His ball pressure is as distinctive a mark of their identity as a dimple. Or the fact that a player like Thomas Bryant, who averaged 15.1 minutes this year, could help lunge the Pacers to the promised land;

Still days away from Game 1, Jalen Williams sees some similarities between the Thunder and Pacers. Sure, OKC was a winning machine in the regular season and a buzzsaw in the West playoffs and Indiana got hot at the right time, but both teams have more in common than the average fan might think.

But now, the Thunder are going back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Thunder have been the best team in the league throughout the season, so it's of little to