PHILADELPHIA – We're just a third of the way through the NBA season, but the Indiana Pacers delivered an emphatic message to the rest of the Eastern Conference this week.
Heading into the year and for much of the first two months of the season, the Pacers have been treated like an afterthought in the East. While the national media has focused on the likes of Toronto, Boston, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia, Indiana has quietly flown under the radar.
That changed on Friday, as the Pacers made a major statement on national television, blowing past the 76ers for a 113-101 road win at the Wells Fargo Center.