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this indiana offense is dead without Hali on the court against this defense

The moment he went down the game ended. OKC won't get full credit for the title by many

They still got to game 7 of the finals

is the raptors ring less because of Klay and Durant being injured?

They just went 84-21 on the season, they deserve all the credit.

Asterisk

Yes they will get credit.

The asterisk mentality is beyond dumb.

They are nothing but hackers and foul merchants. No one likes that or respects that.

kobe tier wrote:They still got to game 7 of the finals

is the raptors ring less because of Klay and Durant being injured?

no they aren't but everyone knows the outcome might have been different.
but you play who is in front of you.

I mean he was 3-3 from 3 in 7 minutes. He was trying to steal souls tonight.

People won’t forget that and how the offense cratered without him in the 2nd half.

kobe tier wrote:They still got to game 7 of the finals

is the raptors ring less because of Klay and Durant being injured?

And it would have been better for them if they lost in six. If your a Pacers fan this has to be a terrible feeling.

They certainly don’t belong in any all time great team discussions

If a team wins the ring they deserve all the credit. None of this BS they don't deserve it because blah blah is injured.

I said to someone the injury sucks for OKC too because of this narrative that is completely out of their control. Just a really crappy thing to happen all around.

Pacers would have a lot more points on the board if Hali was playing, so yes it matters

Injuries are part of the game. If nobody got injured like a ton of of seasons would've had a different champion.

Injuries are apart of the game.

Congratulations OKC, their defense was legitimately terrifying, and they deserve it.

You can put an asterisk on every year's title if you're a hater.

Doesn't matter, they're the champions, they've been the best team in the NBA this year, congratulations to OKC

Part of winning is surviving.

The lion-hearted Pacers unfortunately didn’t survive.

OKC deserves the title.

OKC definitely should be celebrated. They were the best team all year and have shown the path for small market teams to succeed.

Major props to Sam Presti’s vision and the execution. They still have the assets to get extremely better too over the next 5 years.

Indiana played against teams with injured players, it’s not fair to OKC. They played who were in front of them.