Cory Joseph was afraid at first. Who could blame him, with one set of teammates rushing at him from the bench and four more sprinting toward him from the other end of the court as he lay helplessly on the court?
It will stand as a signature moment of the Pacers' season, a moment that captures the connection this team has made with one another and the fanbase. Joseph had made a hustling play to steal a crosscourt backcourt pass, convert a layup and draw a foul that knocked him to the floor and into the padding on the stanchion with 5:14 left in the Pacers' victory over Atlanta on Friday when.