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.

In the media room hours after the Pacers’ 43rd win of the season, surpassing last year’s total (42-40), Mark Montieth joined me to record this podcast.

You can read Mark’s work at Pacers.com, MarkMontieth.com, and look into his book, “Reborn,” on the early days of pro basketball in Indiana. (Click here to listen to our podcast about it.)

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Topics Discussed:

* Clinching a playoff spot

* The players thriving off the doubt from outside the locker room

* Domantas Sabonis unlucky in re-injuring his ankle

* Darren Collison’s undervalued contributions

* Final portion of their schedule with six of eight games on the road

[Photo: Frank McGrath/PS&E]