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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2421 » by RichCollab » Fri Jun 6, 2025 12:21 pm

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pepe1991 wrote:Pacers are unreal with all those comebacks.

I still think OKC can end series in even 5 games. But yea, you can't be comfortable around Pacers. You are up by 10 with 2 min to play and they love it :lol:


The Pacers led that game for exactly 0.3 seconds. But they were the seconds that counted.


OKC had control over 47:57 min of 48:00 min game :lol:


It was a total dominating loss.
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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2422 » by Knightro » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:09 pm

Five 15+ point comebacks in one playoff run is just insane.
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Post#2423 » by basketballRob » Fri Jun 6, 2025 1:35 pm

Knightro wrote:Five 15+ point comebacks in one playoff run is just insane.
Haven't all the deficits been in the 4th quarter?

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Post#2424 » by Knightro » Fri Jun 6, 2025 2:02 pm

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Knightro wrote:Five 15+ point comebacks in one playoff run is just insane.
Haven't all the deficits been in the 4th quarter?


No.

Round 1 Game 5 - Bucks biggest lead was 20 in the first half and they led by 7 with 35 seconds left.
EC Semifinals Game 2 - Cavs biggest lead was 20 in in the 3rd Q and they led by 7 with 48 seconds left
EC Semifinals Game 5 - Cavs biggest lead was 19 in the first half
EC Finals Game 1 - Knicks biggest lead was 17 in the 4th Q and they led by 8 with 35 seconds left
NBA Finals Game 1 - Thunder biggest lead was 15 in the 4th Q and they led by 5 with 1:22 left
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Post#2425 » by basketballRob » Fri Jun 6, 2025 2:05 pm

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Knightro wrote:Five 15+ point comebacks in one playoff run is just insane.
Haven't all the deficits been in the 4th quarter?


No.

Round 1 Game 5 - Bucks biggest lead was 20 in the first half and they led by 7 with 35 seconds left.
EC Semifinals Game 2 - Cavs biggest lead was 20 in in the 3rd Q and they led by 7 with 48 seconds left
EC Semifinals Game 5 - Cavs biggest lead was 19 in the first half
EC Finals Game 1 - Knicks biggest lead was 17 in the 4th Q and they led by 8 with 35 seconds left
NBA Finals Game 1 - Thunder biggest lead was 15 in the 4th Q and they led by 5 with 1:22 left
Amazing comebacks. I think it helps when you have a well-balanced attack. Carlisle plays everyone, too.

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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2426 » by dsg2021 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 2:59 pm



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Post#2427 » by Fortune Teller » Fri Jun 6, 2025 7:59 pm

Rick Carlisle has never gotten the respect he deserves. He adapts to his personnel rather than forcing round pegs into square holes.
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Post#2428 » by eyriq » Fri Jun 6, 2025 8:06 pm

ESPN BPI now has Indiana as the slight favorites with 51.8% title probability.
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Post#2429 » by Idiosyncratic » Fri Jun 6, 2025 8:08 pm

Fortune Teller wrote:Rick Carlisle has never gotten the respect he deserves. He adapts to his personnel rather than forcing round pegs into square holes.


Absolute masterclass of pressing the right buttons all postseason long. He plays everybody, 10 man rotation in the finals, that is with even Jarace Walker hurt who played 1200 minutes in the regular season. Nobody on their team scored more than 19 points :o

If the Pacers win this then Carlisle will have been the coach of two of the most surprising championship runs ever in the Mavs and Pacers. Still an uphill battle remaining though IMO.
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Post#2430 » by pepe1991 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 8:12 pm

Fortune Teller wrote:Rick Carlisle has never gotten the respect he deserves. He adapts to his personnel rather than forcing round pegs into square holes.


Bit crazy really if you consider he is championship coach ( with underdog team)
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Post#2431 » by RookieStar » Fri Jun 6, 2025 10:04 pm

eyriq wrote:ESPN BPI now has Indiana as the slight favorites with 51.8% title probability.


