INDIANAPOLIS — No dramatic “I’m back” statement came Sunday night. No numerical switch signaling a fresh start could be spotted.

Eighteen years ago this month, Michael Jordan, wearing No. 45, made his dramatic comeback from retirement and a baseball experiment here. He scored 19 points with six rebounds and six assists in an overtime loss to the Pacers at the old Market Square Arena.

The best Derrick Rose could do was don a sport coat and slacks and sit on the bench for the first time this season and since tearing his left ACL on April 28. Rose spent several stoppages sharing observations with teammates and jumped to his feet often to celebrate positive plays.