The Pacers limped into the All-Star break with a 4-16 record in their prior 20 games. But for the glass half full crowd, one of those four wins was their last game against the Bulls.
So, the Pacers start the final quarter of the season on a one-game winning streak, right?
Now what? Depends on who you ask.
After the trade deadline, Kevin Pritchard gave every indication that the team was fine pivoting back to their original developmental season expectations after Tyrese Haliburton was injured leading to a 2-16 stretch that put the Pacers back in lower draft lottery position.