2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2)

[SportsGuru08]

Ah this game is like a funeral. Onto game 6!

Not quite but it's close to getting out of hand.

[Bergmaniac]

Pacers are quite lucky not to be down by more, their offense has been a mess and Thunder missed a lot of easy shots around the rim.

[EmpireFalls]

Haliburton the “top 10 player” has 0 points and more TOs than assists at half. Great job

[BrianInPhilly]

Tony Bradley better not see the floor in the 2nd half? They're down 14 ... Go small and run them out of gym.

This doubling of Shai has been terrible also. It's lead to guys being out of rebounding position too, just easy offense for OKC.

Personally I don't get what the Pacers are doing on defense. They are GOING AWAY from what has worked the last couple games (not doubling) and I'm not sure why.

[HoopsterJones]

The energy level for the Thunder is crazy. Pacers are barley hanging in there, but feels like they aren’t matching OkC’s intensity.

[azcatz11]

This game ain’t over ladies

[ahmetmekin]

Pretty good outcome for the Pacers as they played like a euroleague team in the first half.

[therealbig3]

Haliburton is probably best as a spot up shooter and off ball passer at this point, Nembhard, Mathurin, and McConnell are just way more effective as the primary ball handlers against this defense, as crazy as that sounds.

Siakam was also way out of control that half.

Still, a 14 point lead isn’t insurmountable…but it’s a lot. Especially if the Pacers can’t get any easy baskets.

[___Rand___]

Blaming Mathurin here makes no sense. Haliburton has no points. And 2 assists. Horrendous game from him.

Hali showing nothing. No fight.

[Kawaii Leonard]

Wallace and Wiggins are a combined:
18p
6/8 3pt
4 stocks

[Chuck Everett]

Wiggins and Wallace have combined 6-8 from 3. I mean that's ridiculous, especially considering how poorly Wallace has been shooting.

[kwajo]

I fully expect this to be a close game by 5 minutes left in the 4th.

[VicG]

If Tyrese can bounce back from this half and lead Indy to a win here we have a legend in the making

[Kawaii Leonard]

Wiggins and Wallace have combined 6-8 from 3. I mean that's ridiculous, especially considering how poorly Wallace has been shooting.

Beat you to it, my bad

[soxperry]

we've been here with Haliburton so many times.. can't judge him until the game is over.. i hate the guy, i'm just saying

[___Rand___]

Ah this game is like a funeral. Onto game 6!

Not quite but it's close to getting out of hand.

I don't see game 1 happening again. no. OKC are just too comfortable, too confident. In game 1 they were a bit tight. That's how Pacers came back.

[Nuntius]

Well, we're trying. But things are definitely rough for us. We are missing open 3s. Hali has been swallowed up by their defense. We are mishandling passes and turning it over. We're missing shots at the rim.

Credit OKC's defense. It's the main reason why they had an ATG season and why they can be rightfully considered to be an ATG team. They're relentless.

But, similarly, we aren't going to give up. I have to hope that Rick finds an adjustment that frees up Hali at the half. Who knows what that adjustment could be.

Just play till the end and we'll see what happens.

[kwajo]

If Tyrese can bounce back from this half and lead Indy to a win here we have a legend in the making

I know what you're saying, but that's basically what he's already done in these playoffs several times. I think the legend is already made.

[rockmanslim]

Watching that drive in slow-mo, Hali is lucky he didn't pop his calf/achilles

[HangTime]

I've solved the Pacers.

Pascal has mastered the role of being the highest scorer without being the #1 option.
So, if Pascal is actually asked to be the #1 option, with Haliburton deferring (because of injury), you'll see the flaws.