One season after run to NBA Finals, Pacers reach a new low

The Indiana Pacers keep finding new ways to lose, and Tuesday’s 120-116 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers made franchise history for all the wrong reasons. Thirteen straight losses. That’s the number now. The longest skid the Pacers have ever had. Not exactly the banner anyone was hoping to hang. Indiana actually looked fine early. Better than fine, really. Up by as many as nine. Leading 60-53 at the half. Playing like a team that hadn’t lost a dozen in a row. And then reality showed up. The Cavaliers leaned on size, strength, and patience. Sixty-four points in the paint will do that. So will a 57-43 edge on the glass. Cleveland didn’t rush. Didn’t panic. It simply waited. The fourth quarter told the whole story. A 36-23 Cavs advantage. Darius Garland scoring 14 of his 29 points when it mattered most. The Pacers scoring just enough to stay close, but never enough to flip the script. Jay Huff had a night. Twenty points. Four threes. Pascal Siakam, not so much. Nine of 23 shooting from the floor in a gameRead More