Official Site of the Pacers · Dec 14, 2018
Pacers' Defense Elite Again, But In A Different Way
They have no stopper. Certainly nobody along the lines of a Ron Artest or Paul George.
They lack length, too. Their starting lineup likely is one of the shortest in the NBA.
Their collective personality isn't that of a nail-chewing, down-and-dirty team that wants to crush the opposition. They're nice guys by nature.
And yet, somehow, the Pacers have become one of the NBA's best defensive units.
They reiterated that point in Wednesday's 113-97 victory over Milwaukee, when they held an opponent to 97 points or fewer for the fourth time in the previous five games. The exception, Washington, scored 101 after benefiting from a Pacers letdown upon taking a 25-point lead in the third quarter.