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

[Hoop Hunter]

Thx for the memories

That's a memory for you failure instead of success? That's pretty pathetic.. I wouldn't share that again.

Guy is a lol everyone thinking the series is 1 game long....keep this same energy the rest of the series

Only one . Go in the bathroom, look straight ahead above the sink, there the is.

With all the crowing, bragging and being downright disrespectful in this thread, you finally got one thing right, it is just 1 game.

[Infinite Llamas]

God I miss Nesmith on the C’s. Potential was always there. Just the minutes that weren’t.

[JimmyPlopper]

It felt like there was a curse or some voodoo going on when Nesmith kept hitting those shots - one after another

[ArksNetsSince99]

That's a memory for you failure instead of success? That's pretty pathetic.. I wouldn't share that again.

Guy is a lol everyone thinking the series is 1 game long....keep this same energy the rest of the series

Only one Go in the bathroom, look straight ahead above the sink, there the is.

With all the crowing, bragging and being downright disrespectful in this thread, you finally got one thing right, it is just 1 game.

But … even broken clock is right twice a day

[RookieStar]

Somewhere Trae thinking his " knick killer " title is being eyed by Hali....

[Butch718]

Yeah, any Knick fans that arrogantly thinks this loss isn’t that big a deal, are not living in reality. This is the same **** I saw in the Boston series from those 2 home losses, except this is much worse.

The Pacers are to he respected. This is the 3rd time this post season in which they pulled out an improbable win with less than a minute remaining. They’re confident, they’re deep, and they’re going to be riding high after punking the Knicks tonight.

I have been a fan for 31 years and this loss is far worse than whatever Reggie did to them.

**** Hali for bringing back that PTSD, and for this one night, **** this entire team that I have been loyal to for the majority of my life for allowing this **** to happen. No excuse, this is not **** acceptable, just completely crashing out.

I hate sports. I hate that all the disappointment and embarrassment that comes from being a fan of this team.

[Tnasty4l]

Hali is a big wrestling fan. He loves playing the heel when he's on the court.

He's a frontrunner. Talks mad **** when things are going well, quiet as a church mouse when things are going poorly.

No denying his clutchness, though. Each game winner/tyer more ridiculous than the last.

I hate him as a Bucks fan. Ironic since he's from Oshkosh and was almost a Badger. But respect the magic.

…who talks trash when they are losing? 0_o

This whole front runner thing is bizarre.

Every player in the league is a front runner. But coming from a Bucks fan is expected since we've been busting that ass for the last few years.

[RiotPunch]

He's a frontrunner. Talks mad **** when things are going well, quiet as a church mouse when things are going poorly.

No denying his clutchness, though. Each game winner/tyer more ridiculous than the last.

I hate him as a Bucks fan. Ironic since he's from Oshkosh and was almost a Badger. But respect the magic.

…who talks trash when they are losing? 0_o

This whole front runner thing is bizarre.

Every player in the league is a front runner. But coming from a Bucks fan is expected since we've been busting that ass for the last few years.

Classy fella.

Can't take away our NBA Cup! Sigh...

[Kawaii Leonard]

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[Chuck Everett]

Pacers are 6-1 in the playoffs on the road. Knicks are 3-4 at home in the playoffs. Just another nugget to think about for Game 2.

[knicksfan974]

Considering the Knicks were like one better controlled possession away from taking a 1-0 series lead, it is not necessary to panic. I don't care what happened to the Celtics in the earlier series, this is a different series and no reason to expect that the Knicks would end up like the Celtics. If you watched the whole game you could see how good of a matchup the Pacers is for the Knicks. I was much more worried playing the Celtics even when up 2-0 than playing the Pacers now being down a game. On to the Game 2!

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

Pacers are 6-1 in the playoffs on the road. Knicks are 3-4 at home in the playoffs. Just another nugget to think about for Game 2.

I don’t think the Knicks are weak mentally. I think they will be fired up and come out swinging.

[Butch718]

Pacers are 6-1 in the playoffs on the road. Knicks are 3-4 at home in the playoffs. Just another nugget to think about for Game 2.

I don’t think the Knicks are weak mentally. I think they will be fired up and come out swinging.

I am a Knicks fan and not even I believe in this.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Considering the Knicks were like one better controlled possession away from taking a 1-0 series lead, it is not necessary to panic. I don't care what happened to the Celtics in the earlier series, this is a different series and no reason to expect that the Knicks would end up like the Celtics. If you watched the whole game you could see how good of a matchup the Pacers is for the Knicks. I was much more worried playing the Celtics even when up 2-0 than playing the Pacers now being down a game. On to the Game 2!

