The Indiana Pacers have started playing better basketball in recent days. They have won three of their last four games and are now just a half-game out of fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. This is where they thought they would be at the beginning of the season.

The Pacers blew a 19-point third-quarter lead in a 120-112 loss to the Bucks. Rick Carlisle called the second half effort "abysmal."