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

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Total votes: 60

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Post#441 » by SOA » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:50 am

picc wrote:TJ McConnell is so hilarious to me. He's like a little wolverine.


He does have a little C. Thomas Howell in him.

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Post#442 » by Wooderson » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:50 am

threethehardway wrote:SGA dominating.
12 points on 12 shooting possessions and 3 TOs ain't dominating
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Post#443 » by HotelVitale » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:50 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:lol he jumped into him that’s a foul every time some of you I swear

It was a foul though pretty minor. No one should mind if it wasn't called but it was more a foul than not a foul.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#444 » by durden_tyler » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:50 am

Pacers +5.5 looking good. Maybe add more for the Pacers in the halftime bet.


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Post#445 » by Chuck Everett » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:51 am

Wiggins/Caruso had 38 points last game. Tonight they have 2.
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Post#446 » by cjx » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:51 am

Can the Steve Urkel-style of play lead a team to a championship, Fam? Yes, yes, it can :lol:

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Post#447 » by threethehardway » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:51 am

Wooderson wrote:
threethehardway wrote:SGA dominating.
12 points on 12 shooting possessions and 3 TOs ain't dominating


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

Post#448 » by SA37 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:51 am

Jalen Williams' aggressiveness was big in the 2nd quarter. SGA starting to find his spots. OKC has to like where they are considering the Pacers had by far their best quarter of the series.

The Pacers are going to have to do a little better to avoid fouling and keep getting into the paint and collapsing the OKC defense.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#449 » by Nuntius » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:51 am

Heck of a quarter. This is the first time in the series where we scored 40 points in a quarter. TJ McConnell was obviously huge and a big reason why we were successful in this quarter. Mathurin too.

Siakam, Nesmith and Nembhard all with 3 fouls in the first half but, thankfully, we didn't allow that to throw us of our game. As long as they don't pick up early fouls in the 3rd, we'll be alright. If not, it will just have to be next man up.

Credit OKC for having an answer to all of our runs in this quarter.
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Post#450 » by Handlez » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:52 am

TJ best backup PG in nba history
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Post#451 » by Patches Perry » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:52 am

Really good game so far. If I were a neutral I'd be loving this but as it is I'm sweating bullets
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Post#452 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:53 am

OKC won't win if JDub can't step up. 3rd game that he looks trash.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#453 » by Chuck Everett » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:53 am

Handlez wrote:TJ best backup PG in nba history


Yeah about that, there was a time when Sam Cassell and Steve Nash came off the bench in their careers.
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Post#454 » by djsunyc » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:53 am

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Post#455 » by sp6r=underrated » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:54 am

Patches Perry wrote:Really good game so far. If I were a neutral I'd be loving this but as it is I'm sweating bullets


I thought this was heading towards a blowout with the way OKC opened. I'm very pleasantly surprised.
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Post#456 » by cjx » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:54 am

Fam, you'll be okay with me dating both TJ's sister and Luka's mom? I hope you'll approve :lol:
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Post#457 » by HotelVitale » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:55 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
Handlez wrote:TJ best backup PG in nba history


Yeah about that, there was a time when Sam Cassell and Steve Nash came off the bench in their careers.


TJ McConnell is 33
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Post#458 » by Fat » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:55 am

OKC could be down 20 in the 4th and still win this game
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Post#459 » by ___Rand___ » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:55 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Wiggins/Caruso had 38 points last game. Tonight they have 2.


Let's be frank. Thunder were a bit tight and nervy that game despite Indy playing lax. Those 2 scored early and often and got OKC going that game 2. Didn't think they'd do it again and they won't.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 1-1, Game 3 Wednesday) 

Post#460 » by sp6r=underrated » Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:56 am

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Sounds like Paul is doing his job. This is the norm. I'm an old I remember Owners/GMs making similar charges against David Falk.

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