2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Even though the Bucks have bad blood with the Pacers recently, I still root for the small market team

Beat the Knicks and represent the Midwest

Giannis doesn't even want to represent the Midwest anymore

[bronxknicksfan1]

Another guys talking about the regular season lol, good luck brother, when Indiana goes home in 5 you can talk about the regular season records all summer with Detroit and Boston fans, I will definitely tell you I told you so

I don't think he will since he doesn't look like a Pacers fan. It just looks like he doesn't like the Knicks for whatever reason.

For what is worth, regular season matchups mean nothing. But if you're still confident on your Knicks in 5 take, how about a bet?

Right now the officiating has been very loose, especially on the perimeter. The Knicks basically beat the hell out of Boston's guards. The officiating what matters at this point and injuries. Team just don't magically become better because "it's the playoffs." This is a total myth. What happens is that officiating has shifted and the Knicks are being allowed to muck-up the game and make it a scrum. These are ugly games. In game 6 Brown called for a push off which was basically retaliation. He ended up fouling in the third intentionally out of protest So, yea, right now the Knicks are getting away with murder in terms of the officiating.

If you played sports at all, then you know that whether or the not the RS matters really depends on the overall record of certain matchups. Some games matter more than others. Teams want to at least split against elite opponents. Nobody wants to get swept. Schedules are setup to test teams against one another within windows of the season. A lot of times teams are playing multiple games within a few days or couple of week to accommodate out-of-conference scheduling and long road trips. If a team is actually decent the competitive psychology dictates if they lose one game, they are definitely going to be locked in for that next game. If that team loses two in a row, then the next game is even more important from a psychological and morale perspective. If a team loses back-to-back-to-back, the rubber match becomes a de facto playoff game. That's just the way it works. No necessarily a playoff game, but there exists a playoff mentality associated with those games in the regular season. The whole franchise has that final game circled and the coaches are focused. You are basically trying to avoid getting punked out by your rival. To say those games do not matter at all is to not understand the ebb and flow of competitive basketball throughout the season.

On the other hand, if you understand the overall meaning and competitive psychology behind each game, then you know that if a team can't get over the hump and steal a game here and there in those scenarios, then this fact is a real strong indication of their actual overall ceiling. That team is basically capped. They are trying to avoid a sweep and bringing everything they got, but they are incapable of winning when their pride is on the line.

This first game is in New York. We are going to know probably within the first three periods whether or not the officials are going to allow the Knicks to beat the hell out of the Pacers guards like they did Boston. I expect since this is conference finals, the officiating is going to be cleaned up, but who knows. If this series gets officiated like the RS, the Knicks are in a lot of trouble. On the other hand, if the officials allow the Knicks to push off and ride their elbows into hips and backs of the Pacer guards, then the Knicks can possibly win it.

Now the officiating has been on our side. This is new.

[Nuntius]

I don't think he will since he doesn't look like a Pacers fan. It just looks like he doesn't like the Knicks for whatever reason.

For what is worth, regular season matchups mean nothing. But if you're still confident on your Knicks in 5 take, how about a bet?

Right now the officiating has been very loose, especially on the perimeter. The Knicks basically beat the hell out of Boston's guards. The officiating what matters at this point and injuries. Team just don't magically become better because "it's the playoffs." This is a total myth. What happens is that officiating has shifted and the Knicks are being allowed to muck-up the game and make it a scrum. These are ugly games. In game 6 Brown called for a push off which was basically retaliation. He ended up fouling in the third intentionally out of protest So, yea, right now the Knicks are getting away with murder in terms of the officiating.

