Indiana Pacers: Top 10 moments of the 2018-19 NBA season
10. Darren Collison’s 11-point fourth quarter against the Pelicans
Darren Collison showed Pacers fans that he’s still got moves and the ability to get hot on Feb. 4, when he led Indiana to a 109-107 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans in the Smoothie King Center.
The nine-year veteran finished the game with a team-high 22 points, and put on 11 of those in the fourth quarter alone, capped off by a friendly roll on a contested jumper to practically seal the win with 25.2 seconds left. His efforts helped Indiana narrowly escape the Anthony Davis-less Pels.
Clutch performance from @Darren_Collison tonight 🔥:
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 5, 2019
• Team-high 22 points
• Team-high 6 assists
• 3-of-6 from 3️⃣
• 11 fourth quarter points pic.twitter.com/roI4UDWksf
It was Collison’s second straight 20-point game in the second win of what would become a six-game win streak for the Pacers. It was a much-needed bounce-back in early February after dropping four straight following Oladipo’s season-ending injury.
Collison’s performance that night reminded the NBA that the Indiana Pacers’ guard play is not something to be shrugged off by opposing teams.