Pacers are quietly going to extremes during recent swoon

Indiana is lighting it up from deep, but it can't stop anyone inside.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle in the first half against the Miami Heat at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn ImagesIt seems the Indiana Pacers' coaching staff convened during the All-Star break and made a commitment to pick up the pace and shoot a lot more 3-pointers.

Unfortunately, while it surely wasn’t a coaching decision, the up-tempo, perimeter-happy approach was accompanied by too many turnovers and a ton of points allowed in the paint. It all added up to the Pacers losing all six of their games since the All-Star break.

Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from Indiana’s recent slide.

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