There was a time — a not so long time ago in a galaxy not even that far away — when the Indiana Pacers garnered national attention. Around this time two years ago, they were on top of the Eastern Conference and looking like title favorites.
Miami was still there and the Spurs are always there, but the Pacers had taken the Heat to the brink, in a Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, the previous year and were playing historically great defense. They looked great and despite a still tough-to-stomach offense, Paul George had ascended to new heights.