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

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Who wins and advances to the NBA Finals?

Poll ended at Thu May 22, 2025 2:39 am

Knicks in 4
13
5%
Knicks in 5
31
11%
Knicks in 6
62
22%
Knicks in 7
50
18%
Pacers in 4
5
2%
Pacers in 5
7
3%
Pacers in 6
84
30%
Pacers in 7
25
9%
 
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1461 » by Spree2Houston » Thu May 22, 2025 2:30 am

Sucks for Indy having to play a healthy team in the playoffs
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1462 » by Patches Perry » Thu May 22, 2025 2:30 am

Hard to tell sometimes how much an elbow to the face hurts from a slow replay but that definitely wasn't a foul on Towns.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1463 » by Capn'O » Thu May 22, 2025 2:30 am

Outlast a Thibs team, they said

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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1464 » by Marvin Martian » Thu May 22, 2025 2:31 am

Shock Defeat wrote:Towns landed before he let go of the ball lmao. Should have been a travel

Thought the same thing too. There is no way a player of KAT's size can legally do that move lol
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1465 » by dakomish23 » Thu May 22, 2025 2:31 am

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dakomish23 wrote:IND needs to make back up C a top priority this summer. They are absolutely cratering when Turner is off the floor

Feels like a lot of teams are going to be looking for a backup C this offseason. These big/double big lineups are wrecking havoc


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Post#1466 » by Woodsanity » Thu May 22, 2025 2:31 am

Sad for Pacers no injured Knicks team to feast on this time.
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Post#1467 » by The Warrior » Thu May 22, 2025 2:31 am

Diop wrote:that non brunson run ended the game.


Which is pretty pathetic for the Pacers. They played as if they were easily going to take the lead with Brunson sitting and they found out.
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Post#1468 » by Marrs-Law » Thu May 22, 2025 2:31 am

jbk1234 wrote:I don't understand why Haliburton just disappears in games. He's had open looks and passed to teammates who've been forced into tougher shots. Meanwhile his teammates have completely abandoned the three point line in favor of driving into the paint against long defenders and two seven footers.


He can be passive with his shot at times. This happened when he was recovering from the hamstring injury as well. I think its a mental out-of-rhythm issue.

If he could slightly improve his shot-making and cut out the inconsistencies, I'd like to think he'd be a top-5 offensive player in the NBA.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1469 » by AFM » Thu May 22, 2025 2:32 am

Knicks kinda shnasty wit it
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1470 » by Raps in 4 » Thu May 22, 2025 2:32 am

Looks like both series are going to be sweeps.
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Post#1471 » by xBulletproof » Thu May 22, 2025 2:32 am

dakomish23 wrote:IND needs to make back up C a top priority this summer. They are absolutely cratering when Turner is off the floor


Bryant is our 4th C. Our 2nd and 3rd C both had torn achilles in October.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1472 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Thu May 22, 2025 2:32 am

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Diop wrote:that non brunson run ended the game.


Which is pretty pathetic for the Pacers. They played as if they were easily going to take the lead with Brunson sitting and they found out.



We survived a month without Brunson, our defense was actually better without him :lol:
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1473 » by azcatz11 » Thu May 22, 2025 2:33 am

Brunson is a demon
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1474 » by The4thHorseman » Thu May 22, 2025 2:33 am

Huge 3 by Brunson
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1475 » by jehosafats » Thu May 22, 2025 2:33 am

Shake Brunson's hand before the tip off, that's a whistle.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1476 » by Butch718 » Thu May 22, 2025 2:33 am

I love that double big lineup. Pacers one weakness is that they lack the bigs to counter that size.

Very promising to see them go on that run with Brunson out with foul trouble.
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Post#1477 » by azcatz11 » Thu May 22, 2025 2:33 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Looks like both series are going to be sweeps.


OKC Knicks is legit matchup…I think it’s going 7
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1478 » by Kawaii Leonard » Thu May 22, 2025 2:34 am

Hali’s swishes are always the loudest
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1479 » by Tracymcgoaty » Thu May 22, 2025 2:34 am

Brunson is killing the offensive flow.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#1480 » by sp6r=underrated » Thu May 22, 2025 2:34 am

Stupid foul by Hart.

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