The Pacers returned home happy after a 3-2 road trip against Western Conference foes. After a promising start with easy back-to-back wins at Phoenix and Utah, the smiles three games later were due to salvaging the trip with an impressive win over the Spurs on Sunday to sweep the season series for the first time in 23 years.
Still, after making 25 of 49 (51%) three-pointers in cruising past the Suns and Jazz, the Pacers caught a severe case of the clanks on their off-day in Portland. Hey, Portland’s weird like that.
The major bump in the road led to back-to-back losses in Porland and L.