2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Thu May 8, 2025 3:33 pm

Cavs in 5
3
4%
Cavs in 6
6
8%
Cavs in 7
7
9%
Pacers in 4
15
20%
Pacers in 5
10
14%
Pacers in 6
29
39%
Pacers in 7
4
5%
 
Total votes: 74

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Post#321 » by SerialChiller » Wed May 7, 2025 1:31 am

Mitchell seems to be missing a lot of FTs
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Post#322 » by CelticSooner » Wed May 7, 2025 1:31 am

Game 7 is still on the menu boys.
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Post#323 » by KazuoOda » Wed May 7, 2025 1:31 am

Huge shot from Strus
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Post#325 » by Admiral-Kizaru » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

BigDan245 wrote:
Admiral-Kizaru wrote:Lol, seriously giving this dude 19 Fts?


they're mugging him lol

It's the playoffs. Theres equal rough play going on both sides. 19Fts is a joke
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Post#326 » by Ice Trae » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

Strus looks like an actor cast to play as a basketball player
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Post#327 » by Domejandro » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

What a dagger!
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Post#328 » by Dan33185 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

Guess traveling doesn't exist anymore :lol:
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Post#329 » by 76ciology » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

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76ciology wrote:This might be the most boring matchup of the entire 2nd round of the playoffs, it feels more like an In-Season Tournament game in terms of talent.

Feels like it because of the missing stars. i think we’ll see back and forth blowouts the rest of this but it’s still close because it’ll reach a Game 7 (assuming Mobley is out)


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A lot of the shots are driving to the lane and fishing for a foul.
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Post#330 » by yoyoboy » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

Strus has been a dawg today.
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Post#331 » by Lou Fan » Wed May 7, 2025 1:32 am

Travel...
smartyz456 wrote:Duncan would be a better defending jahlil okafor in todays nba
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Post#332 » by KingFox » Wed May 7, 2025 1:33 am

This is incredible. Cavs have no business winning this with damn near everybody out - wow!
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Post#333 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Wed May 7, 2025 1:33 am

Raps in 4 wrote:If the Pacers lose this, it'll be a historic choke job considering how many players are out for Cleveland. Siakam and Hali really **** the bed.

Not really.

Nearly every Pacers fan here kept trying to tell ya'll. We lose these games. Consistently.
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Post#334 » by mcfly1204 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:33 am

Ice Trae wrote:Strus looks like an actor cast to play as a basketball player

He looks like a country club tennis pro.
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Post#335 » by jehosafats » Wed May 7, 2025 1:34 am

Nembhard was ball watching, guarding no one. Gave Strus a wide open 3.
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Post#336 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Wed May 7, 2025 1:34 am

Maybe Cavs can now afford Ty Jerome on the bench lol
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Post#337 » by Admiral-Kizaru » Wed May 7, 2025 1:34 am

KingFox wrote:This is incredible. Cavs have no business winning this with damn near everybody out - wow!

Yeah and they've been gifted 19 Fts to a single player.
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Post#338 » by rockmanslim » Wed May 7, 2025 1:34 am

Ice Trae wrote:Strus looks like an actor cast to play as a basketball player

In a romcom
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Post#339 » by xBulletproof » Wed May 7, 2025 1:35 am

jehosafats wrote:
xBulletproof wrote:I just don't get it. We do this sometimes, where we let Nembhard run all the half court offense.

Put the ball in Haliburtons hands. Sheesh, it makes no sense.

Saw that in last year's playoffs too


They do it in the regular season too. Nembhard has almost 10 turnovers today. Those 10 possessions would be useful about now, wouldn't they?

It looks like a strategy/coaching decision. I don't care who's guarding Haliburton, and I don't care how. Give him the ball. It's annoying.
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Post#340 » by NiceLikeChrist » Wed May 7, 2025 1:35 am

Terrible game to watch. Refs clearly had an agenda.
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