2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2)
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
Awesome shot by J-Dub but we have a game folks going into the fourth quarter.
As we have seen throughout these play-offs and finals, an eight point lead is nothing.
Come on Indy, another comeback win please !!
As we have seen throughout these play-offs and finals, an eight point lead is nothing.
Come on Indy, another comeback win please !!
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
Nuntius wrote:Man, Jalen Williams specializes in 3rd quarter buzzer-beaters.
Hali specializes in game winners.

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If J Dub is as smooth as Barry White, then he's unequivocally smoother than Shai Butta 

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
what a terrible caruso game
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
I'm sorry I don't like Nembhard smiling after he throws the ball away at the end there ... Just a weird reaction to me. You could have cut the lead to 4, now it's 8. Huge swing there
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
SA37 wrote:Indiana is undeniably better with Haliburton on the bench in the series.
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O'Connell plays like a traditional old school pg. Very under control, tough, and very smart. The type of pgs who can lead a college team on a deep tournament run.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
Nembhard has been cheeks this series
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
Chuck Everett wrote:Siakam hiding from the ball again. I don't give a damn what anyone says. Dude is hiding.
Like Haliburton, supremely overrated. But the Pacers' coaching staff suck for not getting him the ball in better positions. He should be killing all these small guys.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
bbms wrote:what a terrible caruso game
Shockingly sub par
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That was a good quarter for us. We really needed that spark that McConnell provided. First quarter we scored over 30 points in this game as well.
But, we weren't able to get enough stops to close out the quarter and allowed OKC 9 points in the final 3 minutes of the quarter. It was a good quarter and a great run but we need more.
We need to have more runs in us.
But, we weren't able to get enough stops to close out the quarter and allowed OKC 9 points in the final 3 minutes of the quarter. It was a good quarter and a great run but we need more.
We need to have more runs in us.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
man that was a bad turnover by nemhard
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
Nembhard tries to be fancy instead of a regular pass to a wide open Mathurin. Turnover.
JDub scores the next possession.
8 pt game going into the 4th instead of 4
JDub scores the next possession.
8 pt game going into the 4th instead of 4
Jimmit79 wrote:Yea RJ played well he was definitely the x factor
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I wish anyone besides TJ and Obi would step up
Looks like is TJ and Obi against the world
Looks like is TJ and Obi against the world
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jehosafats wrote:Every Nembhard pass is hazardous. He has zero court vision.
I was mostly mad that he had a half smile after. I was angrier about it as a neutral fan than he seemed to be as a player (not that anger is productive)
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The Pacers are very resilient.
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Indy ain't winning with Hali playing like he doesn't wanna be there lol
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dakomish[emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]]][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]][emoji[emoji638][emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]]]] wrote:Nembhard tries to be fancy instead of a regular pass to a wide open Mathurin. Turnover.
JDub scores the next possession.
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That was huge, was a bit disappointed. That’s not a pass you make there and it’s too big of a moment.
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This feels like a Pacers win
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 2-2, Game 5 Monday)
JustBuzzin wrote:This feels like a last second Hali buzzer beater game.
If the Thunder are off the free throw line in the 4th, there just might be enough time to close the gap for that to be possible.
Let them play. Let's see if Rick has some magic up his sleeve for this 4th QTR.
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The amount of pressure Indiana applies on inbound passes is insane. OKC is working so hard just to cross half court on offense - that’s gonna be what wears them out.