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The Good, The Bad, and What’s Next: The Pacers are so feathery

By Jacob Lane

PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 14: Darren Collison #2 of the Indiana Pacers moves the ball upcourt against Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of the NBA game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on January 14, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 14: Darren Collison #2 of the Indiana Pacers moves the ball upcourt against Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of the NBA game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on January 14, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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What’s Next?

The West Coast road trip continues with three winnable games and a battle with the Kawhi-less Spurs

The Week Ahead

Thursday: Portland Trail Blazers

Friday: Los Angeles Lakers

Sunday: San Antonio Spurs

Wednesday: Phoenix Suns

The Pacers are currently sitting at 24-20 after three straight wins against the Cavs, Suns, and Jazz. The first two games of the Western Conference road trip have been extremely impressive, with the Pacers winning by a combined 38 points.

Tonight the Pacers get a mediocre Blazers team that has struggled mightily throughout the season to get anything from players not named Damian Lilliard & C.J. McCollum, tomorrow night they get a bad Lakers team, and next Wednesday they get a rematch with the Suns, who they just beat by 23 points this past week.

The only game that makes you a tad bit uncomfortable is the match-up with the Spurs, even with them losing star forward Kawhi Leonard and coming back-to-back bad performances against two of the NBA’s worst teams, the Hawks & Nets.

If the Pacers are able to go 4-0, or even 3-1 over the next week, that’ll put them at either 27-21, or 28-20, which should be good enough to move them up at least one spot into the fifth seed behind the Miami Heat.

If I’m the Pacers I want to avoid two teams come playoff time.. The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anyone else, and I feel like there is a legit shot to advance to the second round, which would be the biggest accomplishment since the Pacers went to the Eastern Conference Finals two years in a row.

Next: Oladipo vs DeRozan: Who deserved to start in the ASG?

See ya next week folks.

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