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#821 » by NiceLikeChrist » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:33 am

This crowd is….something
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Post#822 » by WestbrookGOATed » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:34 am

HotelVitale wrote:This team should be in Seattle.
Nah, it's right where it needs to be. 8-)
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#823 » by pwayknicks » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:34 am

Okc defense is swarming. Those complaining about pacers not getting any calls … well you finally have a team playing as physical as nemhard and neismith do to everyone else.


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Post#824 » by slicedbread2 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:34 am

Sweet Lu killing it out there the last few minutes with his rainbow 3's.

He's Sour Lu on D for what he can do. Yes he does take liberties out there, but oh well.
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Post#825 » by G R E Y » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:34 am

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

Post#826 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:34 am

Refs not giving The Pacers any favours
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Post#827 » by Marvin Martian » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:This crowd is….something

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

Post#828 » by FarBeyondDriven » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

main difference between the Pacers and the Thunder is that the Pacer's guards, Nembhard and Haliburton can't defend and are simply not as talented as the Thunder's. Nembhard is wildly overrated. He's a 6th man, backup PG at best but plays starter minutes. He's getting blown by all game and not hitting shots.
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Post#829 » by djsunyc » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

jalen clearly hits pascal on the hand
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#830 » by 2weekswithpay » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

Dort, Wallace, and Caruso all on the court at the same time is unfair.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#831 » by Jailblazers7 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

There has been plenty of physicality from Indiana as well - outside of a few calls a think the refs have done a good job of letting them play with the kind of intensity & physicality that is normal for the Finals.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#832 » by Xatticus » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

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Daigneault's coached this way all season. At this point, the question would be is if he didn't do it.


Has AJ Mitchell seen time any other point in this playoff run? Why start cason Wallace in gane one of the NBA finals?? Why change up what has worked... Just odd


He’s a rookie. He had a good year, but he missed a lot of time through injury.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#833 » by NiceLikeChrist » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

scrabbarista wrote:
Revived wrote:Pacers may be the worst team to ever make the finals in nba history.


Give me a break. More like OKC may be the best.

You’re joking right? They’ve almost forced 20 turnovers and they’re only up 10. They’ve taken like 15 more shots and only up 10

So maybe prior chip teams would kill them. They can’t score
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#834 » by Infinite Llamas » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 am

Mike breen saying the thunder have six guys is laughable.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#835 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

The slow-no replay clearly shows the defender hitting Pascal on the wrist and didn’t touch the ball.

This isn’t a basketball game.

The refs chose the winner.

OKC would most likely beat the Pacers anyway, the refs gifting it to them is a joke.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#836 » by jehosafats » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

Pacers taking too long to get a shot up. If they shoot earlier they can neutralize OKC's half court defense.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#837 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

Might have to get a Caruso jersey
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#838 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

slicedbread2 wrote:Sweet Lu killing it out there the last few minutes with his rainbow 3's.

He's Sour Lu on D for what he can do. Yes he does take liberties out there, but oh well.


Dort's amazing defending makes up for any of his mistakes imo

He is an absolute weapon on both ends
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#839 » by SportsGuru08 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

Dort going bombs away from three in this quarter
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#840 » by xAIRNESSx » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:36 am

Pacers turning it over 18 times is insane
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