Let’s face it. We all know it’s coming. The Indiana Pacers have fought hard but are likely only a game or two away from seeing their homecourt advantage for the playoffs slip away.
The Pacers fate was likely sealed when Victor Oladipo went down in January. From that point on, they lost their clutch time scorer, and with one of the toughest post-All-Star schedules, they’re chances of staying in the fourth seed or higher got much, much more difficult.
Much like when Dr. Cox lost three patients in the “My Lunch” episode of Scrubs, there was just an inevitability to the situation despite their best efforts to prevent a tragedy from getting worse.