The Pacers (25-56) play game 82 against the Nets (43-38) on Sunday afternoon to mercifully complete the 2021-22 season.
What better way to finish off the Pacers worst season since the mid-80’s than to have it televised nationally on ESPN? That will be the case thanks to the Nets star power with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and the fact that Brooklyn needs to win to maintain seventh in the standings and a home game for their play-in matchup on Tuesday.
That leaves the Pacers arriving at the Barclays Center riding a nine-game losing streak as heavy underdogs making it likely they will end the season the same way it started, with a loss.