On today's episode, Alex Golden and Facci discuss the upcoming matchup with the Detroit Pistons. The improved Detroit team will present more challenges than they did on opening night and the guys discuss this game and what is to be expected. They also talk about the impact the run to the NBA Cup Championship had on them last year during the season and why missing it this season could potentially be the best thing for them.

Later, the guys then give one word to describe each (active) player on the Pacers: Haliburton, Siakam, Turner, Mathurin, McConnell, Toppin, Walker, Q. Jackson, Moses Brown, Furphy, Freeman and James Johnson.

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