Following the not-so-good news regarding Domantas Sabonis’s foot injury, the Indiana Pacers’ second scrimmage game took on a bit of a different purpose, moving from getting guys in game shape to finding out what rotations are going to work without their All-Star big.
That largely shook out as expected, with Myles Turner returning and starting alongside Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren, Victor Oladipo, and Aaron Holiday. That particular lineup found considerable success in the second half, but was a bit sluggish to start, as the Dallas Mavericks lit up the Pacers from beyond the arc, hitting seven threes in the opening quarter to take a double figure lead.