The throwback blue uniforms never had a chance.

The Indiana Pacers have had some of their best uniforms in those old ABA unis this season but the San Antonio Spurs played the game at a level beyond such tacky superstitions. Their veteran stars were rested and ready for the Pacers and showed Indiana how to make life difficult for an opponent. I mean, even the ball movement to create open shots that they missed was beautiful.

Essentially, the Pacers gave a B-level effort on a night when they needed an honors level performance. That left the boys in blue on the chase all night long. Now they head to Houston where they need to bring a big effort to salvage a split in Texas this weekend.

Check out the links after the jump.

• Box score: Spurs 112, Pacers 103
• Rewind: Pacers vs. Spurs 120331 | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
• Notebook: Spurs still very fond of Pacers' Hill | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• Spurs Nation " Big night from Big Three stops Pacers
• Pacers: Spurs show them what team basketball is all about | Pacers Insider | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.com
• Spurs beat Pacers, push NBA-best win streak to 7 - NBA - AP
• Spurs beat Pacers 112-103 on George Hill’s return to San Antonio - Pounding The Rock
• Post-Game Grades: Spurs Outplay Pacers | Eight Points, Nine Seconds
• D'Alessandro: Indiana Pacers' Frank Vogel, a New Jersey native, has given franchise a positive outlook | NJ.com