INDIANAPOLIS -- In a quiet moment after his team finished up practice Thursday afternoon, Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young was asked a question: Do you ever, even for a second, think about what this series against the Boston Celtics would look like if Victor Oladipo -- who has been sidelined with a ruptured quad tendon since Jan. 26 -- was healthy and able to play in the series?
"I try not to," Young said with a smile, and a rueful shake of his head.
"This is why you have a guy like Vic," he continued.