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2025 NBA Finals

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Post#41 » by Canadafan » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:54 am

MotownMadness wrote:Indy looking good tonight


Killing it. Siakam with monster poster on Jdub and then hit buzzer beater at half. Wowww raps shouldn't have traded him lol
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Post#42 » by MotownMadness » Fri Jun 20, 2025 2:03 am

Canadafan wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:Indy looking good tonight


Killing it. Siakam with monster poster on Jdub and then hit buzzer beater at half. Wowww raps shouldn't have traded him lol

Yeah that was nasty
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Post#43 » by MortSahlfan » Fri Jun 20, 2025 2:38 am

It would be unbelievable if Indy wins Game 7 but I hope they do. Can't wait til Sunday. I stopped watching.
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Post#44 » by tmorgan » Fri Jun 20, 2025 2:38 am

Pacers don’t die. Hoping for a great game 7 on Sunday.
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Post#45 » by Snakebites » Fri Jun 20, 2025 3:43 am

OKC has been so inconsistent in these playoffs.

They're clearly top to bottom the best team on paper, and there's certainly times when they play like it. But they also have quite a few games that are like this, where you'd wonder how they'd ever got here if this was the first game you'd watched.
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Post#46 » by Cowology » Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:13 am

Still mad about Indy blowing G4. That was probably the series. Had they gone up 3-1 this would have been their close out game at home. Instead they now have to do it the hard way.
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Post#47 » by Pharaoh » Fri Jun 20, 2025 5:00 am

Cowology wrote:Still mad about Indy blowing G4. That was probably the series. Had they gone up 3-1 this would have been their close out game at home. Instead they now have to do it the hard way.
Yeah but don't we prefer that?

They're our rivals and we shouldn't want them to win but they're closer to our DNA than OKC is.

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Post#48 » by ComboGuardCity » Fri Jun 20, 2025 5:38 am

I really disliked Indy all year. Didn’t really think about OKC. Now I find myself cheering for Indy for probably the last time for the next few years.
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Post#49 » by Cowology » Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:18 am

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Cowology wrote:Still mad about Indy blowing G4. That was probably the series. Had they gone up 3-1 this would have been their close out game at home. Instead they now have to do it the hard way.
Yeah but don't we prefer that?

They're our rivals and we shouldn't want them to win but they're closer to our DNA than OKC is.

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Yeah, but I picked Indy to win it so my ego is 100% invested right now :lol: I jumped on that bandwagon relatively early so I'd be feeling awfully smart if they actually pulled it off. And I still have a lot of respect and admiration for Carlisle. He's a real one.

And I'm not actually certain that Indy winning would be bad for us. It drives up the cost of retaining talent and makes it harder for them to keep their team together. It also puts a bigger target on their back from the rest of the league. This year doesn't matter to us anymore. We're done. What makes it harder for the Pacers to win the future? How many repeat champs are we seeing? It's tough at the top.

What we should do is take a cue from them and their Siakam move. :nod:
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Post#50 » by Canadafan » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:16 am

Obi woulda been a nice get for us
Indy is deep with their 2 guards off the bench and him
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Post#51 » by MotownMadness » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:22 am

Chet looked non existent last night. People used to pretend he was better than Cade.
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Post#52 » by DetroitSho » Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:50 am

MotownMadness wrote:Chet looked non existent last night. People used to pretend he was better than Cade.
Who?

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Post#53 » by Mr Peanut » Fri Jun 20, 2025 12:43 pm

Mr Peanut wrote:Has been an interesting series so far. Pacers definitely have more fight than I thought. Could see this series going to 7 games (would be first one since 2016 I believe).


Shamelessly quoting myself as I finally got a series prediction right for once :lol: . Disregard the OKC gentleman's sweep I predicted earlier in the thread...
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Post#54 » by catari11 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 2:04 pm

Pacers appear to be the deeper and more mature team. Youngsters on OKC may be more talented --- we'll see in game 7. SGA IMO has not lived up to his hype in these finals. He scores but his points are not as impactful. At times he takes bad shots and goes one on two and three without looking to pass. Will HCA be the difference in game 7?
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Post#55 » by joedumars1 » Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:03 pm

MortSahlfan wrote:

This was calling game 7 before
Game 7 right lol
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Post#56 » by Kalamazoo317 » Sat Jun 21, 2025 3:00 pm

I knew it was going to be a better series than people thought
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Post#57 » by MotownMadness » Sun Jun 22, 2025 12:44 pm

Who you guys got? I’m taking OKC
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Post#58 » by Canadafan » Sun Jun 22, 2025 12:56 pm

MotownMadness wrote:Who you guys got? I’m taking OKC


Ya it's gonna be tough to beat OKC at their place. Maybe they choke since they're so young and Indy steals it :P
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Post#59 » by MortSahlfan » Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:45 pm

I want Indy but thinks OKC wins.. Home-court will help an inexperienced team.

I just hope it's a close game. I barely slept yesterday from all the heat and war ****, and really need 8pm to hurry up.
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Post#60 » by theBigLip » Sun Jun 22, 2025 6:05 pm

Hoping for Indy, but OKC by 8 seems about right. Hope I’m wrong.

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