The Pacers made a strong first impression at the Fieldhouse with a dominating 111-83 win over the Grizzlies to start the NBA season at 1-0.
The energy and effort by the team, along with the atmosphere at the Fieldhouse was quite similar to last season’s opener, when no one was sure how all of the new faces would work for the Pacers and they posted a high-flying 140-131 win over the Nets.
But the win last night was different in a lot of ways.
Of course, the pace set in the opener last year was unsustainable and the defense that gave up 131, went on to continue giving up big numbers (over 108 per game) while going 1-2 over the next three games.