Pacers' Early Wins Have Deeper Meaning

It was a blowout, sure, one made for a box score on steroids. Still, it told a story.

Nine players scored in double figures for the Pacers in their 132-112 victory over Brooklyn Saturday, the second time that's happened in NBA franchise history and the first since Feb. 2, 1983. If it seems inevitable something like that would happen when a team puts up 132 points, consider that the Pacers only had seven players in double figures when they scored 172 points in 1969 and eight players in double figures when they reached 177 in 1970.

The point of all those points is that the Pacers have depth and balance. For a team with just one established All-Star player in Victor Oladipo, those qualities will…