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

[Wallace_Wallace]

I thought Denver would beat OKC, that's how much I don't rate them.

The Nuggets team 2 years ago would have.

Agreed. Nuggets with a healthy MPJ, with solid role players like KCP, Bruce Brown and Christian Braun would definitely done it.

[TGW]

I'm rooting for the Pacers, but damn stop the hate on SGA.

[Sharkboy242]

Amazing **** by my Pacers.

They really doubted us

[sikma42]

You were saying?

So this is not on there star missing the most important shot of the game and Haliburton draining it.

If Shai makes the shot it is over.

OkC is a great team with great defense and will probably still win, but i think they would benefit of trading one of Jdub or Chet ( with picks) for a true number [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]. SGA is great but okc lacks a reliable second scorer on the playoffs. Imagine if you could swap Holmgren( and picks) for Giannis? It would be a dynasty. Chet white chocolate aint it, hes just a roleplayer..

I don’t know if Chet gets you Giannis any more . People have seen enough to get an idea of what he is.


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[Tor_Raps]

OKC lost this game when they decided to give Cason Wallace 33 minutes in the finals. Good kid but he has no business playing ahead of Chet/Hartenstein.

Chet was terrible.

A horrible Chet is still better than Cason friggin Wallace who does nothing on offense and was a team worst -13.

Maybe if you played one of your bigs more then you wouldn't have gotten outrebounded by 17...

[doogie_hauser]

People have been seriously underrating East teams. OKC is a young team. Indiana has the better coach.

Because the last 2-3 finalists were beating injured teams

No one was beating the Celtics last season. We were due. Stop being a hater

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

The Pacers led that game for 0.3 seconds.

[BrianInPhilly]

The Pacers insane clutch play is so amazing these playoffs I'm already numb to it ... I was rooting hard for the Pacers but feel barely excited from this comeback. Just the wildest clutch run I've ever seen in the NBA playoffs, reminds me of the Mavs 2011 clutch play but this is that on steroids in terms of comebacks.

[Wizop]

Shades of game 1 knicks vs pacers

Or Nuggets vs. Thunder game 1.

Or pacers vs Bucks or pacers vs Cavs

[Blame Rasho]

Pacers are good and anyone who was saying otherwise was wrong.

But this is also how the Denver series started.

Lane violation worst call of the night for sure.

Yes, you are correct. The thunder could very well win 4 in a row or this go 7. This is more of an appreciation of Hali. This is a “ Do you know me now” type run for him and the Pacers.

[___Rand___]

Kudos to Nembhard for being the primary ballhandler during that run and showing no fear.

I been telling people Nembhard is a starting PG on another team. Any team who needs one should trade for him. He's so dirt cheap for Pacers right now but he's earning a big paycheck with his 2nd contract. The guy is a 6'5" PG/CG.

Nembhard has already signed his 2nd contract, it starts next year. 3 years - 59 million

Yeah I forgot he was a freakin 2nd round guy!!! Still cheap.

[MoneyTalks41890]

So this is not on there star missing the most important shot of the game and Haliburton draining it.

If Shai makes the shot it is over.

OkC is a great team with great defense and will probably still win, but i think they would benefit of trading one of Jdub or Chet ( with picks) for a true number [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]. SGA is great but okc lacks a reliable second scorer on the playoffs. Imagine if you could swap Holmgren( and picks) for Giannis? It would be a dynasty. Chet white chocolate aint it, hes just a roleplayer..

I don’t know if Chet gets you Giannis any more . People have seen enough to get an idea of what he is.


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A 23 year old DPOY candidate

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

I'm rooting for the Pacers, but damn stop the hate on SGA.

Agreed.

SGA is every bit as good as the hype he gets.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Amazing **** by my Pacers.

They really doubted us

Man it feels like it’s everyone’s Pacers now

Celtics Nets Sixers Nuggets Raptors all rooting for the Pacers

[fanofthegreats]

I tried telling some of you SGA ain't it, not yet anyway.

100% fraud gimmick player. People paint him as sort of all timer lol.

38 points on 57% TS with 3 assists, 5 boards, 2 TOs, 3 steals in the finals as the player getting keyed on you all are actually brain dead.

And lost. He’s a fraud as is the okc “all time “ squad. Cutting edge defense with Alex caruso lol.

Carlisle is revealing yall

[Indomitable]

I'm rooting for the Pacers, but damn stop the hate on SGA.

He failed to make the shot. Still people were going to trash him or Hali in a close game.
The one who lost was going to get trashed.

A lot of fans are angry their team lost out.

[xBulletproof]

Damn, Haliburton even in a bad game can't miss when the game is on the line.

Overrated my ass.

I mean, he shot 6-13, with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

If that's your "bad game" man, you're killing the game.

Stats are for people who don't watch & understand the game. If you did, you would realize that Haliburton wasn't only bad, he was a detriment to his team in the 2nd half until that last shot. OKC was literally hunting him on offense because he can't guard anybody. And Carlisle took the ball out of his hands because he wasn't getting anything done. He was the worst Pacer on the floor in the 2nd half. Until the shot.

And hey, he is the hero. And rightfully so. You make game winning shots, everything is forgiven. But sucked up until that point.

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Pacers have issues rebounding, getting 10 from Haliburton is huge. Sure they were hunting him on defense, I'm sure everyone knew that was coming.

But hey, if you want to exaggerate to say he was bad on offense, I guess that's your thing. Nembhard gets that call as the ball handler on and off again all the time. Particularly when the defense is keying on Haliburton in ways they don't Nembhard. It's a big part of the reason why Haliburton "disappears" sometimes. But I'm sure you know that, you apparently watch and understand the game. I wish I could.

[ITYSL]

I tried telling some of you SGA ain't it, not yet anyway.

100% fraud gimmick player. People paint him as sort of all timer lol.

Not sure if serious. He was one of the few OKC players who showed up to play at the offensive end tonight.

[Sharkboy242]

Amazing **** by my Pacers.

They really doubted us

Man it feels like it’s everyone’s Pacers now

Celtics Nets Sixers Nuggets Raptors all rooting for the Pacers

I've waited 25 years for this moment. My patience and fandom is finally paying off.

[whatisacenter]

I'm rooting for the Pacers, but damn stop the hate on SGA.

Agreed.

SGA is every bit as good as the hype he gets.

Yep, I'm rooting for the Pacers but SGA is all that.