If you played sports at all, then you know that whether or the not the RS matters really depends on the overall record of certain matchups. Some games matter more than others. Teams want to at least split against elite opponents. Nobody wants to get swept. Schedules are setup to test teams against one another within windows of the season. A lot of times teams are playing multiple games within a few days or couple of week to accommodate out-of-conference scheduling and long road trips. If a team is actually decent the competitive psychology dictates if they lose one game, they are definitely going to be locked in for that next game. If that team loses two in a row, then the next game is even more important from a psychological and morale perspective. If a team loses back-to-back-to-back, the rubber match becomes a de facto playoff game. That's just the way it works. No necessarily a playoff game, but there exists a playoff mentality associated with those games in the regular season. The whole franchise has that final game circled and the coaches are focused. You are basically trying to avoid getting punked out by your rival. To say those games do not matter at all is to not understand the ebb and flow of competitive basketball throughout the season.

On the other hand, if you understand the overall meaning and competitive psychology behind each game, then you know that if a team can't get over the hump and steal a game here and there in those scenarios, then this fact is a real strong indication of their actual overall ceiling. That team is basically capped. They are trying to avoid a sweep and bringing everything they got, but they are incapable of winning when their pride is on the line.

This first game is in New York. We are going to know probably within the first three periods whether or not the officials are going to allow the Knicks to beat the hell out of the Pacers guards like they did Boston. I expect since this is conference finals, the officiating is going to be cleaned up, but who knows. If this series gets officiated like the RS, the Knicks are in a lot of trouble. On the other hand, if the officials allow the Knicks to push off and ride their elbows into hips and backs of the Pacer guards, then the Knicks can possibly win it.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read, you think the Celtic series was physical? The Detroit series I'll give you and it wasn't even the Knicks that were the aggressors. I think your are just making up excuses already because it will prob be a physical series and the Pacers definitely don't want that.

I will say this again. I've never seen this poster post in our forums so it's quite unlikely that he's a Pacers fan.

Also, the Pacers have no issue with physicality. Bring it on

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Right now the officiating has been very loose, especially on the perimeter. The Knicks basically beat the hell out of Boston's guards. The officiating what matters at this point and injuries. Team just don't magically become better because "it's the playoffs." This is a total myth. What happens is that officiating has shifted and the Knicks are being allowed to muck-up the game and make it a scrum. These are ugly games. In game 6 Brown called for a push off which was basically retaliation. He ended up fouling in the third intentionally out of protest So, yea, right now the Knicks are getting away with murder in terms of the officiating.

If you played sports at all, then you know that whether or the not the RS matters really depends on the overall record of certain matchups. Some games matter more than others. Teams want to at least split against elite opponents. Nobody wants to get swept. Schedules are setup to test teams against one another within windows of the season. A lot of times teams are playing multiple games within a few days or couple of week to accommodate out-of-conference scheduling and long road trips. If a team is actually decent the competitive psychology dictates if they lose one game, they are definitely going to be locked in for that next game. If that team loses two in a row, then the next game is even more important from a psychological and morale perspective. If a team loses back-to-back-to-back, the rubber match becomes a de facto playoff game. That's just the way it works. No necessarily a playoff game, but there exists a playoff mentality associated with those games in the regular season. The whole franchise has that final game circled and the coaches are focused. You are basically trying to avoid getting punked out by your rival. To say those games do not matter at all is to not understand the ebb and flow of competitive basketball throughout the season.

On the other hand, if you understand the overall meaning and competitive psychology behind each game, then you know that if a team can't get over the hump and steal a game here and there in those scenarios, then this fact is a real strong indication of their actual overall ceiling. That team is basically capped. They are trying to avoid a sweep and bringing everything they got, but they are incapable of winning when their pride is on the line.

This first game is in New York. We are going to know probably within the first three periods whether or not the officials are going to allow the Knicks to beat the hell out of the Pacers guards like they did Boston. I expect since this is conference finals, the officiating is going to be cleaned up, but who knows. If this series gets officiated like the RS, the Knicks are in a lot of trouble. On the other hand, if the officials allow the Knicks to push off and ride their elbows into hips and backs of the Pacer guards, then the Knicks can possibly win it.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read, you think the Celtic series was physical? The Detroit series I'll give you and it wasn't even the Knicks that were the aggressors. I think your are just making up excuses already because it will prob be a physical series and the Pacers definitely don't want that.

