Prior to the Pacers holding on to beat the Raptors on Friday night, Nate McMillan was managing expectations as his team started a daunting back-to-back set against Toronto and Boston.
“We’re still a work in progress,” McMillan said.
McMillan interrupted the question which started with the premise that his team was considered a work in progress before the season started. Five wins in a row is nice, but McMillan is right that his team is still figuring things out on the fly.
Fortunately, whether due to injuries, matchups or flow of a particular game, there have been a wide variety of lineup combinations in varying situations which have found a way to work.