Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V2.0

LoveMyRaps · Post #2141 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:51 am

Refs did Pacers dirty.

Also not sure why Indiana should lose their challenge if they win their previous one.

Siakam block on McBride was nasty - shouldn’t have been a foul.

Basketball_Jones · Post #2142 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:51 am

Geez Kat had some decent pick and roll drops and took it to the basket. Wish he’d play like this every game.

Tripod · Post #2143 » by **Tripod** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:52 am

Brunson....only minus Knick tonight at -6

Siakam by far worst minus on Pacers -21. Next worst -11, then -6.

Would not have expected either

sidsid · Post #2144 » by **sidsid** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:52 am

I get the idea of getting Siakam involved more, but it has to be on the Brunson/KAT attack plan. He's not the initial guy on the matchup so the process makes sense that they attack where they can.

It almost worked. Both Brunson and KAT had 5 fouls and they just let go of the rope. They let KAT off the hook and he made them pay.

It's the playoffs and you need to be relentless. The game got tight and Pacers went into trading buckets mode. Hali was the first to go for hero shots (and he made his 3) instead of commiting to process. And they lost the game.

WaltFrazier · Post #2145 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:56 am

Boogie! wrote:Timothy chalamet is that big of a Knicks fan that he travelled to Indiana?

Caitlin Clark invited him

Basketball_Jones · Post #2146 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:57 am

OG blocking Neismith and talking trash was pretty awesome

WaltFrazier · Post #2147 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:57 am

LoveMyRaps wrote:Refs did Pacers dirty.

Also not sure why Indiana should lose their challenge if they win their previous one.

Siakam block on McBride was nasty - shouldn’t have been a foul.

With the body

WaltFrazier · Post #2148 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:59 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:OG blocking Neismith and talking trash was pretty awesome

OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Tripod · Post #2149 » by **Tripod** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:01 am

WaltFrazier wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:OG blocking Neismith and talking trash was pretty awesome

OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Achiuwa kept seats warm.

WaltFrazier · Post #2150 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:02 am

Watching highlights, Pascal fouled Kat after his last three, coulda been 4 point play as Kenny just said

Basketball_Jones · Post #2151 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:03 am

Tripod wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:OG blocking Neismith and talking trash was pretty awesome

OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Achiuwa kept seats warm.

They could use his energy and switch defense

WaltFrazier · Post #2152 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:03 am

Tripod wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:OG blocking Neismith and talking trash was pretty awesome

OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Achiuwa kept seats warm.

I wish he was getting a couple minutes each half, he could be in those late defensive possessions being mobile and switchable

Tripod · Post #2153 » by **Tripod** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:09 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:
Tripod wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Achiuwa kept seats warm.

They could use his energy and switch defense

Agreed. I said that the other day....rebounding, defense, and gives others rest to make them more efficient. Plus 6 extra fouls if you need them.

Boogie! · Post #2154 » by **Boogie!** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:10 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:
Tripod wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:OG had 16, some big stops and a big second half. Pascal 17 also clutch second half. Pascal even went 2 for 2 from the line late.

Delon was solid, while I'm on former Raps

Achiuwa kept seats warm.

They could use his energy and switch defense

please play achiuwa, it’ll increase Indiana’s odds of winning. can’t believe they blew this one though.

WaltFrazier · Post #2155 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:12 am

Tripod wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:
Tripod wrote:Achiuwa kept seats warm.

They could use his energy and switch defense

Agreed. I said that the other day....rebounding, defense, and gives others rest to make them more efficient. Plus 6 extra fouls if you need them.

And as I think of it, Pacers are a good matchup for him, not too big inside

WaltFrazier · Post #2156 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:12 am

Boogie! wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:
Tripod wrote:Achiuwa kept seats warm.

They could use his energy and switch defense
please play achiuwa, it’ll increase Indiana’s odds of winning. can’t believe they blew this one though.

They've each blown a game now.

WaltFrazier · Post #2157 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:15 am

Just when I was really down on Kat

Read on Twitter

sidsid · Post #2158 » by **sidsid** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

Wonder if the Shamet and Delon minutes goaded Carlisle into more inexplicable Mathurin minutes. A lot of **** against the wall style rotations in this one.

sidsid · Post #2159 » by **sidsid** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

WaltFrazier wrote:Just when I was really down on Kat

Read on Twitter

Don't let this fool you. He was the reason the Knicks were in the hole for 3 quarters. And Brunson as well.

Save the flowers for McBride in the 4th and OG mid game.

WaltFrazier · Post #2160 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:22 am

sidsid wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:Just when I was really down on Kat

Read on Twitter

Don't let this fool you. He was the reason the Knicks were in the hole for 3 quarters. And Brunson as well.

Save the flowers for McBride in the 4th and OG mid game.

I know about the early part of the game but at least he did come through