2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND WINS 4-1)

[durden_tyler]

First team to 120 wins.

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This will be a 90s level of scoring, make it first to 100.


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[Wolfgang630]

Garland should strictly be a point guard and not shoot

...timing is a wonderful thing

Hilarious he made that shot lol

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Its a long ways away still, but if the Cavs come back down 3-1 with Mitchell leading the way, it could really cement him as a top 5 player in the league.

Til he gets Brunson'd again

Have they matched up in the playoffs? Maybe Utah/Dallas? I'm not aware.

It's funny though, both guys are kind of in a prime position to move up relative to their peers this postseason, Mitchell a guy who was expected to be top 5 and hasn't really broken through yet, Brunson a guy who has surpassed all expectations of him and I really don't know what his ceiling is. It would be an amazing matchup.

[basketballRob]

First team to 120 wins.

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This will be a 90s level of scoring, make it first to 100.


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The team that scored over 120 has one every game.

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[durden_tyler]

As long as everyone is healthy, the Cavs can really push this to a Game 7, where they will be favored. Pacers’ Game 6 effort should decide this series. Cavs are too good to be closed out at home. (That -7.5 line looking pretty now)


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[cgf]

There we go, finally some separation.

[Wolfgang630]

Mitchell has played great

[___Rand___]

Ok, looks like game 6 in Indy.

[durden_tyler]

First team to 120 wins.

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This will be a 90s level of scoring, make it first to 100.


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The team that scored over 120 has one every game.

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Sure, that’s why i think one of these teams (looks like Indy today) is bound to produce a stinker and won’t even reach a hundred.


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[BigDan245]

Both teams not moving the ball very well...Very stagnant game.

[JujitsuFlip]

Cavs fans - why doesn't Dean Wade play more? He's a decent defender / size and a great shooter. He is better than Strus

Kenny just trusts Strus and Hunter more. With Merrill out, he should get a decent amount of burn. Siakam was cooking him in game 4 tho.

That's on Kenny for putting him on Siakam. He's big, but he's not a big. Let him use that size on the perimeter and he's a real pain in the ass.

Kenny was using Wade as our small ball 5 at times this season, never really bode well for us lol

But Siakam doesn't have much size on Wade. Spicy P is listed 6'8" 245lb and Wade is listed 6'9" 228lb.

[cgf]

Its a long ways away still, but if the Cavs come back down 3-1 with Mitchell leading the way, it could really cement him as a top 5 player in the league.

Til he gets Brunson'd again

Have they matched up in the playoffs? Maybe Utah/Dallas? I'm not aware.

It's funny though, both guys are kind of in a prime position to move up relative to their peers this postseason, Mitchell a guy who was expected to be top 5 and hasn't really broken through yet, Brunson a guy who has surpassed all expectations of him and I really don't know what his ceiling is. It would be an amazing matchup.

Oh a couple of times

Both Utah/Mavs & Knicks/Cavs

[JujitsuFlip]

Its a long ways away still, but if the Cavs come back down 3-1 with Mitchell leading the way, it could really cement him as a top 5 player in the league.

Til he gets Brunson'd again

Have they matched up in the playoffs? Maybe Utah/Dallas? I'm not aware.

It's funny though, both guys are kind of in a prime position to move up relative to their peers this postseason, Mitchell a guy who was expected to be top 5 and hasn't really broken through yet, Brunson a guy who has surpassed all expectations of him and I really don't know what his ceiling is. It would be an amazing matchup.

Yup Jazz/Mavs then Knicks/Cavs.

[Wolfgang630]

Ok, looks like game 6 in Indy.

A 9 point lead in the first quarter doesn’t decide anything

[cgf]

Kenny just trusts Strus and Hunter more. With Merrill out, he should get a decent amount of burn. Siakam was cooking him in game 4 tho.

That's on Kenny for putting him on Siakam. He's big, but he's not a big. Let him use that size on the perimeter and he's a real pain in the ass.

Kenny was using Wade as our small ball 5 at times this season, never really bode well for us lol

But Siakam doesn't have much size on Wade. Spicy P is listed 6'8" 245lb and Wade is listed 6'9" 228lb.

That's crazy lol. I'm a big Wade fan, but he doesn't do well with guys who can outmuscle. Siakam may not be Randle, but he can push Wade around. Okoro might be a better matchup for Siakam with his hefty / strength, despite being shorter.

[JujitsuFlip]

Ok, looks like game 6 in Indy.

Heck no, way too early. Outside of the game 4 beat down, Indy has did their work in the 2nd half this series, closing games out.

[cgf]

I hate that no matter what Nembhard throws up, I'm expecting it to go in...even if he missed that one.

[durden_tyler]

Both teams not moving the ball very well...Very stagnant game.

By design from the Cavs. They want a slower pace vs this Indiana team, which could get hot anytime. Low scoring game, slower pace means the Pacers can’t dictate the pace (they already learned from the first four games + injury risks)


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[Tim_Hardawayy]

Til he gets Brunson'd again

Have they matched up in the playoffs? Maybe Utah/Dallas? I'm not aware.

It's funny though, both guys are kind of in a prime position to move up relative to their peers this postseason, Mitchell a guy who was expected to be top 5 and hasn't really broken through yet, Brunson a guy who has surpassed all expectations of him and I really don't know what his ceiling is. It would be an amazing matchup.

Oh a couple of times

Both Utah/Mavs & Knicks/Cavs

Ah I wasn't following that close those years, yeah I see it now. Would be fun to see them go toe to toe in the ECF, both guys now fully in their primes.

[Tim_Hardawayy]

The Pacers can win with teamball but Donovan is the only guy in this series that can take over a game by himself.