sunday, but they readily acknowledge the extra helping of it the Raptors must digest.