2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1)

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Who wins the NBA FINALS?

Poll ended at Sun Jun 8, 2025 3:55 pm

Thunder in 5
5
7%
Thunder in 6
11
15%
Thunder in 7
9
12%
Pacers in 4
10
13%
Pacers in 5
4
5%
Pacers in 6
29
39%
Pacers in 7
7
9%
 
Total votes: 75

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#821 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:14 am

Anyone complaining about calls here isn’t a serious person
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Post#822 » by metalinguss » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:14 am

Lu Dort looks like Sterling K. Brown
Jalen Williams looks like the lead actress from Abbott Elementary
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#823 » by Coach Carter » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:14 am

These refs are horrendous, dude fell on his own
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#824 » by Marrs-Law » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:14 am

Thunder role players make bizzare offensive decisions at times
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#825 » by jehosafats » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:14 am

azcatz11 wrote:Anyone here seen See No Evil? Crazy movie

No spoilers. It's on my list.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#826 » by Mamba Mentality » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

Haliburton doing his best Dak Prescott impersonation.
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Post#827 » by sp6r=underrated » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Pacers have great body language for a team down 20.

You can tell they're the lesser talented team in this series by like a whole tier of players, but not in effort, only skill. It's impressive but dunno if it'll be enough.


I don't think it will be enough. I respect this Pacers team immensely. In boxing terms they have a champion chin but not the punch.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#828 » by mfletcher4177 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Anyone complaining about calls here isn’t a serious person


Or you don't know basketball. I've played and coached. One team is allowed to be more physical than the other. That's all.
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Post#829 » by reload141 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

The NBA need a new award.

MVFT - Most Valuable Finger Twirler.

It would be a neck and neck race between Carsuo and Hartenstein
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Post#830 » by jehosafats » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:Haliburton doing his best Dak Prescott impersonation.

lololol cold-blooded
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Post#831 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

"time out! Challenge!" man is he loud
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Post#832 » by Asian Celtic » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:15 am

Hali being aggressive in the 4th. He needs to be aggressive all minutes on the floor. At some point the comebacks aint gonna cut it.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#833 » by jbsays » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

Coach Carter wrote:Why are OKC putting up so many shots? Drain the clock


I was thinking same thing. If you get a layup then great, but no need to be jacking up transition 3s up by this much with 8-9 minutes remaining. They can get those type of looks any time.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#834 » by Marvin Martian » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

JDub has been a disaster. 2 straight stinkers now. At least OKC is likely to win this game but how much longer can they tolerate his performance?
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#835 » by Marrs-Law » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

This game is really starting to annoy me. "shooting 50%" why do i care? say something useful lol
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#836 » by jehosafats » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

reload141 wrote:The NBA need a new award.

MVFT - Most Valuable Finger Twirler.

It would be a neck and neck race between Carsuo and Hartenstein

Gotta throw KAT in there
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#837 » by sp6r=underrated » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Anyone complaining about calls here isn’t a serious person


Basketball has a horrible culture of focusing on the refs which the NBA encourages. NBA announcers talk about calls so much during games. It just sucks. This is a 20 point game the story of this game is one team kicking another's butt not a call.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#838 » by Chuck Everett » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

Sheppard definitely is a guy who tries to make the right play every minute he's on the floor, however, in this game, the open shots he's passing up are hurting the team. If he catches in rhythm he needs to let it fly.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#839 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

mfletcher4177 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Anyone complaining about calls here isn’t a serious person


Or you don't know basketball. I've played and coached. One team is allowed to be more physical than the other. That's all.


I love this retort, like you have a monopoly on basketball knowledge that no one else on a basketball forum has
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0) 

Post#840 » by bbms » Mon Jun 9, 2025 2:16 am

mfletcher4177 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Anyone complaining about calls here isn’t a serious person


Or you don't know basketball. I've played and coached. One team is allowed to be more physical than the other. That's all.


i think i know the reason why you don't have a coaching job anymore

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