Notebook: Pacers trending up after success over the last month
Once appearing broken, the Pacers are back up to sixth in the East as their play is much improved. They're healthier — welcome back Andrew Nembhard! — defending, and now winning on the road.
The Pacers have been playing much better basketball over the last four weeks. It was just one month ago when I wondered if they were broken and in an awful spot after a string of bad performances, including a home loss … to the Hornets.
Since then, they’ve won nine of their last 12 games, including three in a row. And they successfully solved their road woes by winning eight of their last nine away games following a 2-11 start. They’ve played more road games (22) than any other team.
I hope everyone is staying safe and warm during this rare winter snowstorm. I covered a lot of ground in this newsletter.
Discussed in this story: Andrew Nembhard, Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker, Karen Atkeson, flight delays, James Johnson, Chris Denari, Lauren James, Johnny Furphy, Orlando Johnson.