The Indiana Pacers are now 2-2 after the All-Star break. There was a blowout home win over the Atlanta Hawks. Then there were two embarrassing stumbles on the road against Atlanta and Dallas. Then an impressive playoff-y win against the Bucks in the “good” land.
And I mean that seriously, defeating a playoff team — and division rival to boot — on the road, while they launched a momentous rally when your star player couldn’t buy a bucket in the first half, is a big deal. It certainly is a lot more telling than when they slept-walked through the majority of the road Atlanta game.