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There’s a spotlight on Pacers-Sixers, and that’s a good thing

Beyond being recognized with 12 nationally televised games after only a single appearance last season when Paul George returned to town, the release of the 2018-19 schedule also revealed in eye-popping fashion that a third of Indiana’s high-profile contests next season will come against the Sixers, including a matinee contest to be aired on ABC.

To put that into perspective, the Pacers haven’t played a regular season game on the network television channel’s afternoon Sunday Showcase since the cringe-worthy back end of the 2013-14 season. A win over the Thunder, at a point in which it seemed like the team dressed in blue and gold was trapped in quicksand and C.