Indiana Pacers exit interviews: Buddy Hield knows offense is the Pacers forte. Defense must be next.

It doesn’t take many games, or many statistical deep dives, to figure out that the Indiana Pacers were a much better offensive team than defensive group in 2022-23. They had a 116.9 offensive rating when Tyrese Haliburton was on the court, according to the NBA’s numbers, which would have ranked fifth in the league over the course of a full season. After the All-Star break, Indiana had the seventh-best offensive rating to close the campaign. The Pacers can certainly score. What they can’t do very well is defend. And they know it. They finished 26th in defensive rating this past…