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

KingFox · Post #601 » by **KingFox** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

Don’t count Indiana and Hali out. They’ve pulled off some incredible miracles this season and should be proud no matter what happens, but, this game right here is how i expected the entire series to go. I really thought OKC would win in 5

Chuck Everett · Post #602 » by **Chuck Everett** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
levon wrote:Mathurin is destroying Indiana

Nesmith has been worse, so what should Carlisle do? If Nesmith would give them anything aside from fouling SGA/J-Dub, they could bench him.

Play Shepherd? At least he won't give OKC FTs

Sheppard is not looking at the rim though. He hurts the offense too much if he's on the floor with the wrong personnel.

doogie_hauser · Post #603 » by **doogie_hauser** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

Spicy P needs to start cooking offensively

Dan Z · Post #604 » by **Dan Z** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:44 am

Marvin Martian wrote:Might as well not bring back Haliburton; TJ is doing a much better job being aggressive and running the offense

TJ needed rest, but they should bring him back in the 4th if Haliburton still looks bad.

Muskies97 · Post #605 » by **Muskies97** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:45 am

I want Indiana to win this so bad

Post #606 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:45 am

lol Siakam wanted to go go go there ref said na

WeLikeOurGuys · Post #607 » by **WeLikeOurGuys** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:45 am

The amount of moving screens OKC gets away with is absurd.

ImmortalD24 · Post #608 » by **ImmortalD24** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:45 am

How do the refs miss that call so badly.

sikma42 · Post #609 » by **sikma42** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

Did the ref pull the ball from the Pacer player to give OKC time to challenge?

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Saints14 · Post #610 » by **Saints14** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

Chet’s offense has been really underwhelming in this series. Smoked a layup

AIfan3 · Post #611 » by **AIfan3** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

Why the hell didn't Holmgren kick for the wide open 3?

JustLucky · Post #612 » by **JustLucky** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

this is why pascal was the ecf mvp and will win it again if the pacers pull this off

Jadoogar · Post #613 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

AIfan3 wrote:Why the hell didn't Holmgren kick for the wide open 3?

Because he had an open layup?

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Post #614 » by **Nuntius** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

Doesn't look like Chet touches the ball with his right hand. So, that's probably getting overturned.

Good challenge by Daigneault.

sikma42 · Post #615 » by **sikma42** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

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Post #616 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:46 am

sikma42 wrote:Did the ref pull the ball from the Pacer player to give OKC time to challenge?

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They weren’t going along with Siakam trying to dictate the inbound

Dan Z · Post #617 » by **Dan Z** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:47 am

If the Pacers win it all....finals MVP TJ McConnell...? haha. Just kidding.

AIfan3 · Post #618 » by **AIfan3** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:47 am

Jadoogar wrote:
AIfan3 wrote:Why the hell didn't Holmgren kick for the wide open 3?
Because he had an open layup?

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Wasn't that open. They collapsed immediately. It's called making the right reads.

KingFox · Post #619 » by **KingFox** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:47 am

SA37 wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Siakam hiding from the ball again. I don't give a damn what anyone says. Dude is hiding.

Like Haliburton, supremely overrated. But the Pacers' coaching staff suck for not getting him the ball in better positions. He should be killing all these small guys.

Nah man Hali has been overall very good. Now, is he the second coming of such and such? Maybe not, but he’s a real PG and i’d certainly love him over here with Sabonis

jokeboy86 · Post #620 » by **jokeboy86** » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:47 am

Dan Z wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:Might as well not bring back Haliburton; TJ is doing a much better job being aggressive and running the offense

TJ needed rest, but they should bring him back in the 4th if Haliburton still looks bad.

Yeah I doubt that happens. Coaches are not benching their star players to close games. Players egos/confidence cant handle it. Coaches will literally let their star player try to play themselves out of their bad games no matter how ugly it is.

Who seizes a commanding 3-2 lead?