2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2)

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Who wins Game 4 of the NBA Finals?

Poll ended at Fri Jun 13, 2025 3:42 pm

Thunder win on the road and tie it up
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Pacers win at home and go up 3-1
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1441 » by basketballwacko2 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:07 am

First team to 112 wins it!
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Post#1442 » by Chuck Everett » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

What a terrible NBA finals. :crazy: :nod:
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Post#1443 » by Dubnation » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

Handlez wrote:Refs favoring Pacers all game



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Post#1444 » by ibraheim718 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

I just don't understand SGA sometimes man..
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1445 » by SportsGuru08 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

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Jta444 wrote:
Barea was defending Lebron that series. Zone defense or not if Lebron was a real basketball player at that point he should have shot over him time and again. But he wasn’t good back then. That’s why he needed a beating to make him work harder and develop a shot which he did come 2012.

Spacing? Michael Jordan had Pippen, Rodman/Grant, Longley, other scrubs who can’t shoot, yet he still won 6. So you’re admitting if Jordan had better spacing he would even win more, just like how Lebron won chamoionships when he got his spacing and shooters.


It's always cringe when people try to downplay the 2011 epic fail. Fortunately it doesn't happen that often.


I know you aren't talking after you called the 2014 Spurs a bunch of old role players. Your entire gimmick is doing anything and everything to make everything LeBron did seem bad in retrospect. Not my fault you don't know what you're talking about.


The Spurs had literally zero players to average 17 PPG. Kawhi was still a baby and their big three were all in the wrong side of 30, two of them older than 35.

If any other superstar lost by record margins in the Finals to that team, that would be an instant legacy killer as far as you're concerned. But since it's LeBron, he gets a pass from you. Because Bron fans are the most disingenuous fan base in sports history.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1446 » by thelead » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

Handlez wrote:Refs favoring Pacers all game

no. 1st half, they favored OKC. First ~6 minutes of the 3rd seemed fair. The last ~12 minutes has been in favor of the Pacers. Call a spade a spade.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1447 » by picc » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

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RB34 wrote:They’ll do anything but acknowledge these SGA elbows


I'm supremely unimpressed by SGA. A one-trick poney and every other drive is an offensive foul.

Incredible to think some people tried to tell me he's better than Edwards or Doncic.


His bag isn't quite as extensive as I thought it was.

That's not fair. He has a huge bag. Its just when things get super tight, he does what he's comfortable with no matter what the defense is, and its literally one move. That could be an offensive foul.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1448 » by Froob » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

calling timeout with a free throw left is smart. lot of time for nesmith to think about it
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1449 » by Marvin Martian » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

Why is Mark D trying to match IND small ball lineup? Hasn't he realized that it won't work after 3 games?
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Post#1450 » by BigDan245 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:08 am

Feel like this game being only 1 day rest has gassed even Indiana. Finals games are just different.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1451 » by blazersfan52 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

youngthegiant wrote:That forearm from SGA is ridiculous, he does it on every play.

I absolutely hate seeing that. Reminds of the guys in pick up that say offense can't foul while they're elbowing you in the face and call it on you
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Post#1452 » by WestbrookGOATed » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:The refs continuously delaying the game to let the Thunder rest.
By putting Indiana at the free throw line? Everything is a conspiracy isn't it?
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Post#1453 » by Jazz9 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

Playing the Pacers must be so exhausting.
They're putting pressure on you the whole game on both sides. There's no time for you to catch your breath even with subs in.
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Post#1454 » by canada_dry » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

SA37 wrote:
RB34 wrote:They’ll do anything but acknowledge these SGA elbows


I'm supremely unimpressed by SGA. A one-trick poney and every other drive is an offensive foul.

Incredible to think some people tried to tell me he's better than Edwards or Doncic.
He just sonned Edwards last round...

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Post#1455 » by Hoop Hunter » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

Handlez wrote:Refs favoring Pacers all game

Maybe never been said in the history of the playoffs. :lol:
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1456 » by ___Rand___ » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Shai out here blocking 3s. Luka would still have been trying to get back on defence.


Luka plays like he thinks he's Messi.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1457 » by AFM » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

Guys. Whoever wins this game could easily win the series. Kind of crazy to think about.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1458 » by Slacktard » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

Exp0sed wrote:Scott Foster is a disgrace, nobody came to watch you..


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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1459 » by SA37 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:09 am

picc wrote:
SA37 wrote:
RB34 wrote:They’ll do anything but acknowledge these SGA elbows


I'm supremely unimpressed by SGA. A one-trick poney and every other drive is an offensive foul.

Incredible to think some people tried to tell me he's better than Edwards or Doncic.


His bag isn't quite as extensive as I thought it was.

That's not fair. He has a huge bag. Its just when things get super tight, he does what he's comfortable with no matter what the defense is, and its literally one move. That could be an offensive foul.

He's excellent, don't get me wrong. A lot of credit here goes to Nembhard. But SGA seems to have nothing but try to drive and get to the mid-range. I could be watching DeRozan.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1, Game 4 Friday) 

Post#1460 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:10 am

WestbrookGOATed wrote:
xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:The refs continuously delaying the game to let the Thunder rest.
By putting Indiana at the free throw line? Everything is a conspiracy isn't it?

The Thunder would be down by 20 without the refs.

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