2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)

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Which team becomes 2025 NBA Champions?

Poll ended at Sat Jun 7, 2025 2:43 am

Thunder in 4
28
7%
Thunder in 5
140
37%
Thunder in 6
89
23%
Thunder in 7
21
6%
Pacers in 4
11
3%
Pacers in 5
4
1%
Pacers in 6
60
16%
Pacers in 7
26
7%
 
Total votes: 379

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#521 » by djsunyc » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

poor pacers rebounding continues
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#522 » by rockmanslim » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

I refuse to sit down until Doris says free throw merchant
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#523 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

Someone on the Pacers has to start giving a **** and box someone out.
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Post#524 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

O B Toppin should really be BO Toppin. He just reeks.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#525 » by duppyy » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

Dort crashing the boards like a mad man
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#526 » by Diop » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

This game is as fun to watch as I hoped it would be
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#527 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

Doris and Joffrey commentary team is nightmare fuel
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#528 » by holdenwait » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:52 am

Over 230 ain't looking good , sigh. Let's pick it up lads
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#529 » by knicksfan974 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

Doranku wrote:Myles Turner is so soft. Never liked his game.


It is really crazy, dude looked so small against Mitchell Robinson.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#530 » by djsunyc » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

turner's had a bad few weeks imho.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#531 » by scrabbarista » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

So fun already! Go Pacers!!!!
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#532 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Pacers are trying to be too cute, overpassing the ball.


They always cute at the beginning, then they smack you at the end you don’t even know what hits you

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#533 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

Still interesting that the only real offense for OKC has been SGA. Everyone else is throwing up trash and looking at the officials.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#534 » by yoadknux » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

Pacers first subs - Sheppard and Toppin - bad. Particularly Toppin with a turnover and giving up multiple offensive rebounds
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#535 » by Raps in 4 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:53 am

donkki wrote:
Doranku wrote:Myles Turner is so soft. Never liked his game.


It is really crazy, dude looked so small against Mitchell Robinson.


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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#536 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:54 am

djsunyc wrote:poor pacers rebounding continues


Basically, Dort has watched Hart tapes and is copying him. Sit under the rim because NOBODY from Pacers will box him out.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#537 » by scrabbarista » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:54 am

DCasey91 wrote:
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Doranku wrote:The Thunder have no defender for Spicy P. Indiana should run their offense through him as much as possible


They've got plenty.


NO they don't. Size matters always has. Cason who I like is like 2+ weight classes down that's too easy


They have other players. Like 14.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#538 » by Calinks » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:54 am

People are really underselling Indiana. The Nuggts are great but shallow and couldn't hang with the depth. The Timberwolves are tough but sloppy and OKC feasted off of their lack of discipline. Indiana has an elite offense, not just because they can score but because they take care of the ball. They are also deep. Indiana could give the OKC more problems than a team like Minnesota could because they are a lot harder to gameplan against. Don't write them off.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#539 » by Handlez » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:54 am

SGA all time great series incoming.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#540 » by Nuntius » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:55 am

djsunyc wrote:turner's had a bad few weeks imho.


It's really the last week or so after game 2. He returned to the locker room during that game after having rolled his ankle a bit earlier and he's been a bit spotty since then. We'll see, I hope he turns it around.
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