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#621 » by knicksfan974 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:04 am

SGA a true star, Hali on the other MIA.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#622 » by NiceLikeChrist » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

No fun when you can’t physically hound the opposing PG full court because you know they actually get calls. Then you have to deal with incessant push offs in the half court so all his shots are open anyway

Who the hell thought this was gonna be competitive?
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#623 » by GrandTheftRondo » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

lol at anyone thinking this series will be close
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#624 » by yoadknux » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

OKC dominating and this Frankestein or whatever he's called dominates us just like he did last year with the Knicks
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#625 » by 1993Playoffs » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

Best defensive team I’ve seen in years
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#626 » by cocktailswith_2short » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

Wtf learn to foul Indiana .
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#627 » by SportsGuru08 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

Seriously guys, how do you allow a driving layup from Hartenstein?
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#628 » by Doranku » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

schnakenpopanz wrote:"time out dallas"
yeah they are drunk


To be fair, I'd probably have to get drunk too to commentate with Doris and RJeff for 3 hours
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Post#629 » by sikma42 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

PhilBlackson wrote:
RB34 wrote:Is SGA going to get called for one of these pushoffs?


We didn't hear a peep when Tatum did it all the time though right?! lol

Yes. Everyone talked about it when Tatum did it.


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Re: 202[emoji2393] NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#630 » by PushDaRock » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

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PushDaRock wrote:Indy is screwed if they're going to keep guarding SGA like this

They have to start falling on the pushes. Even if he scores they need to make it a topic of conversation. Do it 20 times in a row until they call a tech and then see what happens.


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lol good luck with that
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#631 » by Tim_Hardawayy » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

PhilBlackson wrote:
RB34 wrote:Is SGA going to get called for one of these pushoffs?


We didn't hear a peep when Tatum did it all the time though right?! lol

lol yeah that's literally Tatum's go to move on offense, he'd probably score 5-7 less per game if they called all his forearm pushoffs.
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Post#632 » by sp6r=underrated » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

HArtenstein killing the Pacers.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#633 » by scrabbarista » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

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scrabbarista wrote:Lame Dort flop smh.


Seriously, dude is built like a tank for his position. Utterly ridiculous.


He ran across the court intending the whole time to run into the side of a moving player and fall backwards. Maybe he's smart enough to know the ref was behind that moving player. It worked.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#634 » by djsunyc » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

bryant is awful defensive big. he will get obliterated this series
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#635 » by EastonEddy » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:05 am

3ddman23 wrote:Caruso on siakim is the game changer


The guy who is stopping Pascal right now is Rick lol
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Post#636 » by DCasey91 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:06 am

sikma42 wrote:They really need to update the rules. This is hard to watch. SGA is legit pushing people like this is the sport. Just not really fun to watch.

Players just run up to you, forearm shiver to your chest and then pull up.

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What's worse though SGA arm charge or a Giannis full bionic nfl thrust? Don't like singling a player when a heap do that exact move (or more forceful)
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#637 » by RB34 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:06 am

The difference in the whistle.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#638 » by CobraCommander » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:06 am

Caruso is too damn good in big games - dude is a gamer period
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#639 » by jehosafats » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:06 am

SportsGuru08 wrote:Seriously guys, how do you allow a driving layup from Hartenstein?

:lol:
Had him looking like Vince Carter
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#640 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:06 am

“This is something I love that Indiana does” -Doris

And it’s fouling in the backcourt in the bonus

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