The Pacers navigated through the eye of the Pelicans/Lakers trade storm on Monday and Tuesday, escaping high and dry with a pair of wins. While both teams extended energy on future drama of wildly reported trade rumors, the Pacers took care of business on the court.
Now the Pacers face the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, two days after the Clips made a move for future by dealing their leading scorer, Tobias Harris to Philly along with a two other role players. In return, the Clips received three players from the Sixers in Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler (who is injured) and Mike Muscala, so cobbling together a playing rotation and game plan for the Pacers will put a strain on Doc Rivers and the team he rolls out to face the Pacers.