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

MrBigShot · Post #2061 » by **MrBigShot** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:27 am

OKC has looked very pedestrian for the entire playoffs compared to the regular season form. They squeaked by a hobbled nuggets squad and Minny gave them more trouble than they should've.

Hoop Hunter · Post #2062 » by **Hoop Hunter** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:27 am

eyeatoma wrote:Team of destiny!!!

Read on Twitter
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I sounded EXACTLY like that Korean dude when Hali hit that shot. I don't even speak Korean.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #2063 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:27 am

Read on Twitter

Love this mentality.

"We've got so much to work on."

He isn't wrong. They need to start figuring out how to correct the mountain of mistakes they made tonight. One win doesn't get you a Championship.

Sharkboy242 · Post #2064 » by **Sharkboy242** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:28 am

The NBA needed a game like this to kickoff the finals. I needed it. We all win.

fanofthegreats · Post #2065 » by **fanofthegreats** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:29 am

Iwasawitness wrote:
fanofthegreats wrote:
Iwasawitness wrote:
Uh huh. And what happens if OKC ends up winning this series? Is he no longer a fraud at that point?

What are you asking? If they win and he has a hand in them winning, yes he will have proven he’s not a fraud.

You and I both know what I'm asking.

Your argument is silly. He's either a fraud or he isn't. This is why you don't make that argument based on one game.

Ok fair. He’s 100% fraud

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #2066 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:30 am

Hoop Hunter wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:Team of destiny!!!

Read on Twitter
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I sounded EXACTLY like that Korean dude when Hali hit that shot. I don't even speak Korean.

I watched this clip so many times that I learned Korean in 15 minutes , believe it or not :lol:

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #2067 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:33 am

Capn'O wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Capn'O wrote:
ArkPacersSince25

Bruh enough is enough.

Change for Pacers logo , I know, we all know you want to do this

Never. But they do get the Jeter hat tip.

Come on , I’m this huge unbelievable amazing Good Luck Charm

Only Arky can lead you to the promise land and if it’s have to be on the Pacers train , jump in , no tickets necessary from you

SpurNani · Post #2068 » by **SpurNani** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:34 am

MrBigShot wrote:OKC has looked very pedestrian for the entire playoffs compared to the regular season form. They squeaked by a hobbled nuggets squad and Minny gave them more trouble than they should've.

Also had two close games with the Grizzlies, one of which Ja didn't play and the other being the game he was injured in. Memphis had like a 29 point lead before the injury and proceeded to collapse without him.

I think OKC is a great young team but people are severely over rating them calling them one of the greatest teams of all time.

Mamba Mentality · Post #2069 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:35 am

whatisacenter wrote::lol: Always fun to do a postgam audit

Mamba Mentality wrote:No offense to the Pacers but the Thunder Nuggets series was the NBA finals. This game is ass.

Meh. 3/4 of the game was still ass. I wasnt glued to the tv like I was in that Thunder/Nugget series. I skipped much of the third quarter tonight and only tuned into the final 4-5 minutes of the 4th quarter.

ForeverTFC · Post #2070 » by **ForeverTFC** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:35 am

eyeatoma wrote:Team of destiny!!!

Read on Twitter
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Damn. I just gave Eyetoma an And-1. Pacers really bringing the entire NBA community together.

:beer:

doogie_hauser · Post #2071 » by **doogie_hauser** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:36 am

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QPR · Post #2072 » by **QPR** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:37 am

ImmortalD24 wrote:Wiggins on Haliburton was a big mistake for OKC. Wiggins had no business in the game at that juncture.

That said.. big time clutch shot by Haliburton.

You mean Wallace? Who is an incredible defender.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #2073 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:38 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:
whatisacenter wrote::lol: Always fun to do a postgam audit

Mamba Mentality wrote:No offense to the Pacers but the Thunder Nuggets series was the NBA finals. This game is ass.

Meh. 3/4 of the game was still ass. I wasnt glued to the tv like I was in that Thunder/Nugget series. I skipped much of the third quarter tonight and only tuned into the final 4-5 minutes of the 4th quarter.

No comment other than LOL

titlebound1 · Post #2074 » by **titlebound1** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:38 am

Man the pacers are so fun to watch. As a Celtics fan, I want this championship for the state of Indiana so badly

Tomhomes33 · Post #2075 » by **Tomhomes33** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:40 am

Netflix just confirmed coming out in 2026:

Fear the Walking Dead - Indiana Pacers

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #2076 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:41 am

Tomhomes33 wrote:Netflix just confirmed coming out in 2026:

Fear the Walking Dead - Indiana Pacers

HELLiburton coming to your local IMAX in fall too

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #2077 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:42 am

Tomhomes33 wrote:Netflix just confirmed coming out in 2026:

Fear the Walking Dead - Indiana Pacers

Ironically, Netflix has been documenting Haliburton this season.

___Rand___ · Post #2078 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:43 am

Marrs-Law wrote:In some ways this comeback is the hardest to believe. In the other ones' it felt like the momentum shifted at least. Here? They did make a run, kind-of, but it always felt like OKC was in control or had the answer. And then all of the sudden the Pacers won the game. It's like the losing team won. It's crazy

Hali didn't take the best shot. It was a very long 2. And as I was watching I thought his footwork was wrong. so I wasn't sure it was going to go in. Rewatch that shot. Look at his feet - they were off. It was a flukey shot that went in. OKC played well enough to win. Probably deserved to win. But didn't win. So you're right lol.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #2079 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:44 am

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:
Tomhomes33 wrote:Netflix just confirmed coming out in 2026:

Fear the Walking Dead - Indiana Pacers

Ironically, Netflix has been documenting Haliburton this season.

Netflix installed magnets for Hali conspiracy theory coming next :lol:

Wallace_Wallace · Post #2080 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:44 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:OKC lost this game when they decided to give Cason Wallace 33 minutes in the finals. Good kid but he has no business playing ahead of Chet/Hartenstein.

Chet was terrible.

A horrible Chet is still better than Cason friggin Wallace who does nothing on offense and was a team worst -13.

Maybe if you played one of your bigs more then you wouldn't have gotten outrebounded by 17...

I have a hard time believing Caruso and Wallace are better players than Mathurin and McConnell, therefore I don’t think the perimeter players for OKC have an edge over Indiana.

Plus, Chet and iHart are not as good as a OG and KAT, Siakam and Turner shouldn’t have as much trouble defending against them. This series should go at least 6 or 7, the Pacers aren’t some pushover (three straight series is not a small example size).

Which team becomes 2025 NBA Champions?