2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1)

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Who wins Game 3?

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Post#1001 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Mon May 26, 2025 2:44 am

Why can't Hali just chuck the 3. What did the dribbling supposed to accomplish?
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Post#1002 » by jokeboy86 » Mon May 26, 2025 2:44 am

This is the problem with these NBA teams without smart veteran point guards. No one to settle them down and they blow leads and make dumb decisions.
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Post#1003 » by scrabbarista » Mon May 26, 2025 2:44 am

This game has been much less entertaining than the first two, but that's how New York has to win, so credit to them.
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Post#1004 » by thelead » Mon May 26, 2025 2:44 am

levon wrote:Pretty shady officiating to end this one

it's just terrible officiating. The foul on Siakam's block was terrible too.
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Post#1005 » by Maury2423 » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

Missed fts killed us game 1
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Post#1006 » by Tracymcgoaty » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

Towns was limping. Ruh oh.
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Post#1007 » by KingFox » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

I usually only care about the western conference, but this series has been pure cinema. I shall put respect on the Easter conference name after this
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Post#1008 » by ___Rand___ » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

Pacers choked this one away. There's been 2 choke jobs this series. One by each team.
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Post#1009 » by NiceLikeChrist » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

That’s the same play as game 1 except Brunson doesn’t try to pass to OG this time. This time he holds onto the ball and we should get this win
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Post#1010 » by Himothy Duncan » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

Why does Turner have the green light to jack up 3s whenever he wants lol?
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Post#1011 » by Domejandro » Mon May 26, 2025 2:45 am

Modified stack for sideline inbounding is an interesting playcall.
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Post#1012 » by thelead » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

___Rand___ wrote:Pacers choked this one away. There's been 2 choke jobs this series. One by each team.

I would blame it more on Thibs being forced to bench Brunson due to foul trouble
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Post#1013 » by levon » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

A 20 point lead basically guarantees the other team is going to win.
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Post#1014 » by Airmiess » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

Himothy Duncan wrote:Why does Turner have the green light to jack up 3s whenever he wants lol?

Most the league has a green light now, its not the 2010s
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Post#1015 » by Wolfgang630 » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

The Knicks made the big comeback wow!
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Post#1016 » by ITYSL » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Why can't Hali just chuck the 3. What did the dribbling supposed to accomplish?

It was weird. Hali was kind of gun shy for a lot of the 4th quarter. Strange
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Post#1017 » by Maury2423 » Mon May 26, 2025 2:46 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:That’s the same play as game 1 except Brunson doesn’t try to pass to OG this time. This time he holds onto the ball and we should get this win



Haha I noticed that too
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Post#1018 » by Yank3525 » Mon May 26, 2025 2:47 am

Himothy Duncan wrote:Why does Turner have the green light to jack up 3s whenever he wants lol?


Carlisle has mellowed out in his golden years lol.

2000s Carlisle would have lit him up for that shot.
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Post#1019 » by Tracymcgoaty » Mon May 26, 2025 2:47 am

Watch thibs piss his pants and foul intentionally.
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Post#1020 » by Zeno » Mon May 26, 2025 2:47 am

He really does try to lean into fans believing in the announcers jinxing free throws, doesn’t he?
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