Fred Katz

And I woke up, and he told me the Pacers won. And I had to guess how the Pacers won.

The first thing I would guess would be, okay... Indiana's an elite ball control team. Right. They finally, they were the ones who figured out how to play at a fast pace offensively against OKC without turning the ball over. Because OKC's defense is turnover centric. They swarm, they'll gamble, they foul a ton. Part of the reason that they foul a ton is because they're just gunning for steals.

The first thing I would guess would be, okay... Indiana's an elite ball control team. Right. They finally, they were the ones who figured out how to play at a fast pace offensively against OKC without turning the ball over. Because OKC's defense is turnover centric. They swarm, they'll gamble, they foul a ton. Part of the reason that they foul a ton is because they're just gunning for steals.

The first thing I would guess would be, okay... Indiana's an elite ball control team. Right. They finally, they were the ones who figured out how to play at a fast pace offensively against OKC without turning the ball over. Because OKC's defense is turnover centric. They swarm, they'll gamble, they foul a ton. Part of the reason that they foul a ton is because they're just gunning for steals.

They're gunning for takeaways. They're gunning for frantic, just to make... Just to make passing lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. To make driving lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. And they have faith in their communication. They have faith in their quickness. And they have faith in their schemes that they're going to be able to recover back out onto shooters.

They're gunning for takeaways. They're gunning for frantic, just to make... Just to make passing lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. To make driving lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. And they have faith in their communication. They have faith in their quickness. And they have faith in their schemes that they're going to be able to recover back out onto shooters.

They're gunning for takeaways. They're gunning for frantic, just to make... Just to make passing lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. To make driving lanes as uncomfortable as they can possibly be. And they have faith in their communication. They have faith in their quickness. And they have faith in their schemes that they're going to be able to recover back out onto shooters.

The other thing is OKC gives up a lot of corner threes. They don't do it because they don't value the corner three. They give up corner threes because you kind of got to give something up. And they put themselves into rotation a lot.

The other thing is OKC gives up a lot of corner threes. They don't do it because they don't value the corner three. They give up corner threes because you kind of got to give something up. And they put themselves into rotation a lot.

The other thing is OKC gives up a lot of corner threes. They don't do it because they don't value the corner three. They give up corner threes because you kind of got to give something up. And they put themselves into rotation a lot.

Pacers are really good at getting good looks on corner threes when they get out on the break. They're really good at getting good looks on corner threes. And like Aaron Neesmith hasn't missed a corner three since 1989. So if you've got Neesmith hitting corner threes, you've got Siakam, who was really hot during the conference finals, hitting corner threes because they're moving that fast.

Pacers are really good at getting good looks on corner threes when they get out on the break. They're really good at getting good looks on corner threes. And like Aaron Neesmith hasn't missed a corner three since 1989. So if you've got Neesmith hitting corner threes, you've got Siakam, who was really hot during the conference finals, hitting corner threes because they're moving that fast.

Pacers are really good at getting good looks on corner threes when they get out on the break. They're really good at getting good looks on corner threes. And like Aaron Neesmith hasn't missed a corner three since 1989. So if you've got Neesmith hitting corner threes, you've got Siakam, who was really hot during the conference finals, hitting corner threes because they're moving that fast.

That works. The thing that's so interesting about Indiana is they're not a typical ball control team. Because they play so fast. Normally, a team that doesn't really turn it over is going to be one that plays at a slower pace and is going to be one that isn't going to try to be breaking all the time, isn't going to try to be cutting all the time. You look at the ultimate...

That works. The thing that's so interesting about Indiana is they're not a typical ball control team. Because they play so fast. Normally, a team that doesn't really turn it over is going to be one that plays at a slower pace and is going to be one that isn't going to try to be breaking all the time, isn't going to try to be cutting all the time. You look at the ultimate...

That works. The thing that's so interesting about Indiana is they're not a typical ball control team. Because they play so fast. Normally, a team that doesn't really turn it over is going to be one that plays at a slower pace and is going to be one that isn't going to try to be breaking all the time, isn't going to try to be cutting all the time. You look at the ultimate...

Team game, beautiful offense, like prime Warriors dynasty, right? You're not going to find a better offense than that, right? You're not going to find a more beautiful offense than that in terms of player movement, ball movement, unselfishness, everything like that. What did those Warriors teams do? Dave, where were they in turnovers?

Team game, beautiful offense, like prime Warriors dynasty, right? You're not going to find a better offense than that, right? You're not going to find a more beautiful offense than that in terms of player movement, ball movement, unselfishness, everything like that. What did those Warriors teams do? Dave, where were they in turnovers?

Team game, beautiful offense, like prime Warriors dynasty, right? You're not going to find a better offense than that, right? You're not going to find a more beautiful offense than that in terms of player movement, ball movement, unselfishness, everything like that. What did those Warriors teams do? Dave, where were they in turnovers?

Just dead last. No matter how good you are at it, no matter how beautiful it looks, if you play that style, you commit turnovers. Except for the Pacers. Except for the Pacers. And that's the beauty in how good Tyrese Halliburton is. And on top of that, it's the beauty in how good Andrew Nembhard is because he doesn't really make mistakes.