The Indiana Pacers had their best defensive outing of the season, beating their old coach Frank Vogel and his Orlando Magic.
The Good: The Pacers played a very together game. They easily had their best defensive game of the season, holding the Magic to just 69 points. The last time that happened was when Frank Vogel was coaching the team back in 2014.
Despite the low score, five different players were in double-figures tonight for the Indiana Pacers.
The Bad: The Pacers’ offense wasn’t like it has been this season, finishing with just 88 points. They played a majority of the game in half-court sets, like we’ve seen from Frank Vogel’s old Pacers teams. The defense definitely made up for it, though.
MVP: Paul George. Paul struggled with his shot, shooting just 5-16 from the field, but he impacted the game in a bunch of other areas. He played great defense, and also finished with 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals.
LVP: Jeff Green. Jeff Green started for the Orlando Magic, but was nearly invisible all night long. He finished with just 3 points on 1-4 shooting in 22 minutes. He didn’t do his team any favors on the defensive end, either.
X-Factor: Kevin Seraphin. The Magic were still hanging around until Kevin Seraphin made some serious hustle plays to help put the game away for the Pacers. He finished with 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and a steal.