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

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Who wins Game 4??

Pacers win at home and go up 3-1
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Knicks get the road win and tie it up at 2-2
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Post#201 » by cgf » Wed May 28, 2025 12:56 am

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PushDaRock wrote:gotta love those awkward OG drives that manage to go in


The Knicks specialize in these awkward drives with OG and KAT.


It does help me miss Randle a little less...
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Post#202 » by durden_tyler » Wed May 28, 2025 12:56 am

Lance Stephenson sighting. That’s bad omen for the Pacers, right?


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Post#203 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 28, 2025 12:56 am

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Post#204 » by kwajo » Wed May 28, 2025 12:56 am

cgf wrote:Siakam just can't defend Towns or Anunoby.


I feel like he's defended OG really well throughout the series, especially avoiding fouling while clearly knowing that OG can be goaded into bad drives with risky ball handling. KAT is just too big, but he's held his own given the weight difference.
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Post#205 » by sp6r=underrated » Wed May 28, 2025 12:56 am

HHH should chairshot the ref.
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Post#206 » by cgf » Wed May 28, 2025 12:57 am

scrabbarista wrote:Towns has been a problem for the Pacers today.


The only one who has been able to consistently stop Towns this postseason have been the refs.
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Post#207 » by durden_tyler » Wed May 28, 2025 12:58 am

Defense has picked up midway through the second. They should since that near 80 pt combined output in the 1Q!


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Post#208 » by rockmanslim » Wed May 28, 2025 12:58 am

Hart with another dumb entry pass wtf is he thinking
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Post#209 » by knicksfan974 » Wed May 28, 2025 12:58 am

Indy starting to feel the pressure now, shots are not falling anymore.
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Post#210 » by 2weekswithpay » Wed May 28, 2025 12:58 am

The lineups without Brunson are playing great defense.
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Post#211 » by Kawaii Leonard » Wed May 28, 2025 12:59 am

Why Toppin pulling up like that?
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Post#212 » by cgf » Wed May 28, 2025 12:59 am

kwajo wrote:
cgf wrote:Siakam just can't defend Towns or Anunoby.


I feel like he's defended OG really well throughout the series, especially avoiding fouling while clearly knowing that OG can be goaded into bad drives with risky ball handling. KAT is just too big, but he's held his own given the weight difference.


Yeah, Siakam hasn't realized that OG has gotten a lot better at driving to the rim than he used to be. Hopefully he keeps thinking that OG driving by him is a good thing.
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Post#213 » by xBulletproof » Wed May 28, 2025 12:59 am

Towns is a problem, but man he was breathing hard. Then the FT is short.

Either way, this is the only time we've really missed our actual backup C's that got hurt. Jackson would be huge in this series.
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Post#214 » by kwajo » Wed May 28, 2025 1:00 am

Man, KAT is super talented but I hate his body language all the time no matter if things are going well or not.
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Post#215 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 28, 2025 1:00 am

cgf wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:Towns has been a problem for the Pacers today.


The only one who has been able to consistently stop Towns this postseason have been the refs.


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Post#216 » by Patches Perry » Wed May 28, 2025 1:01 am

Fantastic game so far. Loving it.
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Post#217 » by durden_tyler » Wed May 28, 2025 1:01 am

Haliburton pull up 3s is so slow and highly telegraphed but defenses still too slow to anticipate it. Love Haliburton’s no-conscience shots, it can swing momentums and games.


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Post#218 » by rockmanslim » Wed May 28, 2025 1:01 am

Poor Wright can't get out of his own way
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Post#219 » by Dan Z » Wed May 28, 2025 1:02 am

I wonder how good the Raptors would be had they kept Siakam, OG and Fred VanVleet (if they could)...?

A good team, but probably one that would only go so far.
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Post#220 » by Kawaii Leonard » Wed May 28, 2025 1:02 am

kwajo wrote:Man, KAT is super talented but I hate his body language all the time no matter if things are going well or not.


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