Execution proved a tall task for the Indiana Pacers, seeing their five game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Utah Jazz. Indiana never led tonight, but unlike their early struggles against Denver a night before, they were never able to prop themselves up with shotmaking to keep pace with Utah’s offense.
At no point was it more obvious than early in the second quarter, when trailing 31-27, Doug McDermott missed an open look from corner three. That miss parlayed into a crushing 8-0 Jazz run, suddenly putting the Pacers behind double figures.