Victor-less Pacers Can't Find Path to Victory

As soon as Nate McMillan had finished talking with the players, Lance Stephenson headed straight for the video room, to conduct a quick research project.

Had that crucial turnover with 28.8 seconds left in the Pacers' 98-94 loss to Dallas been his fault, or was Myles Turner to blame, as he angrily suspected at the time?

Stephenson was still angry after viewing the clip, but only at himself.

"That was my fault," he said. "I was supposed to wait for the screen from Myles, and I didn't wait."

The result of Stephenson's impatience was Wes Matthews poking the ball loose, resulting in a breakaway dunk for Dennis Smith Jr. that gave the Mavericks a three-point lead. The Pacers called timeout with 25.2…