Ep. 79: Mark Montieth after the Pacers clinched a playoff spot
The Pacers secured a playoff spot Sunday in Game 74 of the season. They beat the Miami Heat 113-107 getting contributions across the roster. It was a microcosm for their entire season.\nIn the media room hours after the Pacers\u2019 43rd win of the season, surpassing last year\u2019s total (42-40), Mark Montieth joined me to record this podcast.\nYou can read Mark\u2019s work at Pacers.com, MarkMontieth.com, and look into his book, \u201cReborn,\u201d on the early days of pro basketball in Indiana. (Click here to listen to our podcast about it.)\nSubscribe to the Pacers Podcast\xa0on Apple Podcasts.\nI welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter\xa0or via email.\nTopics Discussed:\n\n* Clinching a playoff spot\n* The players thriving off the doubt from outside the locker room\n* Domantas Sabonis unlucky in re-injuring his ankle\n* Darren Collison\u2019s undervalued contributions\n* Final portion of their schedule with six of eight games on the road\n\n[Photo: Frank McGrath/PS&E]