2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)

Post #981 » by **Nuntius** » Mon May 5, 2025 10:03 pm

Hoop Hunter wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:People gonna think the Pacers are out here sacrificing livestock.

I've only been doing chickens..... so far.

Grilled or fried?

BigDan245 · Post #982 » by **BigDan245** » Mon May 5, 2025 10:05 pm

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Eightnineborn · Post #983 » by **Eightnineborn** » Mon May 5, 2025 10:53 pm

So if Mobley, Hunter and Darius dont play game 2, we are definitely going to lose, such terrible timing after such an amazing season, this is truly heartbreaking.

Unless Donovan goes for 60+ in efficient shooting, we will lose.

BigDan245 · Post #984 » by **BigDan245** » Mon May 5, 2025 10:57 pm

Eightnineborn wrote:So if Mobley, Hunter and Darius dont play game 2, we are definitely going to lose, such terrible timing after such an amazing season, this is truly heartbreaking.

Unless Donovan goes for 60+ in efficient shooting, we will lose.

The series? Yes, if they are out for the series you will lose...But 1 game in which the Pacers already "did their job?" I don't think it's a definite. Guys play over their heads in a single game all of the time.

Eightnineborn · Post #985 » by **Eightnineborn** » Mon May 5, 2025 11:20 pm

BigDan245 wrote:
Eightnineborn wrote:So if Mobley, Hunter and Darius dont play game 2, we are definitely going to lose, such terrible timing after such an amazing season, this is truly heartbreaking.

Unless Donovan goes for 60+ in efficient shooting, we will lose.

The series? Yes, if they are out for the series you will lose...But 1 game in which the Pacers already "did their job?" I don't think it's a definite. Guys play over their heads in a single game all of the time.

This isnt a veteran team and if we go down 2-0 I dont see us coming back, cuz indy will get one at home atleast and probably close it out in 6.

Post #986 » by **jbk1234** » Mon May 5, 2025 11:20 pm

Eightnineborn wrote:So if Mobley, Hunter and Darius dont play game 2, we are definitely going to lose, such terrible timing after such an amazing season, this is truly heartbreaking.

Unless Donovan goes for 60+ in efficient shooting, we will lose.

Easily could've been Allen as well after Turner pushed him with two hands while he was in the air and sent him to the ground. Sometimes you have to stop pointing out the obvious to a league that seems to be waiting for guys to get hurt first, and just make sure it's not your guys who do. We've got TT on the roster. Send Mathurin into the second row on a layup attempt. See if the officials can locate their whistles then.

axeman23 · Post #987 » by **axeman23** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:51 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:
donkki wrote:Eastern Conference about to get wild with another upset coming up tomorrow with the Knicks beating the Celtics.

Ok this one is definitely not happening. Celtics aren’t the Cavs and pacers aren’t the Knicks

knicksfan974 · Post #988 » by **knicksfan974** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:54 am

axeman23 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:
donkki wrote:Eastern Conference about to get wild with another upset coming up tomorrow with the Knicks beating the Celtics.

Ok this one is definitely not happening. Celtics aren’t the Cavs and pacers aren’t the Knicks

Lol good one

WestbrookGOATed · Post #989 » by **WestbrookGOATed** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:23 am

What the hell happened here? Saw like the last 20 seconds

cgf · Post #990 » by **cgf** » Tue May 6, 2025 4:17 am

axeman23 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:
donkki wrote:Eastern Conference about to get wild with another upset coming up tomorrow with the Knicks beating the Celtics.

Ok this one is definitely not happening. Celtics aren’t the Cavs and pacers aren’t the Knicks

I’m getting my KAT v Julius final 8-)

xBulletproof · Post #991 » by **xBulletproof** » Tue May 6, 2025 12:57 pm

I'm expecting to see some zone tonight. The Pacers picked on Allen in switches. Maybe they will be less likely to switch everything.

The regular season games were so useless in telling what schemes you should run or what you should do that I expect a lot of changes tonight. Cleveland's going to give everything they have because if you lose both games at home that's pretty awful. I don't know what the recovery rate is from that but I imagine it's not good.

That said I would expect Cleveland to win tonight. I'm just curious what they do to get there and how.

JujitsuFlip · Post #992 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:05 pm

xBulletproof wrote:I'm expecting to see some zone tonight. The Pacers picked on Allen in switches. Maybe they will be less likely to switch everything.

The regular season games were so useless in telling what schemes you should run or what you should do that I expect a lot of changes tonight. Cleveland's going to give everything they have because if you lose both games at home that's pretty awful. I don't know what the recovery rate is from that but I imagine it's not good.

That said I would expect Cleveland to win tonight. I'm just curious what they do to get there and how.

Meh, scheme is irrelevant if Hunter, Mobley, and Garland can't play tonight.

