The Pacers running out of gas is another example of why you need to pace yourself over the course of the regular season. Coming on like gangbusters at the beginning of a season isn't sustainable (unless you're a ridiculous basketball machine like the Spurs that can run interchangeably with about 10 different guys). Considering how massively they are tanking right now, they should still be fine energy-wise for the playoffs, though.
LeBron is supposedly planning on taking no days off himself (in the attempt to ensure the #1 seed, I guess). But that may change if the Pacers keep losing like this.
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