2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)

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Which team becomes 2025 NBA Champions?

Poll ended at Sat Jun 7, 2025 2:43 am

Thunder in 4
28
7%
Thunder in 5
140
37%
Thunder in 6
89
23%
Thunder in 7
21
6%
Pacers in 4
11
3%
Pacers in 5
4
1%
Pacers in 6
60
16%
Pacers in 7
26
7%
 
Total votes: 379

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1741 » by bovice » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:14 am

the biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that doris burke is not made for these moments
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1742 » by og15 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:14 am

SOA wrote:Carlisle is the best coach in the league and has been for a long time. He was the reason why the Pacers went to the Finals in 2000. And he was a huge reason for Dallas turning the corner 10 years later. And now he has the Pacers believing.

The man is great.

How did he pull that off?

That was Larry Bird btw

He was the reason the Mavs beat the Heat though, yes
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Post#1743 » by Raps in 4 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:14 am

Doranku wrote:Haliburton leading the Pacers to one of the most improbable rings of all-time after being voted the most overrated player by his peers would be the stuff of legends ngl


Lmao, I'm arguing daily with posters on the Raps board who are saying he isn't even a top-20 player. :lol:
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1744 » by Hoop Hunter » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

OVERRATED!
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1745 » by Mrakar » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Mrakar wrote:
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Literally no one saw a foul there lol

be serious man, thats foul 10 out of 10 times, he pushed him out of bounds, should have been one of the easiest calls of the night.


Siakam pushes him twice first. Wallace gets his hand on the ball. Not a foul for anyone who actually watched the play.

ahaahhaah man Thunder fans are spoiled, SGA should get every touch fall, but on the other hand Wallace, Caruso, Dort and the crew can shove ppl out of bounds and its ok... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1746 » by RaptorPride » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Siakam was clutch down the end as well. Put back and his defence blocking SGA with out fouling.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1747 » by baldur » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Why did sga take that shot? Couldn't he have waited to be fouled?
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1748 » by RookieStar » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

I wonder if i should watch game 2.... want this series to go all the way after all...
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Post#1749 » by Marvin Martian » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

I don't understand the OKC offense. Too many times they are playing 1 on 1 with jdub and SGA. People say that Chet sucks, but he is never involved in any action at the end of the game
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1750 » by VFX » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

bovice wrote:the biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that doris burke is not made for these moments


Needs to be back on the sidelines
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1751 » by DCasey91 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Just mentioned before that a coach could take one with the decision making trees.

Dude is an offensive savant Carlisle is an all timer imo
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1752 » by picc » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

So Aaron Nesmith does not make threes unless its in the middle of a big comeback. That's what I've learned.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1753 » by tmorgan » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

OKC should still be confident… but if they don’t win the next TWO, there’s gonna be a lot of pressure that they’ve never experienced. Pacers are finals noobs, too, but that’s the advantage of being a big underdog — less pressure.
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Post#1754 » by Patches Perry » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Incredible finish by the Pacers. This is Denver game 1 all over again.

Nights like these I'm glad I bet against my emotions lol. Won $1500 from a $180 in bets.
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Post#1755 » by Syd-TK3 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Its almost as if the pacers start shooting better when they know they gotta make a huge comeback
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Post#1756 » by mdonnelly1989 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Potential wrote:THE MOST CLUTCH PLAYER THE NBA HAS EVER SEEN HOLY **** ****



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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1757 » by Broadcaster » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

It was the look on Shaq’s face that really did it for me.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1758 » by NO-KG-AI » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Doranku wrote:Haliburton leading the Pacers to one of the most improbable rings of all-time after being voted the most overrated player by his peers would be the stuff of legends ngl


Would reinforce what should already be common knowledge anyway: the player’s suck at evaluating talent lmao
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1759 » by Mr.Raptorsingh » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Ricardo Carlisle upset the Heat back in 2011, off to a good start here
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#1760 » by Anticon » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

You have to love the NBA, man.

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