2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)

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Who wins and goes to the ECFs?

Poll ended at Mon May 5, 2025 4:13 pm

Cavs in 4
9
5%
Cavs in 5
45
23%
Cavs in 6
69
35%
Cavs in 7
22
11%
Pacers in 4
5
3%
Pacers in 5
1
1%
Pacers in 6
29
15%
Pacers in 7
16
8%
 
Total votes: 196

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Post#421 » by xBulletproof » Sun May 4, 2025 10:52 pm

Pacers have made a lot of weird, uncharacteristic mistakes. Pacers might have their average in turnovers by half.
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Post#422 » by djsunyc » Sun May 4, 2025 10:52 pm

___Rand___ wrote:Cavs have closed this lead with Mitchell on the bench.

and mobley on the bench too.
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Post#423 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun May 4, 2025 10:53 pm

If Mitchell had the impact of making this Cavs team go from play in team to number 1 seed he’d be top 2 in mvp lol. He has nothing near that kind of impact.
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Post#424 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun May 4, 2025 10:54 pm

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bisme37 wrote:Yesterday they said the 2nd Round was brought to us by Chipotle and today it's brought to us by Wingstop. Kinda seems like they took money from both companies as the official sponsor and are hoping they don't notice lol. Meanwhile I personally feel like the 2nd round is being brought to me by the massive cable bill I just paid.


What is all the hype with chipotle though?

That good?


It's aight. I go there once in a while but not often. Lots of choices for Mexican food where I live. But a friend of mine eats Chipotle pretty much every day. I just remembered Danny Ainge loves that place too lol. It was a thing when he was in Boston.


When I left the tri-state area I was floored how bad pizza got. Every moron between New Haven and Philly can make a good pie but in much of the US is a splitting the atom level accomplishment. And that's why chain pizza places have a foothold in much of the country.

Before I moved to Cali I didn't get the hype for Mexican food. now that I live here I eat all the time. But in much of the country making a burrito is a splitting the atom level feat. And that explain why Chipotle is so popular.
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Post#425 » by Iwasawitness » Sun May 4, 2025 10:54 pm

xBulletproof wrote:Pacers have made a lot of weird, uncharacteristic mistakes. Pacers might have their average in turnovers by half.


Their three point shooting has saved them.
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Post#426 » by Iwasawitness » Sun May 4, 2025 10:55 pm

Jesus Indiana. Miss a shot please.
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Post#427 » by Chuck Everett » Sun May 4, 2025 10:55 pm

Nembhard man.
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Post#428 » by Iwasawitness » Sun May 4, 2025 10:56 pm

Fun game so far.
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Post#429 » by azcatz11 » Sun May 4, 2025 10:56 pm

rockmanslim wrote:This is the loudest arena Spero has ever heard, guys


It doesn't sound that loud on TV. The Audio is weird
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Post#430 » by ___Rand___ » Sun May 4, 2025 10:56 pm

Hmmm Pascal can't beat Allen... I think Pascal needs to pull Allen further out to the 3 point line and then try and move past him. You aren't going to beat allen that close to the bucket .
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Post#431 » by Jazz9 » Sun May 4, 2025 10:57 pm

Must have felt weird for the Cavs to play a team that actually plays basketball after that Miami series
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Post#432 » by The High Cyde » Sun May 4, 2025 10:57 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:This is the loudest arena Spero has ever heard, guys


It doesn't sound that loud on TV. The Audio is weird

TNT audio has lowkey been ass these playoffs
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Post#433 » by JujitsuFlip » Sun May 4, 2025 10:57 pm

I love the Allen/Mobley/Hunter front court. I know they can't play a ton of minutes together but in short bursts, its nice to have that size on the floor.
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Post#434 » by azcatz11 » Sun May 4, 2025 10:57 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
bisme37 wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:
What is all the hype with chipotle though?

That good?


It's aight. I go there once in a while but not often. Lots of choices for Mexican food where I live. But a friend of mine eats Chipotle pretty much every day. I just remembered Danny Ainge loves that place too lol. It was a thing when he was in Boston.


When I left the tri-state area I was floored how bad pizza got. Every moron between New Haven and Philly can make a good pie but in much of the US is a splitting the atom level accomplishment. And that's why chain pizza places have a foothold in much of the country.

Before I moved to Cali I didn't get the hype for Mexican food. now that I live here I eat all the time. But in much of the country making a burrito is a splitting the atom level feat. And that explain why Chipotle is so popular.


Chipotle has gone downhill fast IMO. The chicken quality is horrible and the sodium is off the charts. It was good 10 years ago now I think it's maybe 3/10. I will never eat there again unless I'm with people who want to go there
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Post#435 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun May 4, 2025 10:57 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Lol Jerome is going to play himself into a good contract
It's too bad for the Cavs but him and Merrill are gone this summer.

I didn't want to say he was going to play himself off the team but basically that's what he's doing in a good way for him.
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Post#436 » by ITYSL » Sun May 4, 2025 10:58 pm

Tough hole to climb out of. Cleveland offense on fire.

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Post#437 » by 2weekswithpay » Sun May 4, 2025 10:58 pm

Mitchell is one of the best at splitting the defense in the PNR.
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Post#438 » by azcatz11 » Sun May 4, 2025 10:58 pm

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azcatz11 wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:This is the loudest arena Spero has ever heard, guys


It doesn't sound that loud on TV. The Audio is weird

TNT audio has lowkey been ass these playoffs


Yeah...cuts in & out. The announcers are too loud compared to the crowd / environment. They are hyping this as loud and I was thinking it sounded quiet
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Post#439 » by JujitsuFlip » Sun May 4, 2025 10:58 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:If Mitchell had the impact of making this Cavs team go from play in team to number 1 seed he’d be top 2 in mvp lol. He has nothing near that kind of impact.
Technically it's true. Cavs lost in the 2022 play-in to the Nets and Hawks, then traded for Mitchell a few months later, playoffs all 3 seasons with him.
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Post#440 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun May 4, 2025 11:00 pm

TNT garbage cutting in and out Audio

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