Players reminded of tight playoff race in Eastern Conference.
Their playoff standing tenuous at best, the Indiana Pacers don’t need to be reminded the importance of these final 11 regular-season games.
That’s what they get anyway. Head coach Frank Vogel is mindful not to dwell on the situation daily. But a reminder of the obvious is considered necessary.
The Pacers stayed in seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a 92-84 Thursday home victory over the depleted New Orleans Pelicans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Rookie forward Myles Turner scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds on his 20th birthday.