Pacers Tuesday

Ever since Glenn Robinson III returned from injury after the All-Star Game, he’s been used sparingly by coach Nate McMillan. He played just two minutes against the Clippers, and his minutes have been steadily declining as McMillan has shortened the bench down the stretch. Robinson hasn’t exactly justified the minutes he has played on the floor. His paltry 9.2 PER and horrifying 37.9/26.3 FG/3PT shooting splits have effectively negated him as a factor in Indiana’s bench offense. Indiana only goes about eight or nine deep (depending on which version of Lance Stephenson shows up that night). Cory Joseph, Trevor Booker, …

It’s a Wednesday edition of Pacers Tuesday, because I wanted to see what happened with the return of Domantas Sabonis and the game at the Santa Cruz Warriors before deciding on an angle this week. And then Domas shot 3-of-3 from the field, scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished three assists in a 92-81 win. But that’s not what jumped out at me. What jumped out at me was the Pacers’ 92-81 win after trailing by 15 points in the second quarter. It’s the seventh time this season Indiana’s been down 15 or more in a game and …

The Indiana Pacers are 41-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference, a magic number of three away from clinching a playoff spot, and just five wins (with 11 games left) away from posting the team’s best record since 2013-14, the last time they made the Eastern Conference Finals. Indeed, if the team stays healthy, it’s not out of the question that the team could once again make the ECF; Cleveland is vulnerable with nothing in the way of depth or chemistry behind LeBron James, and Boston’s ongoing problems with Kyrie Irving and Al Horford battling nagging injuries and Gordon Hayward lost …

Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers beat the Philadelphia 76ers on the road 101-98, doing this despite the referee crew being composed of Rocky Balboa, Benjamin Franklin, and the Phillie Phanatic. This follows a win Sunday night in Boston that brings the Pacers’ record against current would-be Eastern Conference playoff teams to 13-9. They are 17-7 against non-playoff teams in the East; those splits in the West are 2-9 for playoff teams and 8-3 for non-playoff teams. The Pacers also have a brutal schedule remaining; they play nine of their remaining 14 games against current playoff teams, including two against the …

The Indiana Pacers are 37-27, seeded fourth in the Eastern Conference, just half a game behind a Cleveland Cavaliers team over which they hold the tiebreaker should the teams finish with identical records. For a team that projected for 30 wins, it’s a revelation. And there are some fun numbers out there worth highlighting, so just for fun this week, we’ll pull a few fun facts about your on-pace-for-47-win Pacers: Victor Oladipo Vs. Paul George Oladipo, counting stats, 2018: 24.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals (leads the league), 47.7 FG%, 37.1 3PT%. George, counting stats, 2017: 23.7 points, …