This was a bad loss. A devastating loss. A maddening loss, for many reasons.
But the worst loss in franchise history? A loss that the Pacers can't recover from?
Not if you can avoid getting sucked into the vortex of anger and anxiety.
Social media was in an uproar following the Pacers' 102-99 loss to Toronto Tuesday, and understandably so. For the Pacers to play so well but give away a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter was tortuous to watch, and there's plenty of room to debate decisions and actions.
Should coach Frank Vogel have left Paul George, George Hill and Monta Ellis on the bench for 3 ½ minutes at the start of the fourth quarter (shorter than their usual break).