2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2)
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2)
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2)
It feels like there will be more pressure on the Pacers to win on Saturday. Despite stealing the first two games, you gotta think they don't want any part of a game 7 at MSG.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-1)
NiceLikeChrist wrote:The Warrior wrote:NiceLikeChrist wrote:No more miracle 3s for nesmith? Too bad
Aren't you the same guy who said the Pacers wouldn't win another game after game 1 because it took a miracle for them? Where are you when the Knicks lost game 2 and 3, such arrogance.
I was blaming thibs for his incompetence rightfully so. All of the games are close. That means games are coming down to coaching and execution. Thibs lost us games 1, 2, and 4 decisively with his bad coaching in addition to pacers overperforming.
Realistically every game should look like this one if thibs doesn’t wet the bed. This pacers team is NOT the best team in the EC. Gotta be joking if you believe that.
The best team in the EC is whoever wins this series. A team operates as a unit, coaching is part of it. Yes, coaching impacts execution, but so do player decisions, matchups, and in game dynamics. You're just making poor excuses. If the Knicks win, then yes they're the best team in the East, if they lose, then absolutely no. You seem to have a lot of difficulty in differentiating between the team with the best talent, and the best team.
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DaGawd wrote:should be 3-2 knicks if we didn’t choke away game 1 smh
Pacers choked game 3. Goes both ways.
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Repeat 3-peat wrote:Haliburton has to be the most frustrating star to watch in the NBA.
In some ways, I think KAT is just an infuriating (if I was a Knicks fan)
This game would be close to a 30 point blow out by now if he didn't have to sit so many minutes cause of stupid/dumb fouls
The Knicks hopes in winning game 6 depend mostly on KAT and hopefully him playing a focused disciplined game and not getting into foul trouble
The Pacers have no match for his sheer strength in the paint on the offensive end.
He really could be a top 5 player in this league if he kept a cooler head and reigned in his overzealous aggression at times.
By the Same token, I feel the refs can also be a bit to eager to blow their whistle against KAT.
Definitely would be a roller coaster ride rooting for a team with KAT.
Fascinating player who could be legitimately an all time great if he can just play with a bit more finesse and stay in the games without foul trouble
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RookieStar wrote:Nuntius wrote:RookieStar wrote:
I remember reasearching him on their draft. Wasnt he supposed to be 6'9 or something? He looks shorter than that on my screen1
He's more like 6'7 to 6'8. Great wingspan, though.
A PF in a wings body..
I mean, he does have a wing's game, to be honest. He's a good ball-handler, passer and shooter. He can attack closeouts. His playing style isn't very different from Nesmith's on the offensive end. He just isn't the defender that Nesmith is.
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xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:DaGawd wrote:should be 3-2 knicks if we didn’t choke away game 1 smh
Pacers choked game 3. Goes both ways.
According to him, he only lives in a delusional world that only the Knicks win in any scenario.
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The Warrior wrote:xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:DaGawd wrote:should be 3-2 knicks if we didn’t choke away game 1 smh
Pacers choked game 3. Goes both ways.
According to him, he only lives in a delusional world that only the Knicks win in any scenario.
you seem upset
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DaGawd wrote:The Warrior wrote:xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:Pacers choked game 3. Goes both ways.
According to him, he only lives in a delusional world that only the Knicks win in any scenario.
you seem upset
It's called reality.
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The Warrior wrote:DaGawd wrote:The Warrior wrote:
According to him, he only lives in a delusional world that only the Knicks win in any scenario.
you seem upset
It's call reality.
it’s called salty
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azcatz11 wrote:So are we going to have an OKC game 5 experience or can the Knicks extend this?
Knicks are getting blown out on Saturday
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Nuntius wrote:RookieStar wrote:Nuntius wrote:
He's more like 6'7 to 6'8. Great wingspan, though.
A PF in a wings body..
I mean, he does have a wing's game, to be honest. He's a good ball-handler, passer and shooter. He can attack closeouts. His playing style isn't very different from Nesmith's on the offensive end. He just isn't the defender that Nesmith is.
Then glad he developed that wings game. Coming out of the draft scouts thought he was a PF and too slow to be wing.
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Trying to compare Knicks game 1 choke job to Pacers game 3 is kind of laughable and not even remotely the same.
That being said, Knicks in 7. This isn’t based off any rational analysis or anything. I am just gonna choose to believe.
That being said, Knicks in 7. This isn’t based off any rational analysis or anything. I am just gonna choose to believe.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2)
Haliburton came up really small in this one.
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Silver about to make the call... need both IND and OKC fresh for the run and gun game 1. Need to wrap this series up.
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Knicks in 7!
You live to fight another day!
Knicks in 7!

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DaGawd wrote:The Warrior wrote:DaGawd wrote:you seem upset
It's call reality.
it’s called salty
Not really. I would like to see a game 7 as a neutral fan although I do favor the Pacers slightly. I'm simply pointing out the fact that you seem to have delusions towards the Knicks and can't seem to give any credit to the Pacers, as seen by your comment about how the Knicks would be up 3-2 if they didn't choke game 1, yet you failed to realize that the Pacers did the same exact thing as was pointed out by the other poster. Have some humility.

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Pacers shot 40.5% FG and 33% 3pt. How many times has that happened this playoffs?
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Butch718 wrote:Trying to compare Knicks game 1 choke job to Pacers game 3 is kind of laughable and not even remotely the same.
That being said, Knicks in 7. This isn’t based off any rational analysis or anything. I am just gonna choose to believe.
What makes the two different except for one going to OT? I'm legit curious how it's not "remotely the same" and laughable to compare the two.
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Pacers don't want a game 7 in MSG.. Their game 7 is in game 6.
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