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

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You guys!! Who wins the big ass Game 6?

Poll ended at Sat May 31, 2025 4:31 pm

Pacers win at home and advance to the NBA Finals
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Knicks win on the road and force Game 7
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#21 » by Castle Black » Fri May 30, 2025 8:48 pm

Pacers and Knicks fighting for the right to be stomped by OKC in the Finals I fear.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#22 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Fri May 30, 2025 8:58 pm

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If you want a textbook example of a dead arena you can go to Barclays. Subpar at best.

You want to see a raging crowd come to 125 S. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN that's the address of Gainbridge Field House.

Either way both Gainbridge and MSG are way better than Barclays. :P


Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#23 » by LFGK » Fri May 30, 2025 9:09 pm

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Woodsanity wrote:
basketballwacko2 wrote:You want to see a raging crowd come to 125 S. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN that's the address of Gainbridge Field House.

Either way both Gainbridge and MSG are way better than Barclays. :P


Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:


Who wants to go watch the nets? If you have tickets away for free you wouldn't get a 50% crowd, joke organization
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#24 » by Moose » Fri May 30, 2025 9:10 pm

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
LFGK wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Let’s GO PACERS , we got this !!!!

:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:







Send the frauds to Cancun :D


nets suck.....


One day when you visit NY city , you’ll see Atlantic Avenue and Barclays and you’ll change your stance :D

Until then it’s OK to hate :nod:


Lolol I live in bklyn, come on now lol
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Post#25 » by Moose » Fri May 30, 2025 9:11 pm

LFGK wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Woodsanity wrote:Either way both Gainbridge and MSG are way better than Barclays. :P


Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:


Who wants to go watch the nets? If you have tickets away for free you wouldn't get a 50% crowd, joke organization


To be fair, the Knicks were a joke for like 20 years. Happens lol
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Post#26 » by dWadeOwnzYou » Fri May 30, 2025 9:30 pm

I want to see an all time heart breaker like you've never seen before game 7 in New York. Will be rooting for NY in game 6.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#27 » by cgf » Fri May 30, 2025 11:20 pm

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bronxknicksfan1 wrote:We could’ve definitely used Shamet and Delon sooner. Outside of G1 against the Pistons, Payne has been absolutely putrid this playoffs. Could’ve cut into Hart’s minutes too. Glad it’s happening now, but it took having their back against the wall for Thibs to finally make adjustments.


Eh. Realistically, no coach is benching Payne right after he was crucial to us winning our first game of the postseason...especially after how effective he had been for us in the regular season. That game bought him at least that series and we didn't need either Payne or Wright in the Boston series.

Plus Wright looked like he needed time to settle in when he got to play in the regular season and has had a few plays in this series that show a lack of chemistry. Would that have been helped by replacing Payne after game 1 of that Detroit series more than just letting Wright continue to build chemistry in practice, or would that have just given Carlisle more tape to prepare?

I wouldn't have minded Shamet getting some minutes and suggested it a few times, even having some neutrals misrepresent me by claiming I was 'banking on Shamet to save us'...but again we didn't need to use him before now, which limited Carlisle's tape on him, so I can't get in too much of a fuss about Thibs not tipping his hand until he needed to put his cards on the table.

It's tough because we lost game 1 by a FT, if that game had been like game 2, then I'd be criticizing Thibs for not making the changes after game 1, but that game was so close that I can't blame him...even if it's something I thought we'd need to do before the series even started.


What was different about Delon’s chemistry with the team between Game 2 and Game 3 in this series? Or why not use Shamet to spell Mikal or Hart some minutes instead of playing them almost 40 minutes a game in previous series? This wasn’t a strategy to keep Carlisle from getting tape. This was a desperation move to see if something new would work. I’m happy Thibs made the adjustment, but can’t pretend it’s because he wanted to.


Nothing, which is why Wright was inserted after game 2 showed that we needed to adjust.

Why would he? The short rotation was working well until this series.

I'm not his therapist so I don't care about what Thibs wants to do. All I care about is that he keeps making the adjustments we need to make, when we need them.
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Post#28 » by cgf » Fri May 30, 2025 11:21 pm

Castle Black wrote:Pacers and Knicks fighting for the right to be stomped by OKC in the Finals I fear.


Yeah, a lot of western conference fans seem to be under that misconception.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#29 » by Laimbeer » Fri May 30, 2025 11:57 pm

Knicks weren't a pesky 7 seed trying to overcome 3-1. They have two of the final three at home and were generally considered better coming into the series. Felt like even at 3-1 they had a solid puncher's chance to pull it out. Now this win has put some pressure on the Pacers in Game 6.
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Post#30 » by azcatz11 » Sat May 31, 2025 12:26 am

Moose wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
LFGK wrote:
nets suck.....


One day when you visit NY city , you’ll see Atlantic Avenue and Barclays and you’ll change your stance :D

Until then it’s OK to hate :nod:


Lolol I live in bklyn, come on now lol


You ever been to 30th st and park ave? Mid town manhattan?
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#31 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sat May 31, 2025 1:35 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Moose wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
One day when you visit NY city , you’ll see Atlantic Avenue and Barclays and you’ll change your stance :D

Until then it’s OK to hate :nod:


Lolol I live in bklyn, come on now lol


You ever been to 30th st and park ave? Mid town manhattan?


