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

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Sun May 11, 2025 3:43 pm

Cavs in 6
7
23%
Cavs in 7
6
20%
Pacers in 4
3
10%
Pacers in 5
3
10%
Pacers in 6
9
30%
Pacers in 7
2
7%
 
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2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1) 

Post#1 » by bisme37 » Fri May 9, 2025 3:43 pm

Game 3: Friday May 9, 7:30pm ET on ESPN

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Post#2 » by Wizop » Fri May 9, 2025 3:51 pm

Glad to see you locked the old thread and started a new one. I don't think anyone will be confused that Game 3 isn't in the title as the new thread is sticky and the old one no longer is.

I voted Pacers in 6 but I hope that's our worst case scenario. Best case would be for Pacers to close out soon and the Celtics to win some games so we can rest while they play on.
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Post#3 » by whatisacenter » Fri May 9, 2025 3:54 pm

LETS GO PACERS!
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Post#4 » by throwd » Fri May 9, 2025 4:18 pm

sounds like the injured three for the Cavs were at the shootaround, heres hoping they play and arent hobbled
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Post#5 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Fri May 9, 2025 4:21 pm

throwd wrote:sounds like the injured three for the Cavs were at the shootaround, heres hoping they play and arent hobbled

Hoping they are all able to go and play their game.
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Post#6 » by Iwasawitness » Fri May 9, 2025 4:28 pm

throwd wrote:sounds like the injured three for the Cavs were at the shootaround, heres hoping they play and arent hobbled


I seriously doubt Mobley plays. There is a chance however that Hunter and Garland play.
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Post#7 » by JujitsuFlip » Fri May 9, 2025 4:43 pm

Iwasawitness wrote:
throwd wrote:sounds like the injured three for the Cavs were at the shootaround, heres hoping they play and arent hobbled


I seriously doubt Mobley plays. There is a chance however that Hunter and Garland play.
https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/news/cleveland-cavaliers-receive-injury-update-indiana-pacers

The tweet within the article shows a video of all 3 guys getting shots up. Doesn't mean they can run up and down but way better news than what was heard prior to Tuesday's game.
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Post#8 » by Wizop » Fri May 9, 2025 4:55 pm

were I a betting man, I'd expect a split this weekend and favor the Cavs tonight and the Pacers Sunday.
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Post#9 » by Nuntius » Fri May 9, 2025 6:32 pm

Wizop wrote:were I a betting man, I'd expect a split this weekend and favor the Cavs tonight and the Pacers Sunday.


Yeah, a split makes sense, especially if the Cavs are healthy (which I hope they are). The Cavs cannot afford to go down 3-0 so I expect them to leave it all on their line tonight. And if the Cavs do win tonight then the Pacers will need to absolutely take Sunday's game.
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Post#10 » by TravisScott55 » Fri May 9, 2025 6:35 pm

Cavs need to win both in Indiana or they are cooked
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Post#11 » by xBulletproof » Fri May 9, 2025 6:40 pm

I am so certain Cleveland wins tonight, I almost don't want to watch.

It just seems too obvious.
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Post#12 » by jg77 » Fri May 9, 2025 6:41 pm

Pacers bout to sweep.
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Post#13 » by dakomish23 » Fri May 9, 2025 6:48 pm

Is Myles Turner a top 5 C in the NBA?

Is Haliburton a top 5 PG in the NBA?

I think they're def in the realm at the minimum, so I'm not surprised that they're having playoff success.
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Post#14 » by Nuntius » Fri May 9, 2025 7:19 pm

dakomish23 wrote:Is Myles Turner a top 5 C in the NBA?


No. I love Myles and he's a really important player for our team but he's not a top 5 C. He's a really good starter but he's not at that star tier.

dakomish23 wrote:Is Haliburton a top 5 PG in the NBA?


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Post#15 » by Wizop » Fri May 9, 2025 7:37 pm

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dakomish23 wrote:Is Myles Turner a top 5 C in the NBA?


No. I love Myles and he's a really important player for our team but he's not a top 5 C. He's a really good starter but he's not at that star tier.


While I agree Myles is not a top 5 center, I can make a case for him being one of the best 5 fits at center for the way the Pacers play.
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Post#16 » by boomershadow » Fri May 9, 2025 7:55 pm

I don't expect this to be a sweep by any means, but it's not like the Pacers played a just perfect, crazy out of reach game for them. They can do a lot better than they have done.
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Post#17 » by bmurph128 » Fri May 9, 2025 8:21 pm

boomershadow wrote:I don't expect this to be a sweep by any means, but it's not like the Pacers played a just perfect, crazy out of reach game for them. They can do a lot better than they have done.



I don't think they can "a lot better" than they did in game one.....sure, the turnovers can be fixed - but that was an aberration in shooting, and one of the best defensive performances (for a team who isn't known for great defense) that I've seen.

They can certainly play better than game two all around....though none of that matters if we don't have our guys. The series ends tonight if 2 of the 3 don't play
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Post#19 » by Nuntius » Fri May 9, 2025 8:27 pm

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dakomish23 wrote:Is Myles Turner a top 5 C in the NBA?


No. I love Myles and he's a really important player for our team but he's not a top 5 C. He's a really good starter but he's not at that star tier.


While I agree Myles is not a top 5 center, I can make a case for him being one of the best 5 fits at center for the way the Pacers play.


Oh, absolutely. That's a given. The number of Centers that I would trade Myles for is limited enough that it wouldn't realistically happen. He's an amazing fit for this team and really enables us to play the way we play. I was speaking entirely about rankings in a vacuum in my previous post.
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Post#20 » by ryan in Maine » Fri May 9, 2025 9:00 pm

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Nuntius wrote:
No. I love Myles and he's a really important player for our team but he's not a top 5 C. He's a really good starter but he's not at that star tier.


While I agree Myles is not a top 5 center, I can make a case for him being one of the best 5 fits at center for the way the Pacers play.


Oh, absolutely. That's a given. The number of Centers that I would trade Myles for is limited enough that it wouldn't realistically happen. He's an amazing fit for this team and really enables us to play the way we play. I was speaking entirely about rankings in a vacuum in my previous post.

He's been underrated for a minute too.
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