Coach Rick Carlisle indicated that Wednesday’s win over the Pelicans was no small potatoes.
“It’s a massively important win,” Carlisle told reporters. “This time of year, each game has such great meaning.”
Carlise is speaking the truth. The Pacers (34-26) are in an air-tight Eastern Conference race with just 22 games to go. That includes Friday’s rematch in New Orleans.
Center Andre Drummond yanked down a whopping 26 rebounds in Wednesday’s double-overtime home win over the Cavaliers, and said the Bulls intend to keep battling despite what has been an uneven season.
For instance, Chicago lost at home to Detroit on Tuesday, before beating the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
“It just speaks to this team, we continue to fight,” Drummond told reporters. “We gave a good fight. (Tuesday), we let our guard down a little bit. We knew what we did wrong. Tonight, we played a team that was very high in the standings and came out ready to play.”
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