Despite losing a pair of games last week the Indiana Pacers are moving up slightly in the power rankings as the regular season approaches its end.
The losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors were hard-fought so Indiana didn’t lose face is those two games and they beat the Boston Celtics (and then the Philadelphia 76ers), representing themselves to the outside observers.
The Pacers have an average ranking of 11.8 this week, moving an average of 0.6 spots.
Poor Paul George. He rumbles for 45 points Saturday night against visiting Oklahoma City … and is scarcely noticed because of the havoc wreaked by Russell Westbrook (with his fifth triple-double in eight games) and Kevin Durant (with a mere 33 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists in support).