Whole game was up and down even , Naismith created this 15 points hole , with 3 fouls in a row (2 three points shots )
I don’t think he gonna make the same mistake in another game

Without this hole Pacers would’ve won this comfortably in regulation , so keep dreaming

[Roscoe Sheed]

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the 2 reasons I'm struggling to pull for the Knicks- Brunson's constant foul baiting and Thibs sourpuss face- has the man ever smiled in his life?

[ArksNetsSince99]

Yeah, any Knick fans that arrogantly thinks this loss isn’t that big a deal, is not living in reality. This is the same **** I saw in the Boston series from those 2 home losses, except this is much worse.

The Pacers are to he respected. This is the 3rd time this post season in which they pulled out an improbable win with less than a minute remaining. They’re confident, they’re deep, and they’re going to be riding high after punking the Knicks tonight.

I have been a fan for 31 years and this loss is far worse than whatever Reggie did to them.

**** Hali for bringing back that PTSD, and for this one night, **** this entire team that I have been loyal to for the majority of my life for allowing this **** to happen. No excuse, this is not **** acceptable, just completely crashing out.

I hate sports. I hate that all the disappointment and embarrassment that comes from being a fan of this team.

This is a Real Fan that I can respect

[bronxknicksfan1]

It felt like there was a curse or some voodoo going on when Nesmith kept hitting those shots - one after another

No voodoo at all…

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[Butch718]

Considering the Knicks were like one better controlled possession away from taking a 1-0 series lead, it is not necessary to panic. I don't care what happened to the Celtics in the earlier series, this is a different series and no reason to expect that the Knicks would end up like the Celtics. If you watched the whole game you could see how good of a matchup the Pacers is for the Knicks. I was much more worried playing the Celtics even when up 2-0 than playing the Pacers now being down a game. On to the Game 2!

Whole game was up and down even , Naismith created this 15 points hole , with 3 fouls in a row (2 three points shots )
I don’t think he gonna make the same mistake in another game

Without this hole Pacers would’ve won this comfortably in regulation , so keep dreaming

I am going to comment on you just this one time.

Your whole schtick is corny. I might be miserable **** right now, but I would rather much be in my position, rather than acting like incel corn ball that’s ready to pounce every time something bad happens to the Knicks.

[Capn'O]

Just a couple things I’ll say after reading the thread:

1. A lot of people were talking about how Brunson and KAT were shook. I don’t think that’s true. I think they were gassed. 36 minutes vs the Pacers isn’t 36 minutes vs other teams. Go beyond 36 minutes and it’s tough. We’ve seen it throughout the season with Jokic tiring out, then in the playoffs with Giannis tiring out, then Mitchell tiring out. When you’re gassed, you’re not thinking straight, are more prone to errors, and your shots gunna be off without your legs fully under you.

2. Nesmith is one of the best shooters in the NBA. Scoring 6 threes in a row is wild for anyone, Curry included, but when an elite shooters sees a few go in, it’s always possible they catch fire, and tonight, he was on fire. BUT for those saying it’s a fluke, in the sense of 6 in a row, sure, that’s unlikely, but the dude is absolute a sniper. Pretty sure he was the only 50/40/90 player this season, and he’s led the Playoffs in 3P% over 50% I believe.

Lastly, Cap’n O and the dude with three random letters as his name(cbf maybe), y’all are just class through and through. Just want you to know I appreciate you guys.

Thanks mate. Your crew was fun to chop it up with last year and the same holds. It's funny we got a group of Nets fans jumping and high fiving in the corner while the group that actually won keeps chopping it up about hoops but that's per usual.

Fluke or no, it happened and you won and that's the kind of variance that can sway a series. Everyone else fed off his heater too. It felt like you had a last run in you.

I don't think our guys were shook. Gassed maybe. But I also think your team goads your opponents into playing a frenetic pace when they... especially us... should be slowing it down. Our conditioning is very good but yours looked... a little better? I was surprised we didn't look to find Mikal more late. He can act as a secondary playmaker and make some high degree of difficulty shots to take some pressure off of Jalen. Last, you all chose to leave Hart open and it paid off. That's something we'll need to reckon with as well as that's a common strategy.

[pipfan]

Neutral fan here-awesome game. This should be a great series. No need to panic for NY-they're a tough team