Yeah plenty of times bro
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Post#32 » by NZB2323 » Sat May 31, 2025 1:58 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
LFGK wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Let’s GO PACERS , we got this !!!!

:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:







Send the frauds to Cancun :D


nets suck.....


One day when you visit NY city , you’ll see Atlantic Avenue and Barclays and you’ll change your stance :D

Until then it’s OK to hate :nod:


Barclays was built using eminent domain. They kicked people out of their homes so a billionaire could have a stadium that no one goes to and loses money. It’s a horrible example of eminent domain abuse and sets a terrible precedent: the government can kick you out of your home so a billionaire can build an entertainment center.



https://reason.com/2016/01/12/barclays-center-eminent-domain-fail/

I’ll never set foot inside that arena and I believe we should all boycott it, unless you want to support the billionaires who stole people’s homes and encourage more politicians to make deals with billionaires to steal people’s homes.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#33 » by cjx » Sat May 31, 2025 2:05 am

I just looked at the NBA Illuminati's script, Fam :lol:

They decided that the Knicks shouldn't be the sacrificial lamb for OKC

OKC is supposed to win 2 out of the next 3 championships

Indiana will eliminate the Knicks in game 6

They want Giannis to join Wemby in San Antonio, so OKC can have an arch-rival

Let me know what else you'd like to know, and I'll find it for you in the script :D
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#34 » by LFGK » Sat May 31, 2025 2:18 am

cjx wrote:I just looked at the NBA Illuminati's script, Fam :lol:

They decided that the Knicks shouldn't be the sacrificial lamb for OKC

OKC is supposed to win 2 out of the next 3 championships

Indiana will eliminate the Knicks in game 6

They want Giannis to join Wemby in San Antonio, so OKC can have an arch-rival


Let me know what else you'd like to know, and I'll find it for you in the script :D


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Post#35 » by Mamba81p » Sat May 31, 2025 2:28 am

LFGK wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Woodsanity wrote:Either way both Gainbridge and MSG are way better than Barclays. :P


Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:


Who wants to go watch the nets? If you have tickets away for free you wouldn't get a 50% crowd, joke organization


Are You one of those scammers that “work” in Times Square? I am asking because that might an excuse for your **** posts. Maybe you are used to sell **** all day

https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2024

Nets had over 17.5k average attendance in 2023-2024. Those are paid tickets in a rebuilding year.
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Post#36 » by Mamba81p » Sat May 31, 2025 2:33 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Woodsanity wrote:
basketballwacko2 wrote:You want to see a raging crowd come to 125 S. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN that's the address of Gainbridge Field House.

Either way both Gainbridge and MSG are way better than Barclays. :P


Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:


There are enough regular people in msg. Just because they make more money it doesn’t make them less “regular”
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Post#37 » by cgf » Sat May 31, 2025 2:34 am

cjx wrote:I just looked at the NBA Illuminati's script, Fam :lol:

They decided that the Knicks shouldn't be the sacrificial lamb for OKC

OKC is supposed to win 2 out of the next 3 championships

Indiana will eliminate the Knicks in game 6

They want Giannis to join Wemby in San Antonio, so OKC can have an arch-rival

Let me know what else you'd like to know, and I'll find it for you in the script :D


OKC's going down no matter who wins, no more dynasties so the kids have to wait.
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Re: 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-2) 

Post#38 » by LFGK » Sat May 31, 2025 2:39 am

Mamba81p wrote:
LFGK wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Well regular people can actually afford to go to the games in Gainbridge and Barclays

While Knicks fans can enjoy their games from their living room sofa at best ,or the worse this rat infested fan zones :lol:

Choose your seats Knicks fans :lol:


Who wants to go watch the nets? If you have tickets away for free you wouldn't get a 50% crowd, joke organization


Are You one of those scammers that “work” in Times Square? I am asking because that might an excuse for your **** posts. Maybe you are used to sell **** all day

https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2024

Nets had over 17.5k average attendance in 2023-2024. Those are paid tickets in a rebuilding year.


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Post#39 » by Lala870 » Sat May 31, 2025 2:47 am

cjx wrote:I just looked at the NBA Illuminati's script, Fam :lol:

They decided that the Knicks shouldn't be the sacrificial lamb for OKC

OKC is supposed to win 2 out of the next 3 championships

Indiana will eliminate the Knicks in game 6

They want Giannis to join Wemby in San Antonio, so OKC can have an arch-rival

Let me know what else you'd like to know, and I'll find it for you in the script :D


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

Post#40 » by knicksfan974 » Sat May 31, 2025 2:59 am

I was confident that the Knicks will prevail before the series started, and still have the same confidence. I always considered the Knicks to be superior on paper, and if they start to click on the court the Pacers will not be able to stop them. The Knicks will get this done, and they will go to the NBA Finals. Two more wins to go for the Finals, six wins total for the NBA championship.

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