Locked on Pacers: Overreacting to the Indiana Pacers season ...

The Indiana Pacers struggled against the Detroit Pistons but finally figured things out in the fourth quarter to put them away and win their season opener by a final score of 115-109.

Pacers struggling against a lottery team? They’re so back.

I joined Tony East on Locked on Pacers podcast for his annual overreactions to the first game of the season episode. You can watch the full episode below.

We dive in with overreactions like the Pacers defense being okay; Bennedict Mathurin should be a starter immediately; Tyrese Haliburton is better off not putting in so much energy to be a decent defender; the Pacers offense looked clunky, has the league figured out the Indiana system?; Pascal Siakam is an All-Star but do the Pacers know that?; Rick Carlisle is a genius, has fixed the Pacers late game woes; Walker may never see the floor again and many more.

Keep in mind these are intended to not be taken seriously but to have a little fun with the first game of the season and overreact like everything is decided with 81 games to go. More written coverage to come.