The Indiana Pacers dropped their second straight, allowing the little things to be their undoing against the Washington Wizards. Indiana outshot the Wizards, but superior three point shooting and offensive rebounding made up the slim difference on the scoreboard.
Indiana has long struggled this season with those two issues, making it a fitting dagger for the team to fall on. The Pacers rank in the bottom five in the league in both three pointers per game and offensive rebounds allowed, providing no respite for those issues in tonight’s loss.
The Pacers shot just 4-21 from three point range; Paul George made up the bulk of that contribution with a pair in an otherwise solid 12-23 shooting night, scoring 31 points.