Victor Oladipo was smiling. He had just missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game, a 3-pointer that would have completed an incredible comeback after a disastrous first quarter, and he was smiling as he headed toward the bench for a timeout.
It wasn't difficult to read his mind. It wasn't the smile of someone who doesn't care, it was the smile of someone who was surprised he had failed and doesn't expect to fail next time — which is just one of the positive impressions to be taken from the Pacers' 100-97 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday.