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

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Who wins the NBA FINALS?

Poll ended at Sun Jun 8, 2025 3:55 pm

Thunder in 5
5
7%
Thunder in 6
11
15%
Thunder in 7
9
12%
Pacers in 4
10
13%
Pacers in 5
4
5%
Pacers in 6
29
39%
Pacers in 7
7
9%
 
Total votes: 75

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

Post#441 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:55 am

For those of you who haven’t been nail biting every Thunder game I assure you nothing is over here yet

And winning or losing this game isn’t going to move me much for this extremely up and down team
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Post#442 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:55 am

The Pacers aren’t even shooting. The Thunder aren’t even forcing turnovers.

The Pacers are just throwing the ball away every time down the court.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#443 » by DCasey91 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:55 am

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

Post#444 » by CelticSooner » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

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CelticSooner wrote:Indiana has good depth but their bench isn’t very good. McConnell was better last season.


The primary job of our bench isn't to score a ton. It's to allow us to play the same way we play with our starters while they get enough rest to be able to go 100% in the 4th. It's to keep our identity.

I understand that but more often than not it gives the opponent momentum. That’s the biggest reason I picked OKC in 5. Your bench allowed the Knicks to hang around too much.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#445 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

Too much playing with it Hali cmon
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Post#446 » by Doranku » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

SGA can get whatever he wants against this team.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#447 » by scrabbarista » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

This is how you go 80-19, folks. OKC is getting contributions from multiple guys who didn't even play in Game 1.
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Post#448 » by sp6r=underrated » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

The first quarter was tight but was played at an Oklahoma City pace and in the second quarter seemingly Indiana has fallen out of it.
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Post#449 » by Mamba Mentality » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

Haliburton is the best bagless player in the league.
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Post#450 » by Marrs-Law » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

The Pacers offense cannot have these stretches
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Post#451 » by thelead » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

Mk0 wrote:
SpurNani wrote:Game.

Seriously? This? STILL?

nah, this one is over
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#452 » by azcatz11 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

This OKC crowd is something else. It’s homogenized
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#453 » by Raps in 4 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:56 am

Pacers are playing like the team that lost a heartbreaker in game 1, not OKC. Good bounceback game by OKC.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#454 » by RookieStar » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

I think OKC blows this out and right the ship for the series.
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Post#455 » by TheAlchemist » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

Indy got 1.

I wouldn't push the team to go on an epic run. They'll run out of gas.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#456 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

Just awful basketball from the Pacers. Every aspect. Awful.
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Post#457 » by RB34 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

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

Post#458 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

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

Post#459 » by jehosafats » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:57 am

Wiggins 3pts in Hali's face off the bounce. Yikes.
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Post#460 » by ___Rand___ » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:58 am

Pacers falling apart.
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