The playoffs began for the Pacers Monday night. They're not exactly up 1-0 after coming from behind to beat Oklahoma City, and they weren't exactly celebrating anything in the locker room, but they're feeling much better about themselves.
Not too much better, though, which seems like a good thing.
Their 93-90 victory over the Thunder ran their winning streak to seven, their longest since the 2014-15 season. Significantly, it came against a winning team – just the second victory of that nature in the streak. Even more significantly, it came with a sick center and a sickly overall shooting performance.