Thanks to their win over the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers sit two games ahead of the Boston Celtics here on Monday and more importantly, still in fourth place. A four-game skid by the Celtics isn’t hurting Indiana as they hold on to their position in the standings despite the inevitable feeling that they’ll lose that spot.
While a two-game lead with eight games left is hardly a sure thing, it’s worth asking if the Pacers should consider some ‘load management’ or what normal human beings call ‘rest’.
Indiana is saying no, not yet.