2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!)

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Who wins the 2025 NBA Championship?

Poll ended at Sun Jun 22, 2025 4:18 pm

Indiana Pacers
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@ Oklahoma City Thunder
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!) 

Post#61 » by RaptorPride » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:36 pm

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Don’t think game 7s of the finals or conference finals have ever been during the day, at least not in a very long time. Night time is prime time. Even the Super Bowl starts at night in the east and ends at night in the west.

Yea I just think since its a Sunday and most people would be off and at home. Would be cool to have a whole day event but yea makes sense why they do this.


Ya agreed. I feel for the east coasters who have to work early Mon. It’s a little surprising that the ultimate prime slot is so late on the east.

And I want the kids to be able to watch this and enjoy. With out falling a sleep or parents getting mad and putting them to bed. I remember the Mavs and Heat series having to beg my mom to stay up and it sucked.
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Re: 2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!) 

Post#63 » by boomershadow » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:44 pm

hauntedcomputer wrote:I predict Hali misses the game-winning shot and nails the Overrated crown.


If you're one of the two best players on a Finals team in Game 7 and it goes down to the wire enough that a last second shot determines the outcome, you're not overrated....make or miss.
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Post#66 » by Eightnineborn » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:52 pm

Nba finals game 7… and ill be at work. FML. Ill still tune in on the phone here and there when possible.. and take a coffee break during the last 3 mins of the 4th… 3 basketball mins is what 20 real mins ? Lol
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Post#67 » by RaptorPride » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:59 pm

Eightnineborn wrote:Nba finals game 7… and ill be at work. FML. Ill still tune in on the phone here and there when possible.. and take a coffee break during the last 3 mins of the 4th… 3 basketball mins is what 20 real mins ? Lol

Hey man very rarely do you get to watch game 7 of the NBA finals. If you can try to get the day off. Sometimes its okay to enjoy life a bit and not work.
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Post#68 » by GreenBloodedC » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:11 am

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hauntedcomputer wrote:I predict Hali misses the game-winning shot and nails the Overrated crown.


If you're one of the two best players on a Finals team in Game 7 and it goes down to the wire enough that a last second shot determines the outcome, you're not overrated....make or miss.

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Post#69 » by Coach Carter » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:12 am

Eightnineborn wrote:Nba finals game 7… and ill be at work. FML. Ill still tune in on the phone here there when possible.. and take a coffee break during the last 3 mins of the 4th… 3 basketball mins is what 20 real mins ? Lol


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Post#70 » by NetsJets » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:20 am

The wildest thing is that this series could’ve been over on both sides. Without the Thunder blowing game 1, they likely win in 5 games. If the Pacers didn’t blow game 4, they win the series in 6.
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Post#71 » by Eric Millegan » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:47 am

Hoop Hunter wrote:If any team can go into OKC and win game 7, we can do it! We've been defying the odds for awhile.

I know OKC is not NY, but this same team went into Madison Square Garden (The Most Famous Arena in the World) game 7 last season. Shot almost 70% to beat the Knicks in ECF's.

It could happen, really.

That’d be cool if that were true but Boston beat Indy in the ECFs last season.
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Post#72 » by Eric Millegan » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:53 am

Himothy Duncan wrote:Predictable OKC win incoming. When is the last time the overwhelming favorite lost game 7 at home other than 2016? That team had a transcendent GOAT-tier player on the opposite team though, Indy doesn’t have that.

There haven’t been many Finals Game 7s though so it makes no sense to count out 2016. GS only lost 9 games that whole season. NO ONE had Cleveland winning 3 in a row including 2 on the road, LeBron o no LeBron.
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Post#73 » by Hoop Hunter » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:55 am

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hauntedcomputer wrote:I predict Hali misses the game-winning shot and nails the Overrated crown.


If you're one of the two best players on a Finals team in Game 7 and it goes down to the wire enough that a last second shot determines the outcome, you're not overrated....make or miss.


I think he was being sarcastic. I would sure hope so, or wow.
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Post#74 » by Wizop » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:56 am

Miami_Lux wrote:Also why is game 7 on a sunday night - as opposed to Saturday. That s just poor scheduling by the NBA


My understanding is that more people go out on Saturday while more people stay at home watching TV on Sunday. You can rely on the network knowing which night maximises their ad revenue.
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Post#75 » by Wizop » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:58 am

Blame Rasho wrote:I want to see a non star seal the game…


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Post#76 » by Coach Carter » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:59 am



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Post#77 » by Hoop Hunter » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:59 am

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Of course that Dude is gonna win, he looks like very hero in every single anime movie, yes every single one. I've seen like 4, so whatever.
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Post#78 » by RaptorPride » Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:03 am

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Post#79 » by RaptorPride » Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:06 am

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Post#80 » by Wizop » Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:08 am

Castle Black wrote:OKC is simply a different team at home. That's why Pacers blowing Game 5


Which is it OKC is great at home or Pacers blew game 5? Pacers did blow game 4 but OKC blew game 1 so those cancel each other. The home teams held serve in games 5 and 6.
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