I will say this again. I've never seen this poster post in our forums so it's quite unlikely that he's a Pacers fan.

Also, the Pacers have no issue with physicality. Bring it on

Robinson is going to be a massive issue on the glass, just to put things in perspective, in the playoffs he has more offensive rebounds than Allen and Mobley combined, while playing 18.5mpg.

[GiannisAnte34]

Even though the Bucks have bad blood with the Pacers recently, I still root for the small market team

Beat the Knicks and represent the Midwest

Giannis doesn't even want to represent the Midwest anymore

The man who still shops at Costco and penny pinches wants to move to New York or whatever big city?

People love to spout off about Giannis without even doing their research. It’s truly amusing

[Nuntius]

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read, you think the Celtic series was physical? The Detroit series I'll give you and it wasn't even the Knicks that were the aggressors. I think your are just making up excuses already because it will prob be a physical series and the Pacers definitely don't want that.

I will say this again. I've never seen this poster post in our forums so it's quite unlikely that he's a Pacers fan.

Also, the Pacers have no issue with physicality. Bring it on

Robinson is going to be a massive issue on the glass, just to put things in perspective, in the playoffs he has more offensive rebounds than Allen and Mobley combined, while playing 18.5mpg.

This is going to be a very interesting back and forth, to be honest. The Knicks have an immense rebounding advantage, that's a given. But will they crash the boards as hard as they have so far knowing that if the board bounces our way, we're immediately running and forcing cross-matches on the other end?

Both teams can be burned here. The Knicks can be burned by our transition offense if they committ too much on the offensive glass and we can be burned by the Knicks' offensive rebounding prowess if we committ too much on leaking out.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Even though the Bucks have bad blood with the Pacers recently, I still root for the small market team

Beat the Knicks and represent the Midwest

Giannis doesn't even want to represent the Midwest anymore

The man who still shops at Costco and penny pinches wants to move to New York or whatever big city?

People love to spout off about Giannis without even doing their research. It’s truly amusing

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[GiannisAnte34]

Giannis doesn't even want to represent the Midwest anymore

The man who still shops at Costco and penny pinches wants to move to New York or whatever big city?

People love to spout off about Giannis without even doing their research. It’s truly amusing

Read on Twitter

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Well that settles it. Giannis is going to the Knicks because he said that’s his favorite place to play on the road

[NoDopeOnSundays]

I will say this again. I've never seen this poster post in our forums so it's quite unlikely that he's a Pacers fan.

Also, the Pacers have no issue with physicality. Bring it on

Robinson is going to be a massive issue on the glass, just to put things in perspective, in the playoffs he has more offensive rebounds than Allen and Mobley combined, while playing 18.5mpg.

This is going to be a very interesting back and forth, to be honest. The Knicks have an immense rebounding advantage, that's a given. But will they crash the boards as hard as they have so far knowing that if the board bounces our way, we're immediately running and forcing cross-matches on the other end?

Both teams can be burned here. The Knicks can be burned by our transition offense if they committ too much on the offensive glass and we can be burned by the Knicks' offensive rebounding prowess if we committ too much on leaking out.

Crashing the boards is just what Robinson does, he can do it on his own while everyone gets back. The Pistons played at a similar pace as you all, obviously they're not as good offensively, but it didn't stop Robinson from rebounding on them, and they have better individual rebounders that should have prevented that from happening, he finished that series with 22 offensive boards. It's a lot more demoralizing to play the whole shot clock, only to have him or Hart come in and get another chance.

We had Obi, we know he leaks out, if he's on the floor when Robinson is out there, he better be helping Bryant on the glass. The Cavs were a big team with a soft frontcourt, and small wing players, we're a team that starts small that can go big while maintaining spacing and shooting.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

The man who still shops at Costco and penny pinches wants to move to New York or whatever big city?