Everyone jumping into the emotional hype train. Wqtch game 2 ... IF and a big IF...OKC plays even just a normal boring win, that balance would skew a lotbtowards their end
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Post#2432 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 7, 2025 12:56 am

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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2433 » by dsg2021 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 3:49 am

Idiosyncratic wrote:
Fortune Teller wrote:Rick Carlisle has never gotten the respect he deserves. He adapts to his personnel rather than forcing round pegs into square holes.


Absolute masterclass of pressing the right buttons all postseason long. He plays everybody, 10 man rotation in the finals, that is with even Jarace Walker hurt who played 1200 minutes in the regular season. Nobody on their team scored more than 19 points :o

If the Pacers win this then Carlisle will have been the coach of two of the most surprising championship runs ever in the Mavs and Pacers. Still an uphill battle remaining though IMO.


Yes, IND winning would easily be on the same level of Carlisle/Dirk's run for sure.
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Post#2434 » by RookieStar » Sat Jun 7, 2025 3:59 am

dsg2021 wrote:
Idiosyncratic wrote:
Fortune Teller wrote:Rick Carlisle has never gotten the respect he deserves. He adapts to his personnel rather than forcing round pegs into square holes.


Absolute masterclass of pressing the right buttons all postseason long. He plays everybody, 10 man rotation in the finals, that is with even Jarace Walker hurt who played 1200 minutes in the regular season. Nobody on their team scored more than 19 points :o

If the Pacers win this then Carlisle will have been the coach of two of the most surprising championship runs ever in the Mavs and Pacers. Still an uphill battle remaining though IMO.


Yes, IND winning would easily be on the same level of Carlisle/Dirk's run for sure.


I dont think so... that Dirk run was against the prime Heatles " not 1 not 2 not 3" etc etc. 3 tier 1 allstars.

Okc only has 1 tier 1 allstar... so not the same level
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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2435 » by basketballRob » Sun Jun 8, 2025 9:39 am

Fournier loses his cool. Apparently, when you make obscene gestures over there, they criminally and civilly prosecute you.

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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2436 » by basketballRob » Sun Jun 8, 2025 10:54 am

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Post#2437 » by AdamTheGreek » Sun Jun 8, 2025 11:17 am

basketballRob wrote:Fournier loses his cool. Apparently, when you make obscene gestures over there, they criminally and civilly prosecute you.

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It’s a lot more complicated than that (way too much for one post).
OLY fans have Evan’s back. Also, his matchup against Jerian Grant is quite the Magic throwback.
Kendrick Nunn on PAO has been doing worse.
PAO’s owner is more drugged out than Elon Musk.
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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2438 » by pepe1991 » Sun Jun 8, 2025 1:06 pm

AdamTheGreek wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Fournier loses his cool. Apparently, when you make obscene gestures over there, they criminally and civilly prosecute you.

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It’s a lot more complicated than that (way too much for one post).
OLY fans have Evan’s back. Also, his matchup against Jerian Grant is quite the Magic throwback.
Kendrick Nunn on PAO has been doing worse.
PAO’s owner is more drugged out than Elon Musk.


lol love it, most entertaining basketball series in years

Nunn slapping whistle out of ref's mouth :lol:
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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2439 » by richi_v25 » Sun Jun 8, 2025 5:42 pm

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Absolute masterclass of pressing the right buttons all postseason long. He plays everybody, 10 man rotation in the finals, that is with even Jarace Walker hurt who played 1200 minutes in the regular season. Nobody on their team scored more than 19 points :o

If the Pacers win this then Carlisle will have been the coach of two of the most surprising championship runs ever in the Mavs and Pacers. Still an uphill battle remaining though IMO.


Yes, IND winning would easily be on the same level of Carlisle/Dirk's run for sure.


I dont think so... that Dirk run was against the prime Heatles " not 1 not 2 not 3" etc etc. 3 tier 1 allstars.

Okc only has 1 tier 1 allstar... so not the same level


That was against 3 hall of Famers/top 75 players. I'm also team Dirk on that one.
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Re: Around the League: 2024-25 Season 

Post#2440 » by RookieStar » Sun Jun 8, 2025 9:07 pm

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They got demolished by 30pts againtst the Caitlyn-less IND Fever....

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