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

[bbms]

Not to mention complain every year that there’s no parity and there’s always a big market team in the finals. Then when two small market teams make it, “it just doesn’t feel right this year somethings missing”

Casuals on social media already naming this finals “worst ever” before it even started just because the big market teams and big names aren’t there and they won’t be able to post a lot of their clout-chasing content.

**** em. This finals has been great.

speak for yourself it's been nerve wrecking to me

[BrianInPhilly]

Couple calls against Pacers clearly down stretch but overall in game I didn't see any particular bias either way. I do HATE HATE that call with Shai going up on that jumper with Nesmith's hand extended to get marginal contact as Nesmith pulls his arm back. I do not understand how that is a foul, even by the NBA rulebook? Even announcers just assume it is a foul but objectively, what is it even called as? A defender can't put his arm out to defend and KEEP IT STILL as an offensive player jumps into it? And as the offensive guy swipes through it - the defender pulls his arm back and it is STILL a foul? That objectively does not make sense to me ... Using logic - Imagine this at the park, noone in their right mind would call this a foul.

Anyway besides that call AND the SGA push off that yes they should be calling, loss is on Pacers for tightening up down stretch. They were airballing wide open shots; I don't even get it.

[Statlanta]

The Mathurin missed free throws, the Nesmith ticky tack fouls and the hot potato late game execution will come to haunt the Pacers for years to come.

Props to Thunder for making their freethrows SGA/Williams were like 21/21 from the line. Shoutout to Chet Holmgren for being the Anthony Davis of the game playing through injury and being a menace on defense. Representing for Caucasians everywhere.

[cupcakesnake]

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