The Indiana Pacers were blown out by the San Antonio Spurs in a showcase game in France on Thursday, but that shouldn’t be cause for much concern.
Generally speaking, things are trending in the right direction.
Indiana had won eight of nine prior to that meeting with the Spurs. And the turnaround is the product of a deep, balanced offensive attack.
Since January 2, when a six-game winning streak started, Pascal Siakam, Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin have all averaged over 15 points. Four more rotation players are over seven points per game in that stretch. And Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell are. at 9.2, 5.6 and 4.9 assists, respectively.