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2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:33 pm
by bisme37
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:34 pm
by bisme37
Incredible win last night Pacers fans congrats. Your team kinda defies logic but I already knew that.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:36 pm
by Raps in 4
Pacers are a team of destiny.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:37 pm
by Hoop Hunter
The Pacers after-game press conference. Great coach, good dudes!
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:38 pm
by UcanUwill
I read RealGM less these days, I bet it was discussed already, but I heard this fact today, that before Knicks - Pacers game one yesterday, NBA teams were 970 and 0, while having at least 14 point lead with 2:50 left in a game in a playoffs since we record this. Now its 970-1.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:39 pm
by Phish Tank
Knicks need to turn this into a wrestling match.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:39 pm
by DonaldSanders
Still buzzing about this game the next morning, been awhile since I was this excited about a game my main team didn't win. Been really fun rooting for the Pacers this playoffs!!
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:39 pm
by NiceLikeChrist
Knicks in 5
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:40 pm
by WeLikeOurGuys
I'd be a bit concerned if I were a Knicks fan. The Pacers play a deep rotation and come at you for a full 48 minutes. They play hard and usually have fresh bodies on the court.
Thibs runs a tight 7-man rotation, occasionally sprinkling in Precious or Payne, but it’s essentially a flat 7. Towns, OG, Brunson, and Mitchell looked absolutely gassed last night—and it’s only Game 1.
The Knicks also had a much tougher road to get here. Let’s be honest: they won their first two series, but they easily could’ve lost both. Meanwhile, the Pacers have had a relatively easier path in terms of the grind and number of games. They also look like a very confident team right now, believing they can beat anybody.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:40 pm
by Chuck Everett
I really wish the Pacers would go back to their 90's jerseys. The early 90's. Those were way better than these current ones.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:40 pm
by bisme37
Entering Wednesday, teams were 0-970 since 1998 when trailing by 14 with 2:50 remaining in regulation.
Make that 1-970 thanks to the Indiana Pacers.
Pacer Perspective: There have been seven 17+ point comebacks this postseason – the most in any Playoffs since play-by-play tracking began in 1997-98.
The Pacers are responsible for four of them.
Built For The Impossible: Indy’s four 17+ point comebacks are the most in a single Playoff run in the play-by-play era – and the Pacers have only played 11 games so far
Refusing To Go Away: Three of those four comebacks have come on the road – also an NBA record – and two have come after halftime
And It’s Nothing New: The Pacers have now won 12 games in 2024-25 (reg+post) when coming back from 15 points down – the most in a single season since 1997-98
(From NBA.com)
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:42 pm
by Raps in 4
Chuck Everett wrote:I really wish the Pacers would go back to their 90's jerseys. The early 90's. Those were way better than these current ones.
Most NBA jersey designs peaked in the 90s.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:43 pm
by AFM
I wonder how NY responds. Could either really demoralize you or wake you up.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:46 pm
by NiceLikeChrist
WeLikeOurGuys wrote:I'd be a bit concerned if I were a Knicks fan. The Pacers play a deep rotation and come at you for a full 48 minutes. They play hard and usually have fresh bodies on the court.
Thibs runs a tight 7-man rotation, occasionally sprinkling in Precious or Payne, but it’s essentially a flat 7. Towns, OG, Brunson, and Mitchell looked absolutely gassed last night—and it’s only Game 1.
The Knicks also had a much tougher road to get here. Let’s be honest: they won their first two series, but they easily could’ve lost both. Meanwhile, the Pacers have had a relatively easier path in terms of the grind and number of games. They also look like a very confident team right now, believing they can beat anybody.
It was a 1 in 1000 victory. They will need 3 more to beat us.
Every team we play will be deeper than us with a better coach than us but our 1-5 talent is greater than all of the teams left. That alone will win us this series. They played great ball and it got them down 14 with 2 minutes to go before a miracle happened. Miracles won’t happen every game but their poor defense will continue. Their defense will be a constant. I’m not worried about it.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:48 pm
by xxSnEaKyPxx
AFM wrote:I wonder how NY responds. Could either really demoralize you or wake you up.
They aren’t demoralized. It’s a team of vets.
One game means nothing.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:48 pm
by Backcountry
Missed all of the first half and some of the 3rd quarter due to a get-together. Turned it on late in the 3rd, it was close but then the Knicks started to pull away. Figured it was a good time to have a shower, get ready for bed. Got to bed, casually flipped it on to see if it was over yet, and caught the last 2 minutes and OT. What a finish! I'm still trying to figure out who was polled in the "most-overrated" listing. Some players with a grudge, I'm guessing.
Anyway, hope the rest of the series is as exciting!
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:48 pm
by cgf
Capn'O wrote:Right but Wright specifically provides more of a pocket point who can settle things down vs. Payne who's a chucker
True true. Payne can definitely swing momentum when he's on, but he doesn't provide quite the stabilizing force Wright does...plus you can't play Jalen & Cam together as easily.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:49 pm
by bisme37
To put lipstick on a pig from the Knicks perspective, it was a 1 point game early in the 4th. Then the Knicks went on a run and were up big with a few minutes left. Then the Pacers went on a run to send it to OT.
So was it really a Knicks "collapse" or just a game/quarter of runs? It was probably a collapse haha, but you could look at it the other way too.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:51 pm
by Raps in 4
Backcountry wrote:Missed all of the first half and some of the 3rd quarter due to a get-together. Turned it on late in the 3rd, it was close but then the Knicks started to pull away. Figured it was a good time to have a shower, get ready for bed. Got to bed, casually flipped it on to see if it was over yet, and caught the last 2 minutes and OT. What a finish! I'm still trying to figure out who was polled in the "most-overrated" listing. Some players with a grudge, I'm guessing.
Anyway, hope the rest of the series is as exciting!
Haliburton was kind of trash for like a year (end of last season and start of this season). I know Pacers fans said he was injured, but I thought that was just an excuse for the yips. I feel a lot of fans and players probably thought that, hence voting him overrated. We're all in shambles right now.
Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 3:52 pm
by Capn'O
bisme37 wrote:Pacer Perspective: There have been seven 17+ point comebacks this postseason – the most in any Playoffs since play-by-play tracking began in 1997-98.
The Pacers are responsible for four of them.
(From NBA.com)
The Knicks are responsible for at least two of the other three
This is shaping up to be a wild series.
