If there's a player eager to hit the road and take on the gauntlet that awaits the Pacers, it's probably Doug McDermott. The guy, for reasons known to nobody including himself, heats up in opposing arenas.
The Pacers will need all the warmth they can get on the four-game road trip that begins Saturday in Denver and continues in Portland, Los Angeles (Clippers), and Golden State, not to mention the games that remain later this month in Oklahoma City and Boston. Whatever 3-point shooting McDermott can provide will be more than welcome in games against playoff-caliber opponents as the Pacers try to maintain a top-four position in the Eastern Conference.