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#881 » by ___Rand___ » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:41 am

Good thing about ESPN doing the Finals, I don't have to watch the half time.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#882 » by G R E Y » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:41 am

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Yeah I mentioned that before, she's been excellent tonight.

Stands out really well.


Isn't she being let go next year?!

Well Breen's been extended, the powers that be somehow want RJ (or was it Miller?) back, but Doris's contract is in the air.

She's raised her considerable game, and is **** SLAYING laying down the basketball insights.

They better come to their senses and not let Doris slip away. She's a floor and ceiling raiser.

All in all, this trio has been far more professional as opposed to the college couch bros mode which is refreshing.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#883 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:41 am

Time to continue my Cheers series re watch marathon instead of watching ESPN's crap half tiem show (RIP George Wendt)

Indy still very much alive in this game, they have been very sloppy on offense and turned the ball over way too much. The fact they are not down by 20 plus is encouraging for them
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#884 » by whatisacenter » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:41 am

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GrandTheftRondo wrote:Wouldn’t even know it’s the finals.

No lettering or logos on the court. Broadcast hardly has much

Wtf happened to the finals?

Adam Silver happened.


Some of you will complain about anything.

There are no more super teams and there IS parity.

Two small market teams in the finals.

Just a few things posters have cried about since my Warriors ran roughshod over the association.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#885 » by CobraCommander » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

If Dorts 3 hits the rim it will bounce out of the gym and break the backboard
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#886 » by Dadouv47 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

hope we won't regret this isn't a 20+ lead
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#887 » by GrandTheftRondo » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

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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.

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

Post#888 » by durden_tyler » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

Dort’s 3 three-pointers is big in the first half for the Thunder— basically the difference between this double digit lead and a close game.

i know Thunder has those big 3rd quarters so it’s adamant for the Pacers to stay within range before the final canto.


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

Post#889 » by GSP » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

Havent been impressed w/ Daigneaults coaching all playoffs. Okc offense is meh. Defensively theyre obviously insane but that isnt coaching this is the deepest most loaded defense weve seen in a long time honestly i cant remember the last one w/ great defenders at every position in the starting lineup and bench
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Re: 202[emoji2393] NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#890 » by sikma42 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:42 am

Miles Turner looks bad out there. Also SGA gets basically play with house money on a team with a defense this good and with so many shooters and lob threats.


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

Post#891 » by Doranku » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:43 am

Jokic really took this OKC team to 7 with Jamal Murray and a bunch of junkyard trash
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#892 » by scrabbarista » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:43 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:
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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#893 » by Indomitable » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:43 am

Wooderson wrote:SGA wants the limelight and credit so badly he's forcing shots. Pretty cringe to watch.

He took 18 shots to get 20. Not even remotely efficient.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#894 » by G R E Y » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:43 am

Oh.

SAS is talking.

I guess the college bro couch is back.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#895 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:43 am

Caruso and Dort have 7 steals.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#896 » by Xatticus » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:44 am

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

Post#897 » by Jailblazers7 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:44 am

Indy is very lucky to only be down 12 right now with some terrible shooting and finishing by OKC in that half. They should probably be down 25 but they still have a punchers chance in this one. I’ll be very interested to see OKC’s response to any significant momentum switch in the 2nd half.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#898 » by PhilBlackson » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:44 am

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

Post#899 » by GrandTheftRondo » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:44 am

Revived wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:Wouldn’t even know it’s the finals.

No lettering or logos on the court. Broadcast hardly has much

Wtf happened to the finals?

Adam Silver happened.

It’s like the NBA doesn’t even want to celebrate the biggest event of the season.

It’s absurd
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers 

Post#900 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:45 am

Somebody tag me when halftime is over

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