2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1)

Post #561 » by **Capn'O** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Is the bridges turnaround jumper at the baseline his bread and butter move? I feel like I've seen this same shot a dozen times from him.

He's really good in the midrange... usually.

basketballRob · Post #562 » by **basketballRob** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

It looked like Nesmith was able to weight on it going to the locker room.

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Tracymcgoaty · Post #563 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

GeorgeSears wrote:Terrible possession there. Bridges dribbles into the corner, gets doubled, throws it to KAT, he tries to thread the needle to Brunson, which results in a turnover and basket on the other end.

Not only that..He gives it to Brunson being SURROUNDED by players. What the hell was he supposed to do if even caught that?

KAT doesn't think basketball. He gets by on his talent.

Wizop · Post #564 » by **Wizop** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:Who starts in Nesmiths place? Thinking it’s gotta be Sheppard.

Fell out of rotation during the season but has earned his place back in the playoffs.

Could be Mathurin. Small chance it's Walker.

Handlez · Post #565 » by **Handlez** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

Knicks are going through the motions.

They know the series is over.

therealbig3 · Post #566 » by **therealbig3** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

From what I'm seeing, KAT and Brunson are just really low IQ defenders. And when Brunson isn't able to get to the line (the Pacers are doing a great job of not getting baited into fouls and keeping their hands up and feet moving), he's pretty TO-prone, the Pacers are reading him like a book and know exactly where he's going with the ball as soon as he realizes he can't foul bait his way to the line after he picks up his dribble.

Asian Celtic · Post #567 » by **Asian Celtic** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

Time for Mathurin and Sheppard to step up.

Marvin Martian · Post #568 » by **Marvin Martian** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

This double big lineup from NYK is not working AT ALL. Robinson isn't providing any help D and KAT is just awful

Indomitable · Post #569 » by **Indomitable** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:51 am

kodo wrote:
Indomitable wrote:Nesmith hopefully did not break his foot

Definitely looked like an ankle roll, just what grade.

I did that last exact same thing 2 years ago. Landed on my foot weirdly. My foot shifted and came down wrong.

CelticSooner · Post #570 » by **CelticSooner** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
ChumboChappati wrote:Brunson is out of gas. All those heavy minutes have finally catch him.

Thibs ball is career suicide.

When Raja Bell wants no part of it you know it’s not sustainable lol

Johnny Bball · Post #571 » by **Johnny Bball** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

donkki wrote:All these turnovers and the lack of effort is killing the Knicks right now. This just won't cut it!

Their halfcourt offense is torture to watch right now and I have no idea how it came to that.

Mamba81p · Post #572 » by **Mamba81p** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

Questionable to return means good news

scrabbarista · Post #573 » by **scrabbarista** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:Trade KAT for Jokic

Everybody wins!

XTC · Post #574 » by **XTC** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

ChumboChappati wrote:Brunson is out of gas. All those heavy minutes have finally catch him.

The difference between Haliburton and Brunson is conditioning.

Pacers run run run and run on offense, he has to defend Haliburton, and the Pacers got multiple defenders to throw at him.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #575 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

Wizop wrote:
xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:Who starts in Nesmiths place? Thinking it’s gotta be Sheppard.

Fell out of rotation during the season but has earned his place back in the playoffs.

Could be Mathurin. Small chance it's Walker.

Na, Sheppard’s defense is needed over Mathurin.

___Rand___ · Post #576 » by **___Rand___** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:52 am

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:Who starts in Nesmiths place? Thinking it’s gotta be Sheppard.

Fell out of rotation during the season but has earned his place back in the playoffs.

Depends on the matchup IMO. Sheppard Nesmith might be too small for wings. I think Mathurin might be better at 3 physically.

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #577 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:53 am

Capn'O wrote:
KGDirkTD_Fan wrote:Is the bridges turnaround jumper at the baseline his bread and butter move? I feel like I've seen this same shot a dozen times from him.

He's really good in the midrange... usually.

Looking pretty good this quarter 8-)

Asian Celtic · Post #578 » by **Asian Celtic** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:53 am

TJ so calm. If he got 3pt shooting he's be a starter.

Post #579 » by **Nuntius** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:53 am

Right ankle sprain for Nesmith. So, the question is what grade it is and how much time he misses.

mkot · Post #580 » by **mkot** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:53 am

Capn'O wrote:
Zeno wrote:
Capn'O wrote:
This is true. But maybe nobody does this year?

I think Denver would have been a tough matchup for them. OKC will be a good series. I am not sure about the Wolves , I think the Pacers would win that series. Completely healthy Celtics or even Cavs would have been competitive but Denver to me would have been the most equipped

Maybe, for similar reasons that they are tough for okc. I'm just thinking the Pacers are better than I realized.

They are peaking at the right time.

And I don't want to hear about the Cavs. They got embarrassed, outclassed and out-hustled, the series was not close. Maybe Garland can give them more if healthy and push the series to 6. Pacers still going to handle them easily. 2 defensive big and 2 offensive small is a recipe of success in the regular season, too much holes for teams to exploit in the playoffs and Pacers proved that concept.

Who wins Game 3?