'I’ve never seen a schedule like this': Pacers complete biggest test of the season, but there's no letting up

Domantas Sabonis after their 8-11 start: "We still haven’t done much, we still have a lot of season left."

T.J. McConnell and Kelan Martin have contributed consistently off the bench. (Photo: PS&E)

Since the NBA schedule was released on Aug. 20, two months before their season-opener, the Pacers knew what was in store. It wasn’t ideal and it wasn’t going to be easy.

Not only would they be learning a new system from their third coaching staff in three seasons, b…