2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1)

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Omg you guys who wins Game 3??

Poll ended at Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:08 pm

Thunder
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43%
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34
57%
 
Total votes: 60

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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#341 » by Black Jack » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:25 am

guynumber45 wrote:Mathurin is the Pacers x-factor. He is able to match up athletically with these OKC players


OKC has a size and athleticism advantage

I like Indy but by all rights OKC should win this series
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Post#342 » by Doranku » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:25 am

Pacers with the 19-0 advantage in bench points tonight
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Post#343 » by scrabbarista » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:26 am

WHOOOOOOOOO!

WHOOOOOOOOO!

WHOOOOOOOOO!
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Post#344 » by Marvin Martian » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:26 am

Get Chet back in the game. JDub and SGA are playing terrible basketball right now
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Post#345 » by 1993Playoffs » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:26 am

OKC plays super super hard on defense. But I’m just not impressed with their offense even in wins.
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Post#346 » by jkvonny » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:26 am

cjx wrote:Megan :D

TJ got a hot sis. Lol
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Post#347 » by SA37 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:27 am

The opening of the 2nd quarter has probably been the best few minutes of basketball for Indiana in the entire series.
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Post#348 » by Optms » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:27 am

Mathurin will be a star once he's given more responsibilities. Book it.
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Post#349 » by holdenwait » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:27 am

Feel like this games taking forever lol how are we 4.5 mins into 2nd quarter still
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Post#350 » by Chuck Everett » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:27 am

Doranku wrote:Pacers with the 19-0 advantage in bench points tonight


Last game: OKC had 48 bench points.
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Post#351 » by threethehardway » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:28 am

I get the sense that OKC doesn't practice offense whatsoever.

It's a pin down, iso or a handoff.

They don't have good guard play. Even SGA isn't the ideal PG.

So basic crap like a press makes them play faster than they actually can.

SGA needs to go get the damn ball and stop hiding in the corner. He needs to accept the trap and play 3 on 4. Otherwise, he is going to watch his teammates struggle doing high school level actions.
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Post#352 » by djsunyc » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:28 am

bets on which indy players starts dating megan mcconnell? lol
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Post#353 » by meekrab » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:29 am

djsunyc wrote:bets on which indy players starts dating megan mcconnell? lol

You can't shower with a guy and then do that
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Post#354 » by rockmanslim » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:29 am

"How does a guy 6'2 and 190 lbs make his way in the NBA"

Uhh, lots of guys 6'2 and 190 lbs have been in the NBA. We know what Doris really meant but she was too scared to say :lol:
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#355 » by ___Rand___ » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:29 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
Doranku wrote:Pacers with the 19-0 advantage in bench points tonight


Last game: OKC had 48 bench points.


Yeah game 2 Pacers' bench stank it up. Including TJ.
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Post#356 » by MrPainfulTruth » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:29 am

Imagine how this would look without Dort going full Curry mode
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Post#357 » by threethehardway » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:30 am

bluemj32 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
threethehardway wrote:SGA is going to have to play 40 minutes a game.

The okc roster is overrated
C'mon man, one bad half, let's not start that. Neither team is overrated

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Nah, they overrated.

OKC is overrated on offense and are carried by SGA.
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Post#358 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:30 am

Obi just took a seat mid air to decide what to do
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Post#359 » by scrabbarista » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:30 am

holdenwait wrote:Feel like this games taking forever lol how are we 4.5 mins into 2nd quarter still


Got to get those ads in.

I keep putting myself in the shoes of someone watching and trying to get into basketball for the first time, and I'm like no way I'd get through two hours of ads for less than an hour of basketball.

I just mute them, though.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#360 » by djsunyc » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:31 am

to make the finals, every single player needs to be able to catch and shoot from 3. this is crazy how both teams have like 8 guys each that can do that.

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