With All-Star guard Victor Oladipo out for the season, can the Indiana Pacers still compete in the Eastern Conference?
Oladipo suffered a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee during the second quarter of Wednesday's game against the Toronto Raptors and left the court on a stretcher. He will require season-ending surgery.
After going winless in the seven games Oladipo missed in 2017-18, Indiana went 7-4 earlier this season when he sat out 11 games because of a sore right knee. Is that success sustainable for the Pacers, or will Oladipo's abscence make it impossible for Indiana to maintain a top-four seed in the East?
Let's take a look at the data.