Your Pacers were the most recent team to pull it off, only about a 7.3% chance to win the series if down 0-2.

bmurph128 · Post #993 » by **bmurph128** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:12 pm

MAN the Pacers, Knicks and Nuggets all winning game one would have been one hell of a parlay

yoyoboy · Post #994 » by **yoyoboy** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:27 pm

Cavs being favored at -8.5 tonight is a little strange if Mobley, Hunter, and Garland could be out.

xBulletproof · Post #995 » by **xBulletproof** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:31 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:I'm expecting to see some zone tonight. The Pacers picked on Allen in switches. Maybe they will be less likely to switch everything.

The regular season games were so useless in telling what schemes you should run or what you should do that I expect a lot of changes tonight. Cleveland's going to give everything they have because if you lose both games at home that's pretty awful. I don't know what the recovery rate is from that but I imagine it's not good.

That said I would expect Cleveland to win tonight. I'm just curious what they do to get there and how.
Meh, scheme is irrelevant if Hunter, Mobley, and Garland can't play tonight.

Your Pacers were the most recent team to pull it off, only about a 7.3% chance to win the series if down 0-2.

Pacers did it losing 2 road games though. Losing 2 home games is worse, I would think. As far as the injuries, I'm chalking that up to gamesmanship. I feel like in the playoffs teams tend to be dishonest about the likelihood of guys to play. I could be wrong, but I never trust what they say publicly.

JujitsuFlip · Post #996 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:42 pm

xBulletproof wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:I'm expecting to see some zone tonight. The Pacers picked on Allen in switches. Maybe they will be less likely to switch everything.

The regular season games were so useless in telling what schemes you should run or what you should do that I expect a lot of changes tonight. Cleveland's going to give everything they have because if you lose both games at home that's pretty awful. I don't know what the recovery rate is from that but I imagine it's not good.

That said I would expect Cleveland to win tonight. I'm just curious what they do to get there and how.
Meh, scheme is irrelevant if Hunter, Mobley, and Garland can't play tonight.

Your Pacers were the most recent team to pull it off, only about a 7.3% chance to win the series if down 0-2.

Pacers did it losing 2 road games though. Losing 2 home games is worse, I would think. As far as the injuries, I'm chalking that up to gamesmanship. I feel like in the playoffs teams tend to be dishonest about the likelihood of guys to play. I could be wrong, but I never trust what they say publicly.

Ah, right you are. Then the 2017 Celtics were the last team to do it in the 1st round vs the Bulls, after dropping the first 2 at home.

Wizop · Post #997 » by **Wizop** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:03 pm

yoyoboy wrote:Cavs being favored at -8.5 tonight is a little strange if Mobley, Hunter, and Garland could be out.

it's an auction market. more Cavs betters than Pacer betters. some just because Cleveland is a bigger city.

Post #998 » by **jbk1234** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:31 pm

xBulletproof wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:I'm expecting to see some zone tonight. The Pacers picked on Allen in switches. Maybe they will be less likely to switch everything.

The regular season games were so useless in telling what schemes you should run or what you should do that I expect a lot of changes tonight. Cleveland's going to give everything they have because if you lose both games at home that's pretty awful. I don't know what the recovery rate is from that but I imagine it's not good.

That said I would expect Cleveland to win tonight. I'm just curious what they do to get there and how.
Meh, scheme is irrelevant if Hunter, Mobley, and Garland can't play tonight.

Your Pacers were the most recent team to pull it off, only about a 7.3% chance to win the series if down 0-2.

Pacers did it losing 2 road games though. Losing 2 home games is worse, I would think. As far as the injuries, I'm chalking that up to gamesmanship. I feel like in the playoffs teams tend to be dishonest about the likelihood of guys to play. I could be wrong, but I never trust what they say publicly.

I mean Garland has missed the last three playoff games. That's not gamesmamship. Hunter has a dislocated thumb on his shooting hand. That's not gamesmanship. Could Mobley play on a sprained ankle? Sure, but given how hard Allen hit the floor on the shove by Turner when Allen was airborne, we easily could've had another guy out.

yoyoboy · Post #999 » by **yoyoboy** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:02 pm

Wizop wrote:
yoyoboy wrote:Cavs being favored at -8.5 tonight is a little strange if Mobley, Hunter, and Garland could be out.

it's an auction market. more Cavs betters than Pacer betters. some just because Cleveland is a bigger city.

It’s not that simple though. Smart money will come in and take advantage of those odds if that’s the case, and the line will return to the more optimal level.

BigDan245 · Post #1000 » by **BigDan245** » Tue May 6, 2025 3:22 pm

yoyoboy wrote:
Wizop wrote:
yoyoboy wrote:Cavs being favored at -8.5 tonight is a little strange if Mobley, Hunter, and Garland could be out.

it's an auction market. more Cavs betters than Pacer betters. some just because Cleveland is a bigger city.

It’s not that simple though. Smart money will come in and take advantage of those odds if that’s the case, and the line will return to the more optimal level.

Cavs are desperate and Indiana isn't. It's also not confirmed all 3 are out. I'd suspect 2 of them play. Indiana is a good team, but they aren't elite. Expecting them to play as well as they did Sunday is not a good proposition.

Who wins and goes to the ECFs?