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#3 The Indiana Pacers

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The talk of the Eastern Conference this season have been the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics have been somewhat disappointing sitting 5th overall in the Eastern Conference.

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The other three teams have produced. However, the Indiana Pacers have quietly put together a solid 28-14 record and sit just 3 games behind the Raptors for 3rd overall in the Eastern Conference.

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Since returning from injury against the Bucks on December 12th, 2018, Victor Olapido, last season’s MIP has been a significant contributor to the Pacers success The Pacers are 11-4 since Olapido’s return.

During that stretch, they have secured wins against the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers. In a pair of losses to the Raptors during that time, they played the Raptors tough losing both games by a total of 18 points. This is an average of 9 points per game or each loss or it those games came down to three possession.

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