{"id":691934,"date":"2026-04-01T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/691934\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:43:36","slug":"why-tj-mcconnell-pascal-siakam-are-playing-well-of-late-what-it-means-for-the-pacers-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/691934\/","title":{"rendered":"Why TJ McConnell &#038; Pascal Siakam are playing well of late + what it means for the Pacers next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-close-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/close-menu.svg\" alt=\"x\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"video__modal-message\">To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app.<\/p>\n<p>                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-thumbnail\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Download the NewsWest9 app<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_ios\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/newswest-9\/id1453204125?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-app-store.svg\" alt=\"Download on the App Store\" width=\"120\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><br \/>\n                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_android\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.mobdub.channel.KWES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswest9.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-google-play.svg\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>T.J. 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