The Pacers continue their torrid pace atop the Eastern Conference with no signs of slowing down.
The Pacers took full advantage of some rare time off of late to rejuvenate their game and blast the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. While the Pacers struggled a bit last week working through a busy schedule they were still able to continue collecting W's and with the win last night became the second team in the NBA to win their 30th game (San Antonio beat them by a few days).
With their current winning percentage (.811) the Blue and Gold are on pace to win at least 66 games which would surpass the franchise-record 61 wins by the eventually ill-fated, 2003-04 team. Of course, the fuel for this team has nothing to do with franchise records or even a certain number of wins. It is all about having one more win than the Miami Heat at the end of the year to make sure they have home court advantage.
So far more important than hitting the 30-win milestone in mid-January is the fact the Pacers remain three full games ahead of the Heat in the race for the top spot.
Check out the links:
Game Rewind: Pacers 116, Kings 92 | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
George scores 31 as Pacers rout Kings - 1070 The Fan
Indiana’s Frank Vogel Earns Spot as Eastern Conference Head Coach for 2014 NBA All-Star Game | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
George Recaptures the Glory | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
Pacers have hot first half | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
Pacers beat Kings, clinch All-Star spot for Vogel - AP
Kings can’t contain powerful Pacers - Kings/NBA - The Sacramento Bee
Pacers coach Frank Vogel clinches All-Star coach spot - CBSSports.com
GIF: Lance Stephenson skips to his lou for the score - CBSSports.com
Cousins was the best player, but Pacers were the best team - Sactown Royalty
Post-Game Grades: Pacers Smash Kings | 8 Points, 9 Seconds
Pacers' Paul George would love to play for Team USA basketball - CBSSports.com