Fred Katz

And obviously the fact that the Cavs are missing guys is the most important thing here. I also find Darius Garland's importance to just be unbelievably underrated in terms of their success. He's an all-star point guard. But it's even more than that. Yes, he's an all-star, but people talk about the Cavs as if this is Donovan Mitchell's team. And I get it from a status standpoint. It is.

And obviously the fact that the Cavs are missing guys is the most important thing here. I also find Darius Garland's importance to just be unbelievably underrated in terms of their success. He's an all-star point guard. But it's even more than that. Yes, he's an all-star, but people talk about the Cavs as if this is Donovan Mitchell's team. And I get it from a status standpoint. It is.

And if you ask me who the best player on the Cavs is, I will tell you Donovan Mitchell. However... Who runs more pick and rolls than anybody else on that team? Darius Garland. Who's their leading facilitator? Darius Garland. Who's the one who creates the most threes for his teammates? Darius Garland. Who's the one who basically runs as many isolations as Donovan Mitchell? Darius Garland.

And if you ask me who the best player on the Cavs is, I will tell you Donovan Mitchell. However... Who runs more pick and rolls than anybody else on that team? Darius Garland. Who's their leading facilitator? Darius Garland. Who's the one who creates the most threes for his teammates? Darius Garland. Who's the one who basically runs as many isolations as Donovan Mitchell? Darius Garland.

And if you ask me who the best player on the Cavs is, I will tell you Donovan Mitchell. However... Who runs more pick and rolls than anybody else on that team? Darius Garland. Who's their leading facilitator? Darius Garland. Who's the one who creates the most threes for his teammates? Darius Garland. Who's the one who basically runs as many isolations as Donovan Mitchell? Darius Garland.

Who's the one who gets into the paint and has those jump passes that create all these corner threes, which is like part of the strength of the Cleveland offense. It's Darius Garland. And not having that guy is kind of like not having your engine. That being said,

Who's the one who gets into the paint and has those jump passes that create all these corner threes, which is like part of the strength of the Cleveland offense. It's Darius Garland. And not having that guy is kind of like not having your engine. That being said,

Who's the one who gets into the paint and has those jump passes that create all these corner threes, which is like part of the strength of the Cleveland offense. It's Darius Garland. And not having that guy is kind of like not having your engine. That being said,

That being said, one thing that really intrigued me about this matchup, and I'm not going to sit here and say I thought Indiana was going to win, but one thing that really intrigued me about it is as much as Indiana's reputation is this high-powered, fast-paced offensive team, since they started out 10 and 15 to the year, they've been a really good defensive team.

That being said, one thing that really intrigued me about this matchup, and I'm not going to sit here and say I thought Indiana was going to win, but one thing that really intrigued me about it is as much as Indiana's reputation is this high-powered, fast-paced offensive team, since they started out 10 and 15 to the year, they've been a really good defensive team.

That being said, one thing that really intrigued me about this matchup, and I'm not going to sit here and say I thought Indiana was going to win, but one thing that really intrigued me about it is as much as Indiana's reputation is this high-powered, fast-paced offensive team, since they started out 10 and 15 to the year, they've been a really good defensive team.

They've been a really good defensive team. And even when they weren't a very good defensive team last year, one thing that they have been really good at for the last two years is preventing three-point attempts. They gave up, I think, the lowest three-point attempt rate in the NBA last year. They are schematically designed in order to not give up threes. They don't really like helping.

They've been a really good defensive team. And even when they weren't a very good defensive team last year, one thing that they have been really good at for the last two years is preventing three-point attempts. They gave up, I think, the lowest three-point attempt rate in the NBA last year. They are schematically designed in order to not give up threes. They don't really like helping.

They've been a really good defensive team. And even when they weren't a very good defensive team last year, one thing that they have been really good at for the last two years is preventing three-point attempts. They gave up, I think, the lowest three-point attempt rate in the NBA last year. They are schematically designed in order to not give up threes. They don't really like helping.

They like staying on corner shooters. And I think one of the stories of the Eastern Conference playoffs right now is we just talked about it with Boston and New York. Cleveland and Boston are the two best three-point shooting teams in the NBA. Cleveland was, I think, fourth in volume, second in percentage.

They like staying on corner shooters. And I think one of the stories of the Eastern Conference playoffs right now is we just talked about it with Boston and New York. Cleveland and Boston are the two best three-point shooting teams in the NBA. Cleveland was, I think, fourth in volume, second in percentage.

They like staying on corner shooters. And I think one of the stories of the Eastern Conference playoffs right now is we just talked about it with Boston and New York. Cleveland and Boston are the two best three-point shooting teams in the NBA. Cleveland was, I think, fourth in volume, second in percentage.

Boston took more threes, made more threes in a single season than any team ever has in a single season ever. And right now, those two teams are down 2-0. And... Cleveland is like 10 for 38 per game over these first two games. It's not going great. And that was after they just annihilated Miami. Just destroyed Miami from beyond the arc.

Boston took more threes, made more threes in a single season than any team ever has in a single season ever. And right now, those two teams are down 2-0. And... Cleveland is like 10 for 38 per game over these first two games. It's not going great. And that was after they just annihilated Miami. Just destroyed Miami from beyond the arc.

Boston took more threes, made more threes in a single season than any team ever has in a single season ever. And right now, those two teams are down 2-0. And... Cleveland is like 10 for 38 per game over these first two games. It's not going great. And that was after they just annihilated Miami. Just destroyed Miami from beyond the arc.