Well, at least it was an appropriate ending. A close loss, with failure to execute in the most crucial moments of the fourth quarter.
Pacers fans saw that too many times during the season, but the bottom line is this: the team at the very least met all expectations, both in the season and the playoffs, and exceeded many. Amid all the near-misses and lost opportunities, all the arguments for why the season could have been better, that's the epitaph following their Game 7 loss in Toronto on Sunday.
I predicted 45 wins before the season began (it's in writing, even, in a mailbag) and they won 45.