Think of the Chicago Bulls, who feature Nikola Vučević. He can shoot but cannot defend the rim. Think of the Atlanta Hawks, whose bigs can defend the rim but cannot shoot. You can get paid handsomely to do one or the other, but can you win on the highest level? Not if the most recent champions are indicators.

Sporting an Aaron Wiggins shirt in his pregame warmups, Jalen Williams looked like Nostradamus four hours later. Sometimes you need your role players to get hot to secure a playoff win. The Oklahoma City Thunder received that in bunches in Game 2.

NBA Finals are tied at 1-1 heading into Wednesday's Game 3. The Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back from their last-second, upset defeat in Game 1 by steamrolling the Indiana Pacers, 123-107, in Sunday's Game 2.