With backcourt starters Jeff Teague and Monta Ellis seeing most of their minutes in the first half, Stuckey was granted carte blanche to take over after halftime, leading the team in scoring while finishing with impressive marks from the field and free-throw line. Stuckey was a quality source of scoring off the bench last season for the Pacers with 8.9 points in 22.0 minutes per game, and he’s expected to fulfill a similar role heading into 2016-17 under new coach Nate McMillan.
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