Myles Turner didn't say exactly what his in-season trips back home to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex used to be like when he was a younger man with less responsibility, only vaguely hinting that a certain development in his life has made them more low key.

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the fast-paced Indiana Pacers on the second night of a back-to-back. The Pacers had struggled to start the season, entering the game at just 2-4, but their pace gave the Mavericks issues last year,