2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 3-3!)

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YOU GUYS! Who wins the big game?

Poll ended at Thu Jun 19, 2025 3:38 pm

Pacers win at home and force Game 7
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Thunder win on the road and become NBA Champions
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54%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2, Game 6 Thursday) 

Post#301 » by CelticSooner » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:09 am

The intensity isn’t equal. OKC on the road do what they need to but are relying on home court ultimately.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2, Game 6 Thursday) 

Post#302 » by G R E Y » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:09 am

Just tuning in.

OKC does NOT want a motivated wind-at-their-back Pacers in Game 7.

Not surprised at the Pacers start. Surprised at OKC's.
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Post#303 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:09 am

thelead wrote:Wiggins has earned his keep this finals


He’s going to be earning under 5% of the cap in 28 and 29 on that absurd contract
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Post#304 » by scrabbarista » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

There's no way SGA should be allowed to elbow a stationary defender in the chest like that. If any defender does that to any player with the ball, it's a foul 100% of the time. Get that trash out of the game, please.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2, Game 6 Thursday) 

Post#305 » by RB34 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

The pushoffs and the touch fouls such a stark difference.
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Post#306 » by jokeboy86 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

Toppin has way too much athleticism to be so fundamentally flawed as he is
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Post#307 » by Nuntius » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

Not the best way to close out the quarter but a good quarter nonetheless.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (OKC leads 3-2, Game 6 Thursday) 

Post#308 » by karmew32 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

The Thunder have been consistently winning the final minute of quarters in this series.
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Post#309 » by Jailblazers7 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

OKC has to feel good only being down 3 after that quarter
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Post#310 » by djsunyc » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:10 am

only a 3 point lead.

okc like thanos right now "all that for a drop of blood?"
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Post#311 » by Castle Black » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 am

Haliburton can’t guard his own shadow right now with that injury. Dude is major liability defensively.
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Post#312 » by sikma42 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 am

scrabbarista wrote:There's no way SGA should be allowed to elbow a stationary defender in the chest like that. If any defender does that to any player with the ball, it's a foul 100% of the time. Get that trash out of the game, please.

Just a broken game at this point.


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Post#313 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 am

Haliburton just can't play any D. That last possession was horrific because the guy can't move laterally right now.
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Post#314 » by canada_dry » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 am

Only up 3 is bad news bears for the pacers.

Awful end to the quarter

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Post#315 » by SA37 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 am

G R E Y wrote:Just tuning in.

OKC does NOT want a motivated wind-at-their-back Pacers in Game 7.

Not surprised at the Pacers start. Surprised at OKC's.


They hit a bunch of 3s. They'd better hope it lasts.

OKC had as bad of a quarter as I can remember them having in this series and they're only down 3.
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Post#316 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:12 am

RB34 wrote:The pushoffs and the touch fouls such a stark difference.


Touch fouls for who? The team that has 10 FTs probably.
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Post#317 » by canada_dry » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:12 am

RB34 wrote:The pushoffs and the touch fouls such a stark difference.
Whomp whomp

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Post#318 » by Mamba Mentality » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:12 am

Pacers were +6 from the ft line and hit 4 more threes than the Thunder. But only a 3 point lead to show for, welp.
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Post#319 » by SA37 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:12 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Haliburton just can't play any D. That last possession was horrific because the guy can't move laterally right now.


He's been crap on defense all series.
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Post#320 » by thelead » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:12 am

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thelead wrote:Wiggins has earned his keep this finals


He’s going to be earning under 5% of the cap in 28 and 29 on that absurd contract

His and Joe's contracts are going to be clutch the first few years of Chet's and JDub's max contracts.
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