2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2)

levon · Post #581 » by **levon** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

Kawaii Leonard wrote:JDub sounds so mature for his age/yr in league. These military kids like drob and shaq always have an edge

I wouldn't call Shaq mature

Marvin Martian · Post #582 » by **Marvin Martian** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

Might as well not bring back Haliburton; TJ is doing a much better job being aggressive and running the offense

scrabbarista · Post #583 » by **scrabbarista** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

Nuntius wrote: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.

Seemed like nonstop FTA's for OKC. I don't have the count for the quarter.

jokeboy86 · Post #584 » by **jokeboy86** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

thelead wrote:Haliburton not helping beat his 'overrated' label. This is where they need him most.

He's just not consistent enough offensively. This off season if I were him I would work on some back to the backet low post moves. To me he has the length to dominate if he wants to. Offensively he should trying to pattern his game like Magic

Jadoogar · Post #585 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

Gg that's game. They can't contain SGA at all

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bowery77 · Post #586 » by **bowery77** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

CIN-C-STAR wrote:This is one of the most physical games I’ve ever seen….
Except for that regular season whistle Shai still gets for some reason lol

Shai could have 2x as many free throws if they called everything by the book.

Post #587 » by **Capn'O** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

SGA doing MVP things

Jailblazers7 · Post #588 » by **Jailblazers7** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:41 am

Good timeout by Carlisle to halt the momentum. Good job by OKC for wrestling it back

Chuck Everett · Post #589 » by **Chuck Everett** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:42 am

levon wrote:Mathurin is destroying Indiana

Nesmith has been worse, so what should Carlisle do? If Nesmith would give them anything aside from fouling SGA/J-Dub, they could bench him.

Post #590 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:42 am

JDub has been huge tonight

therealbig3 · Post #591 » by **therealbig3** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:42 am

If we’re being honest, Indiana benefited from the whistle that quarter. Got a lot of soft calls. Also some no calls they should have gotten called for on defense.

___Rand___ · Post #592 » by **___Rand___** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:42 am

Asian Celtic wrote:Indy ain't winning with Hali playing like he doesn't wanna be there lol

Indy's got 2A and 2B. They don't got a 1.

scrabbarista · Post #593 » by **scrabbarista** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:42 am

Marvin Martian wrote:Might as well not bring back Haliburton; TJ is doing a much better job being aggressive and running the offense

Players must rest. All players must rest.

Marvin Martian · Post #594 » by **Marvin Martian** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:43 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
levon wrote:Mathurin is destroying Indiana

Nesmith has been worse, so what should Carlisle do? If Nesmith would give them anything aside from fouling SGA/J-Dub, they could bench him.

Play Shepherd? At least he won't give OKC FTs

Jadoogar · Post #595 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:43 am

scrabbarista wrote:
Nuntius wrote: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.

Seemed like nonstop FTA's for OKC. I don't have the count for the quarter.

Okc has 23 free throws. Pacers have 21.
Stop this whining please

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Post #596 » by **Capn'O** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:43 am

scrabbarista wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:Might as well not bring back Haliburton; TJ is doing a much better job being aggressive and running the offense

Players must rest. All players must rest.

___Rand___ · Post #597 » by **___Rand___** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:43 am

Jadoogar wrote:Gg that's game. They can't contain SGA at all

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That's what a true #1 looks like. He can get anything he wants. There aren't many out there.

scrabbarista · Post #598 » by **scrabbarista** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:43 am

Jadoogar wrote:Gg that's game. They can't contain SGA at all

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It's like an empty gym the second Nembhard gets off of him.

Jailblazers7 · Post #599 » by **Jailblazers7** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

Hali/TJ are such a good PG pair. Hali sets the tempo offensively but TJ sets it defensively with the inbounds pressure. Different methods but they both speed teams up.

NCHeels2008 · Post #600 » by **NCHeels2008** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

therealbig3 wrote:If we’re being honest, Indiana benefited from the whistle that quarter. Got a lot of soft calls. Also some no calls they should have gotten called for on defense.

dawg what? Nesmith runs into a moving screen gets charged for a foul, McConnell gets run over offensive foul, Siakam gets Caruso in the air no whistle

Who seizes a commanding 3-2 lead?