Victor Oladipo Buried The Celtics With A Clutch Three In The Final Seconds

The Indiana Pacers didn’t have nearly the hype that some of their Eastern Conference contemporaries received heading into the 2018-19 season. In fact, there were some who thought the Pacers were a prime candidate to slide back after a surprising season last year. However, that hasn’t happened, however, and on Saturday night Indiana picked up its biggest win of the season to push its record to 7-3.

The Pacers played hosts to the Boston Celtics, and in a tense game, they managed to come out on top. Nate McMillan’s squad came out with the win, 102-101, mostly because All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is cold as ice.

Oladipo finished his evening with 24 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and three steals. No play was bigger than his three in the waning moments of regulation to seal the win — the Pacers were down by two, Oladipo brought the ball up, got to the three-point line, and drilled a shot that was so pure that the dang net didn’t even move.

The league’s reigning Most Improved Player, Oladipo came into this year hoping to show that the 2017-18 campaign wasn’t an aberration. He’s been a stud so far, showing that he’s a legitimate No. 1 option on a pesky Pacers team with high hopes this year. Above all, Indiana, like their star, wants to show that the lack of hype surrounding them this season was the wrong decision, and picking up wins in this fashion is one heck of a way to do that.