The Pacers took the lead near the end of the first half, before extending to double digits and winning comfortably to send the series back to the Paycom Center. Nembhard matched his 21-point Game 2 output, and Siakam poured in 20 for Indiana.

Or, more specifically, what they got back when trading Paul George away. While George watches the NBA Finals from the same couch where he watched the entire playoffs (his 76ers didn’t even make the play-in), here is how both of these teams used trading George away to set up the foundation of their Finals teams.