People love to spout off about Giannis without even doing their research. It’s truly amusing

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

Well that settles it. Giannis is going to the Knicks because he said that’s his favorite place to play on the road

Knicks? I don't even want him for what it'll take, he can go to Brooklyn, Houston or one of the Florida cities.

The point is, he gone

[GiannisAnte34]

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Well that settles it. Giannis is going to the Knicks because he said that’s his favorite place to play on the road

Knicks? I don't even want him for what it'll take, he can go to Brooklyn, Houston or one of the Florida cities.

The point is, he gone

lol just like he was gone in 2019 right

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Well that settles it. Giannis is going to the Knicks because he said that’s his favorite place to play on the road

Knicks? I don't even want him for what it'll take, he can go to Brooklyn, Houston or one of the Florida cities.

The point is, he gone

lol just like he was gone in 2019 right

Oh, I can see this isn't going to end well for you

[GiannisAnte34]

Knicks? I don't even want him for what it'll take, he can go to Brooklyn, Houston or one of the Florida cities.

The point is, he gone

lol just like he was gone in 2019 right

Oh, I can see this isn't going to end well for you

Sure bud

[Hoop Hunter]

knicks in 6 tattooed above my ass

That's sweet. Is that where your boyfriend finishes?

[SFour]

Pacers still on cloud 9 from taking out the hospital Knicks in 7. This is going to be deja vu with the pacers having an easy route to the eastern conference finals and folding against a fully healthy team

You're assuming the Knicks stay healthy.....a single OG injury would change the series

Haliburton goes down and it's a joke of a series, see how easy that is?

You can't compare Hali to OG....if I said Brunson then that would make more sense.

[LFGK]

I don't think he will since he doesn't look like a Pacers fan. It just looks like he doesn't like the Knicks for whatever reason.

For what is worth, regular season matchups mean nothing. But if you're still confident on your Knicks in 5 take, how about a bet?

Sure since this isn't going to stop until I say fine what's the bet lol

Whatever you want, my man. Sig bet, money, whatever. Your choice.

Let's do $100 friendly wager

[LFGK]

I will say this again. I've never seen this poster post in our forums so it's quite unlikely that he's a Pacers fan.

Also, the Pacers have no issue with physicality. Bring it on

Robinson is going to be a massive issue on the glass, just to put things in perspective, in the playoffs he has more offensive rebounds than Allen and Mobley combined, while playing 18.5mpg.

This is going to be a very interesting back and forth, to be honest. The Knicks have an immense rebounding advantage, that's a given. But will they crash the boards as hard as they have so far knowing that if the board bounces our way, we're immediately running and forcing cross-matches on the other end?

Both teams can be burned here. The Knicks can be burned by our transition offense if they committ too much on the offensive glass and we can be burned by the Knicks' offensive rebounding prowess if we committ too much on leaking out.

I mean with Mitch and KAT in the game it is very unlikely they don't get the board. If the pacers don't hit their shots it will turn into a lot of 1 and dones and that up and down the court stuff won't work.

[LFGK]

knicks in 6 tattooed above my ass

That's sweet. Is that where your boyfriend finishes?

Pacers suck, Haliburton is a manufactured "star" guy is straight a$$

[Marrs-Law]

knicks in 6 tattooed above my ass

That's sweet. Is that where your boyfriend finishes?

Pacers suck, Haliburton is a manufactured "star" guy is straight a$$

Lol. If we suck I can't imagine how bad the Knicks are.

[LFGK]

That's sweet. Is that where your boyfriend finishes?

Pacers suck, Haliburton is a manufactured "star" guy is straight a$$

Lol. If we suck I can't imagine how bad the Knicks are.

We've at least beat teams that have their players, unlike your scruba$$ roster goin to Cancun real quick