The Indiana Pacers went into tonight’s contest with its back against the wall. Without the services of Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, and Edmond Sumner, the Pacers came into the contest extremely short-handed.
The loss of those three contributors forced the Pacers’ coaching staff to move Goga Bitadze and JaKarr Sampson into the starting lineup. This would be Bitadze’s first career start.
Despite the question marks coming into the game, the Pacers ignored the noise and put on a strong performance for the fans in Banker’s Life Fieldhouse.