Last year’s Indiana Pacers squad surprised many NBA folks, pushing the 56-win Toronto Raptors to seven games in the first round.
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The Pacers seemed to have the upset in their grasp at multiple junctions, only to watch the bench proceed to lose the lead.
This offseason, the blue and gold brought in veterans Aaron Brooks and Al Jefferson to pair with a presumably healthy C.J. Miles and Rodney Stuckey to bolster the bench. At first glance, adding two proven scorers fixes major holes.
This is a second unit that struggled to even get a single bucket for long stretches against the Raptors, and Jefferson and Brooks have made a career of getting buckets.