Malcolm Brogdon was the Atlantic Coast Conference's Defensive Player of the Year his senior season at Virginia and hasn't exactly been a slouch defender in the NBA. But it took a couple of Holidays and one of the T.J.'s to do what he couldn't do Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: hold off the one-man onslaught of Kemba Walker.
Walker scored 39 points through three quarters but had just five on 2-of-7 shooting in the fourth when the Pacers overcame a 10-point deficit and closed out a 122-117 victory. It seemed unquestionably to be their best win of the season and it was due mostly to the work of their reserves — particularly the two with the timely names.