Summer League Notebook: Pacers Seeking Balance

Two games into the Summer League, the Pacers have mixed the good with the bad.

In their opening game, the Pacers absolutely dismantled the Orlando Magic Blue, outscoring them every quarter while Georges Niang nearly charged to a triple-double in his first taste of NBA action. In the win, Indiana picked up eight points, the maximum amount a team can acquire for one game. The Orlando Summer League's point system is as follows:

Winning the game = 4 points

Winning a quarter = 1 point

Tying a quarter = .5 points

The scoring system exists for a couple of reasons. One, it allows backup players to play meaningful minutes, regardless of what the score is at that time of the game. Secondly, it gives…