The Indiana Pacers are a franchise defined, and partly built, by clutch moments. Rik Smits clutch shot is one of them.
That wasn’t always the case, for a very long time, the Pacers didn’t register on the general public’s google map. Reggie Miller barely even knew the Pacers existed until he was drafted by them. That’s no longer the case. Shots in impossible situations began to fall, the Pacers are relevant because of them. Last year was a taste of it. The spunky Pacers, lead by spunky Victor Oladipo, never quit. They could be down 26 to the Boston Celtics but never fear, we’ve got Victor, we’ve got a chance.