This was a glimpse into the Pacers' future. The idealistic version of it, anyway. The version that raises eyebrows around the league and optimism around Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
It's the one in which Victor Oladipo is healthy and playing, yet the offense remains balanced. The one in which Thaddeus Young is defending the bejeezus out of the other team's star player, with plenty of help from his teammates. The one in which Myles Turner is playing with aggression and confidence.
It's important to contain the reaction to their wire-to-wire 113-97 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday because one-of-82 and all that, but the manner in which the Pacers dominated the second-best team in the Eastern Conference shouldn't be cast aside as some sort of freak occurrence.