This is not where the Pacers intended to be with just 10 games left in the regular season. The frustration starts with the record, sure, which is now literally average at 36-36, but it goes beyond that. They are still seeking cohesion, and still fighting their casual nature.
"It's been a weird season," Jeff Teague said after the Pacers' 125-117 loss to Denver at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday. "Very weird."
The weirdness was summarized neatly in the box score of this game, which ended the alternating losses and wins that had gone on for 15 games.