DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 29 Philadelphia 7:00 Oct. 31 Memphis 7:00 Nov. 1 at Atlanta 7:30 Nov. 4 Milwaukee 7:00 Nov. 5 at Washington 8:00 Nov. 7 at Boston 7:30 Nov. 8 Washington 7:00 Nov. 10 Utah 7:00 Nov. 12 at Miami 7:30 Nov. 14 Denver 7:00 Nov. 15 at Chicago 8:00 Nov. 19 Charlotte 7:00 Nov. 22 Phoenix 7:00 Nov. 24 at Dallas 8:30 Nov. 26 at San Antonio 8:30 Nov. 28 Orlando 8:00 Nov. 29 at Cleveland 7:30 Dec. 2 at Phoenix 9:00 Dec. 4 at Portland 10:00 Dec. 5 at Sacramento 10:00 Dec. 8 Atlanta 7:00 Dec. 10 Los Angeles 7:00 Dec. 12 at Toronto 7:30 Dec. 13 Portland 7:00 Dec. 15 Los Angeles 7:00 Dec. 17 at Los Angeles 10:30 Dec. 20 at Denver 9:00 Dec. 21 at Minnesota 7:00 Dec. 23 New Orleans 7:00 Dec. 26 at Detroit 7:30 Dec. 27 at Brooklyn 8:00 Dec. 29 Chicago 7:00 Dec. 31 Miami 3:00 Jan. 2 at Milwaukee 8:30 Jan. 4 at Los Angeles 9:30 Jan. 5 at Utah 9:00 Jan. 7 at Golden State 10:30 Jan. 9 Boston 7:00 Jan. 10 at Philadelphia 7:30 Jan. 13 Minnesota 7:00 Jan. 16 Detroit 7:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 17 at Charlotte 7:00 Jan. 19 at Houston 5:30 Jan. 21 at Atlanta 7:30 Jan. 23 at Miami 7:30 Jan. 25 at Orlando 6:00 Jan. 27 Toronto 7:00 Jan. 29 New York 8:00 Jan. 31 Sacramento 7:00 Feb. 4 Detroit 7:00 Feb. 6 Cleveland 7:00 Feb. 8 at Charlotte 6:00 Feb. 9 San Antonio 7:00 Feb. 11 at New Orleans 8:00 Feb. 20 at Philadelphia 7:00 Feb. 22 Golden State 6:00 Feb. 24 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Feb. 27 Cleveland 7:00 Mar. 1 Philadelphia 6:00 Mar. 4 New York 7:00 Mar. 6 Chicago 7:00 Mar. 7 at New York 7:30 Mar. 10 Orlando 7:00 Mar. 12 Milwaukee 7:00 Mar. 14 Boston 7:00 Mar. 16 Toronto 7:00 Mar. 18 at Chicago 8:00 Mar. 20 at Cleveland 7:30 Mar. 21 Brooklyn 7:00 Mar. 23 Houston 7:00 Mar. 25 at Washington 7:00 Mar. 26 at Milwaukee 8:00 Mar. 29 Dallas 7:00 Mar. 31 at Brooklyn 7:30 Apr. 1 at Boston 7:30 Apr. 3 Charlotte 7:00 Apr. 5 Miami 6:00 Apr. 8 at New York 7:30 Apr. 10 at Detroit 7:30 Apr. 12 Oklahoma City 6:00 Apr. 14 Washington 8:00 Apr. 15 at Memphis 8:00 * All Times Eastern. who is also extremely difficult to score on. Hill INDIANA PACERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE is a plus defender at the point guard position. The only thing Indiana is truly missing is a top wing defender now; it’s unlikely that Solomon Hill, Chris Copeland, or Rodney Stuckey will be able to fill that void. In fact, if there is any cause for concern regarding Indiana’s defense, it comes from their reserves. Stuckey and Copeland are unreliable defenders at best. Luis Scola is particularly known as a defensive liability. Playing Scola alongside Hibbert works because Hibbert can clean up a lot of messes, but Indiana’s overall depth on defense has definitely been compromised. Overall, a second straight year as the NBA’s top defense is probably too much to ask for. However, the Pacers should remain a quality defensive team even without the presence of Paul George or Lance Stephenson. Hibbert, West, Hill, and head coach Frank Vogel will make sure of it. Offense Even with Paul George in the lineup, the Pacers had serious issues on offense. No one player in Indiana’s starting lineup was particularly good at creating shots, even if it seemed that George should have been able to. West is a decent bully in the low post but isn’t a stretch four and doesn’t really create space or open shots for his teammates. Roy Hibbert’s offense (and rebounding) completely disappeared at times. Hill is a well-rounded point guard but not a dominant offensive force either. The argument could be made that Indiana’s top offensive catalyst was shooting guard Stephenson. While Stephenson definitely took some shots that he shouldn’t have, he was the only Pacer who showed the ability to shoot from distance, drive to the basket and create open looks for his teammates. However, with Stephenson’s maturity having been called into question, it’s worth wondering if this play came from a motivation to win games or if he was playing for his next contract. This year, the Pacers won’t have George or Stephenson, making it worth questioning just where exactly offense will come from. The most likely player to take over as the leading man in the offense is West, but he’s far from an ideal go-to scorer as a player who mostly takes advantage of mismatches in the post. Another option is Stuckey, a reserve guard who has provided scoring bursts off the bench for the Detroit Pistons in recent years. Stuckey is not an ideal fit to be a lead scorer.
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