The Indiana Pacers entered a brave new world in their preseason debut against the Sacramento Kings, getting big play from their offense to overcome some real defensive lapses in the win. Not only was it a great debut for the new-look Pacers in the NBA India Games, but it will also end up being one of the most exciting games of the 2019-20 season; and it didn’t even count.
Both the Pacers and the Kings looked surprisingly sharp in the game, not only for the amount of distance traveled to get to Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, but in it being the first preseason game for both teams, usually rife with bricks and rust.