Myles Turner isn’t playing as well as we hoped after coming off his injury, but it isn’t time to panic for the Indiana Pacers.
The realities and growing pains of this season became clear over the last four games as the Indiana Pacers went 1-3.
The loss to the Houston Rockets was expected, but another blown lead and generally being put in their place by the New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons were stronger reminders of Indiana’s weaknesses.
On top of that, Myles Turner just doesn’t look like himself. We’ve complained before about coach Nate McMillan not getting him the ball more, but there are certain things Turner is doing differently on offense that might play a role.
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Part of his bland play may just come from getting back in rhythm, but it isn’t what we expect from Turner.
But there are silver linings on those cl.0.ouds. Victor Oladipo bounced back from two games shooting below 40% to shooting 22 of 47 in his last two games. Getting back in the paint and scoring on the run helped power the resurgence.
Domantas Sabonis missed two games with a calf injury but averaged 12.5 points and 7 rebounds a game in a reserve role.
Oladipo remains on top of our player rankings, but there was plenty of a movin’ and shakin’ behind him.
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The Pacers head south to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, return home to host the Detroit Pistons on Friday, and then do a back-to-back in Florida with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat.