Indiana Pacers: 3 takeaways from dominant victory over the Chicago Bulls

3. Myles Turner’s offense has been a surprising barometer of success for the Indiana Pacers

Myles Turner always plays tenacious, game-changing defense, with the entire league taking more notice of his prowess as a defensive anchor this season more than ever before. However, when he’s on his zone offensively, the Indiana Pacers simply follow suit as an entire unit.

So far, seven of the Pacers’ eights wins this season have Turner finishing with double figures. You may shrug this off as coincidence, but the team is simply humming when Myles is not shying away on offense and firing from all over the floor as it indicates a more spread-out attack for the team where they do not simply rely on predictable two-man actions.

Turner cannot be reasonably expected to lead the team offensively, but his constant presence as a secondary scorer has been pivotal to the Pacers in this campaign. Opponents will not be sent chilling by his raw numbers on offense given more fearsome acuity as a stopper, but punishing teams for overlooking his scoring ability could be what gives Indiana that decisive edge moving forward.