Pacers face offseason questions after another 1st round exit
(WorldNews Sport)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - General manager Kevin Pritchard convinced himself the Indiana Pacers could contend for an Eastern Conference title by basically keeping the core rotation intact. Victor Oladipo`s season-ending knee injury changed the whole equation. While the Pacers continued playing hard and won more often than many expected over the final two months, the absence of their All-Star guard prevented the Pacers from retaining one of the top four seeds or reaching the conference semifinals for the first time since 2014. `Vic has been our closer for the last couple of years. To not have him on the court is big,` point guard Darren Collison following Sunday`s season-ending 110-106...