Back in March, I wrote this piece, analyzing the play of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis in a win against Oklahoma City. The duo didn’t normally play together late in games, but this game was different. Indiana pulled out a thrilling late-game victory and we got valuable analysis to the inner workings of the Turner-Sabonis frontcourt.
They had some success playing together and they have their issues. In the regular season, Turner and Sabonis shared the court for a brief 429 total minutes, stymieing opposing offenses (96.5 defensive-rating) and struggling on to score (99.