2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)

AFM · Post #1141 » by **AFM** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:51 am

How are people calling this over already? Did we watch the same games?

Post #1142 » by **Nuntius** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:51 am

NotaHypeJob wrote:
Jazz9 wrote:
NotaHypeJob wrote:People gonna enroll in summer school over watching a OKC/Indiana Finals

Series will be good but ratings are 100% gonna be awful
Most casual fans have already tuned out of these playoffs. Take NY out and there's barely anybody left

People on this board make fun of casuals for whatever reason but you're not telling your wife/gf/friends I'm staying inside to watch OKC/Indiana if they want to go out.

That is the one benefit of watching NBA games as a Euro. No one expects you to go out at 3 in the morning. You can just not sleep and enjoy the games in complete silence since everyone else is asleep :lol:

The Warrior · Post #1143 » by **The Warrior** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:52 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:
bisme37 wrote:To put lipstick on a pig from the Knicks perspective, it was a 1 point game early in the 4th. Then the Knicks went on a run and were up big with a few minutes left. Then the Pacers went on a run to send it to OT.

So was it really a Knicks "collapse" or just a game/quarter of runs? It was probably a collapse haha, but you could look at it the other way too.

It was neither. It was a miracle. You give a guy 6 lightly contested 3s how often are they hitting all 6 in a 2 minute span?

How often is Hali getting that bounce?

And that’s just their end. We missed FTs, were slipping all over the court, had a missed goaltend that turned what would’ve been a 6 pt OT lead into an open pacer 3 and 1 pt lead.

Just call it what it actually was. A pacer miracle.

Ah yes, a miracle win in game 1 and yet another miracle in game 2.

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HotRocks34 · Post #1144 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:52 am

jkvonny wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:Irrecoverable Game 1 choke from the Knicks. Seems destined for permanent infamy.

League in panic? OKC vs IND Finals. Small markets.

Like the Spurs/Cavs, Pistons/Blazers, Spurs/Pistons, Suns/Bucks etc NBA Finals years back lol.

Cool with me!

I'll watch!

doogie_hauser · Post #1145 » by **doogie_hauser** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:52 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
Memories wrote:
Jadoogar wrote:Do you guys even like basketball?

Let me go check the market size rankings so I know if I'm allowed to like a particular series

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Lo
They ain't lying tho.

Ratings for that series is going to be an alltime low

They're right but who cares? Unless you feel the NBA shouldn't have teams in places like Indy/OKC you need to accept the finals will sometimes have them matchup and the ratings will suffer.

Anyone who is not going to watch the finals cause it has two small market teams in it is a Bum and not a true Hoops fan at all.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1146 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

AFM wrote:How are people calling this over already? Did we watch the same games?

Did you watch the Pacers these playoffs. Not only can they beat the Knicks when they have close games they can all comeback being 9 down with a minute to go and win games.

ITYSL · Post #1147 » by **ITYSL** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
CoP wrote:Gotem

It is a very hard to beat another playoff team 4 out of 7. But when you throw games away it is basically impossible. Look at OKC way better than Denver. If they didn't piss away G1 they probably win in 4-5 instead it goes 7.

LAC/DEN, BOS/NY, CLE/IND is usually what happens. Throw a game away and you lose.

Yup. I saw it in G1 and G2 last round. All credit to the Knicks for never giving up. But we had the usual couple clown Celtics fans on here talking as if those losses didn't mean much. They were the series. Celtics hold onto both of those games and they probably win the series and Tatum probably doesn't get hurt. It sucks man!

Anyway, I do hope the Knicks make it a series.

Wizop · Post #1148 » by **Wizop** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

Memories wrote:
Jadoogar wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Nobody is watching that finals.
Do you guys even like basketball?

Let me go check the market size rankings so I know if I'm allowed to like a particular series

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They ain't lying tho.

Ratings for that series is going to be an alltime low

Ratings for Wednesday was an all time high. Tonight's should be good too.

durden_tyler · Post #1149 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

NotaHypeJob wrote:
Jazz9 wrote:
NotaHypeJob wrote:People gonna enroll in summer school over watching a OKC/Indiana Finals

Series will be good but ratings are 100% gonna be awful
Most casual fans have already tuned out of these playoffs. Take NY out and there's barely anybody left

People on this board make fun of casuals for whatever reason but you're not telling your wife/gf/friends I'm staying inside to watch OKC/Indiana if they want to go out.

Casuals are generally just sore Lakers fans so there is really nothing you can do to convert those back.

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___Rand___ · Post #1150 » by **___Rand___** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

SkyBill40 wrote:Damn. This series could very well be over already.

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I think you can call the OKC-Wolves series over. Not this one. Games been close.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1151 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

Read on Twitter

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And this won’t change after this series.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #1152 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:53 am

Nuntius wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Damn. This series could very well be over already.

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It's over

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Nah, it's not over. We have the upper hand now, for sure, but it's still not over.

I hate to disagree with you but , ITS OVER , DONE , FINISHED, KAPUT

Pacers will be Eastern Conference Champions soon and going to the Finals

djsunyc · Post #1153 » by **djsunyc** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:54 am

SlimShady83 wrote:
djsunyc wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Knicks going to go after Giannis In off season haha.

will take kat and bridges/og. they dont have any picks and need to convince giannis to go there.

Didn't know they didn't have any pics, this offseason going to be fun and I can't wait.

they traded 4 frps and a swap for mikal!

Black Jack · Post #1154 » by **Black Jack** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:54 am

This is why I wanted the Warriors to acquire Siakam.

(semi - proof: viewtopic.php?t=1845324&start=220#p75737832 )

wang000hk · Post #1155 » by **wang000hk** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:54 am

It is looking like a sweep to me now

Post #1156 » by **Nuntius** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:54 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Nuntius wrote:
basketballRob wrote:It's over

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Nah, it's not over. We have the upper hand now, for sure, but it's still not over.

I hate to disagree with you but , ITS OVER , DONE , FINISHED, KAPUT

Pacers will be Eastern Conference Champions soon and going to the Finals

Arky, you have your opinions and I have mine. We can always agree to disagree :wink:

doogie_hauser · Post #1157 » by **doogie_hauser** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:54 am

uncleduck13 wrote:Knicks on paper are the more talented team but the Pacers just play a better brand of basketball.

Knicks have no depth or bench. They also limited their opportunities to better themselves with the awful and costly Mikal Bridges trade.

SkyBill40 · Post #1158 » by **SkyBill40** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:55 am

___Rand___ wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Damn. This series could very well be over already.

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I think you can call the OKC-Wolves series over. Not this one. Games been close.

I said it could be over and the record for teams going up 2-0 in the Conference Finals is nothing to hone about: Those teams are 76-6.

So is there still a chance, albeit a slim one? Sure.

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AFM · Post #1159 » by **AFM** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:55 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
AFM wrote:How are people calling this over already? Did we watch the same games?

Did you watch the Pacers these playoffs. Not only can they beat the Knicks when they have close games they can all comeback being 9 down with a minute to go and win games.

I am not saying NY will win. But series is not close to over. Teams seem very even to me.

The OKC series is over though.

The Warrior · Post #1160 » by **The Warrior** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:55 am

AFM wrote:How are people calling this over already? Did we watch the same games?

It's not over obviously but it's not a good sign when the road team steals both games on the road. One game sure, but both and heading back to the comforts of their home court, that's why.

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Who wins?