2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1)
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
That was a charge on Newbhard. Although Brunson did kind of milk it.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
Smart to take at straight back at Brunson

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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
I don't think that this was a good challenge. Brunson was clearly still moving, Nembhard was trying to go around by Eurostepping and there wasn't a noticeable push-off (although, there was some contact there). We'll see how it goes.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
going right at Brunson is the smart move. It's a 50-50 call though.

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We're in for a treat guys.
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Brunson making Lee Majors proud
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Nuntius wrote:I don't think that this was a good challenge. Brunson was clearly still moving, Nembhard was trying to go around by Eurostepping and there wasn't a noticeable push-off (although, there was some contact there). We'll see how it goes.
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carlisle fell asleep for like 5 mins and knicks are back in it.
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Mk0 wrote:Tracymcgoaty wrote:Why does it always feel like Knicks play better when brunson sits this series?
The Knicks are way too happy to watch him pound the rock on offense. Idk why they only run plays when he is off the court.
They move the ball and play much better team defense when he sits.
Also the Pacers gameplan is built around defending Brunson, when the Knicks run anything else it throws the defense for a loop. They are way less predictable.
Thats what i was thinking as well. I think Brunson is playing into their gameplan way too much imo. He stops the flow of offense way too much. I felt the same way in game 1 when they looked great when he was sitting. But as soon as he came in everything became stagnant. He needs to fix that part of his game.
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Nuntius wrote:I don't think that this was a good challenge. Brunson was clearly still moving, Nembhard was trying to go around by Eurostepping and there wasn't a noticeable push-off (although, there was some contact there). We'll see how it goes.
“Marginal contact” lol
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Funny to see Carlisle leaning on his bench actually losing him the game
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Towns having a Jokic type quarter
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Halliburton’s threes are either nothing but net or thuds. No in between lol
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This has Game 4 sweep vibes. Both teams can feel the scales of the series either ending or extending.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
doogie_hauser wrote:That was a charge on Newbhard. Although Brunson did kind of milk it.
He's out of position, flop or not

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They shouldn't have attacked brunson, now they won't know who to defend. lol
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
He played the same rotationsMarvin Martian wrote:Funny to see Carlisle leaning on his bench actually losing him the game
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