2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 1-0)
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the biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that doris burke is not made for these moments
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SOA wrote:Carlisle is the best coach in the league and has been for a long time. He was the reason why the Pacers went to the Finals in 2000. And he was a huge reason for Dallas turning the corner 10 years later. And now he has the Pacers believing.
The man is great.
How did he pull that off?
That was Larry Bird btw
He was the reason the Mavs beat the Heat though, yes
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Doranku wrote:Haliburton leading the Pacers to one of the most improbable rings of all-time after being voted the most overrated player by his peers would be the stuff of legends ngl
Lmao, I'm arguing daily with posters on the Raps board who are saying he isn't even a top-20 player.

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OVERRATED!
“He’s not afraid of the moment, he is The Moment!” — Richard Jefferson on Tyrese Haliburton
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MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Mrakar wrote:MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Literally no one saw a foul there lol
be serious man, thats foul 10 out of 10 times, he pushed him out of bounds, should have been one of the easiest calls of the night.
Siakam pushes him twice first. Wallace gets his hand on the ball. Not a foul for anyone who actually watched the play.
ahaahhaah man Thunder fans are spoiled, SGA should get every touch fall, but on the other hand Wallace, Caruso, Dort and the crew can shove ppl out of bounds and its ok...



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Siakam was clutch down the end as well. Put back and his defence blocking SGA with out fouling.
Spoiler:

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Why did sga take that shot? Couldn't he have waited to be fouled?
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I wonder if i should watch game 2.... want this series to go all the way after all...
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I don't understand the OKC offense. Too many times they are playing 1 on 1 with jdub and SGA. People say that Chet sucks, but he is never involved in any action at the end of the game
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bovice wrote:the biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that doris burke is not made for these moments
Needs to be back on the sidelines
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Just mentioned before that a coach could take one with the decision making trees.
Dude is an offensive savant Carlisle is an all timer imo
Dude is an offensive savant Carlisle is an all timer imo
Li WenWen is the GOAT
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So Aaron Nesmith does not make threes unless its in the middle of a big comeback. That's what I've learned.

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OKC should still be confident… but if they don’t win the next TWO, there’s gonna be a lot of pressure that they’ve never experienced. Pacers are finals noobs, too, but that’s the advantage of being a big underdog — less pressure.
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Incredible finish by the Pacers. This is Denver game 1 all over again.
Nights like these I'm glad I bet against my emotions lol. Won $1500 from a $180 in bets.
Nights like these I'm glad I bet against my emotions lol. Won $1500 from a $180 in bets.
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Its almost as if the pacers start shooting better when they know they gotta make a huge comeback

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Potential wrote:THE MOST CLUTCH PLAYER THE NBA HAS EVER SEEN HOLY **** ****
MJ? Bird? Kobe? Dirk?
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It was the look on Shaq’s face that really did it for me.
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Doranku wrote:Haliburton leading the Pacers to one of the most improbable rings of all-time after being voted the most overrated player by his peers would be the stuff of legends ngl
Would reinforce what should already be common knowledge anyway: the player’s suck at evaluating talent lmao
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Ricardo Carlisle upset the Heat back in 2011, off to a good start here
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You have to love the NBA, man.