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

Post#401 » by RamonSessions7 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:43 am

Inconsistent nba officiating as usual
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Post#402 » by Adelheid » Wed May 7, 2025 1:43 am

did the elbow made contact?
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Post#403 » by meatball sub » Wed May 7, 2025 1:43 am

that was an obvious flagrant
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Post#404 » by Tor_Raps » Wed May 7, 2025 1:43 am

The nba is a god damn joke. "Basketball play" hasnt mattered all year but it matters now...
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Post#405 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Scott T wrote:That should be a flagrant-1
Not after the missed calls on Mobley and Hunter in game 1 lol
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Post#406 » by Domejandro » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Gotta keep it real, that should have been a flagrant.
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Post#407 » by Twinkie defense » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

If Draymond did that it would be a Flagrant.
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Post#408 » by Wooderson » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Holy **** Tony Brothers trying to steal this game from indy. And I say this as an Indy hater. Ridiculous reffing.
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Post#409 » by ITYSL » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Let's get this to OT, I want to see Mitchell's hamstring explode on live TV. Dude is GRINDING
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Post#410 » by ImSlower » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Lunartic wrote:Why is Mitchell pretending to be injured again? Nothing happened to him


His elbow hurts from Nesmith's cheekbone
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Post#411 » by Raps in 4 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

There is a 50/50 chance that foul is a flagrant. Refs are so ridiculously inconsistent.
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Post#412 » by DonaldSanders » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Brothers didn't want to potentially flip the game on that call.
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Post#413 » by Green89 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

That's been a flagrant all season long. This ref has been one of the worst of the playoffs. Third game of the playoffs with the same ref and some very, very questionable calls.
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Post#414 » by boomershadow » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

Why even bother to have flagrant fouls if they happen and you don't call them.
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Post#415 » by jehosafats » Wed May 7, 2025 1:44 am

That was a flagrant flagrant
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Post#416 » by Prince187 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:45 am

Does anyone get away with blatant carrying like Halliburton does? It’s the only reason he’s able to drive to the rim as easily as he does
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Post#417 » by Riverwalk2021 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:45 am

Indy doesn't stop playing. Impressive. Not resorting to step back 3's every possession is nice to see.
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Post#418 » by Lunartic » Wed May 7, 2025 1:45 am

The refs completely ruined this game
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Post#419 » by Jazz9 » Wed May 7, 2025 1:45 am

Twinkie defense wrote:If Draymond did that it would be a Flagrant.


Do you by chance work as a Warriors announcer?
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Post#420 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed May 7, 2025 1:45 am

Lunartic wrote:Why is Mitchell pretending to be injured again? Nothing happened to him
Dude has been playing injured since the playoffs started lol

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