Fred Katz

And the reason why isn't just because they never really turn it over.

It's because defensively, they force no turnovers.

They force none.

So they go so far in the red that that's when you lose the close games because the other team gets five more shots than you.

And that's the difference in the game.

Yeah, they are.

They are.

They have like a 12% turnover rate on defense, which is last in the league.

And...

You can survive on that, but they're not a good offensive rebounding team.

They're a good defensive rebounding team, but they're not a good offensive rebounding team.

They don't really crash and they don't force turnovers.

So what you have to do is you have to not turn the ball over.

And when Jokic has nine turnovers against Memphis, it is going to cut things way too close for comfort.

And when you do that against a team like Oklahoma City that forces a lot of turnovers, doesn't turn it over a lot themselves.

You do it against a team like Detroit who will turn it over but forces turnovers on the other side and gets a ton of offensive rebounds and is a good defensive rebounding team.

You're going to give up extra scoring chances.

And that's the most common way you lose these close games.

You want to see who won a close game?

It's usually just who had more scoring chances.