2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2)

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Who wins Game 5??

Knicks win at home and stay alive
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Pacers win on the road and advance to the NBA Finals
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Post#81 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 30, 2025 12:29 am

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___Rand___ wrote:Pacers' offense and defense collapsed since Toppin came in LOL


I can't stand watching him play basketball.


lol neither did Knicks. He gives a lot of effort but he's a low IQ player.
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Post#82 » by BigDan245 » Fri May 30, 2025 12:29 am

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Shock Defeat wrote:League needs a game 6.

Matter of fact league needs a game 7 as well in this series. If I were Silver I would call in the refs for game 6 assuming Knicks win game 5.


Yep. Silver made the call pre game.


Silver hasn't made any calls this playoff season yet it seems
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Post#83 » by Repeat 3-peat » Fri May 30, 2025 12:30 am

Obi Toppin is garbage lmao.
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Post#84 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 30, 2025 12:30 am

See that was Toppin forgetting HIS assignment leaving the paint open for Robinson.
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Post#85 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 30, 2025 12:30 am

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azcatz11 wrote:Who the heck is 13 on the pacers? Lol


Tony Bradley, our 5th center. He's played most of the series.


Has he? I’ve missed half the games I guess. Didn’t know he was getting burn
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Post#86 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 30, 2025 12:30 am

LOL Carlisle does the smart thing benching Toppin.
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Post#87 » by Kawaii Leonard » Fri May 30, 2025 12:30 am

Get Toppin out of there
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Post#88 » by Mamba81p » Fri May 30, 2025 12:31 am

Toppin is dumb af. Reminds me of James Johnson
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Post#89 » by Tracymcgoaty » Fri May 30, 2025 12:31 am

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How is Ben Stiller a hack?


Too far ahead of his time.


He ain't no hack. He's a director of one of the greatest shows ever put on television.
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Post#90 » by NiceLikeChrist » Fri May 30, 2025 12:31 am

Robinson gets hacked in probably 75% of his rebound attempts
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Post#91 » by sp6r=underrated » Fri May 30, 2025 12:32 am

Terrible end of the quarter.
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Post#92 » by xBulletproof » Fri May 30, 2025 12:32 am

Pacers played flat out awful.

Down by 4. That's wild.
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Post#93 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 30, 2025 12:32 am

Brunson was on Pascal GIVE HIM THE FREAKIN BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Post#94 » by Nuntius » Fri May 30, 2025 12:32 am

Good close to the first half. The Knicks outplayed us this quarter so I'll take being down 4.
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Post#95 » by NiceLikeChrist » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

Hart comes in and kills our lead with this awful lineup. This guy thibs never ever learns. Such simple concepts too. Idiotic coach
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Post#96 » by jehosafats » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

Either Bryant is hurt or Carlisle has really lost faith in him
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Post#97 » by Tracymcgoaty » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

Stan is right knicks are way too soft on ballhandlers. No pressure put on them at all. Mathurin literally walked up to that three.
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Post#98 » by Raps in 4 » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

Knicks ran out of gas. It's over.
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Post#99 » by RookieStar » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

Whew... thought it was gonna be an early blowout like the okc game... glad pacers fought back
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Post#100 » by Nuntius » Fri May 30, 2025 12:33 am

azcatz11 wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Who the heck is 13 on the pacers? Lol


Tony Bradley, our 5th center. He's played most of the series.


Has he? I’ve missed half the games I guess. Didn’t know he was getting burn


He has been playing ever since Thomas Bryant hurt his finger back in game 2.
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