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

[MoneyTalks41890]

Part of me almost thinks OKC are deliberately throwing this game away so they can win game 7 and the chip in front of their home court fans, which is a very dangerous and foolish tactics if that was the case.

No chance

nope...this is the same okc team that was pushed to 7 by a subpar jokic and with no one but braun coming to play

they can't afford to goof around

Aaron Gordon is how it got to 7.

[PushDaRock]

Like I've been saying, these are 2 evenly matched teams. Game 7 seems fitting, hopefully we get a classic.

[Ssj16]

I hope Pacers can play with the same intensity and confidence in OKC that they played today. Otherwise game7 will be a snoozefest because we all know OKC plays with a different swagger at home.

G7s almost always disappoint.


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Last decent game 7 of the finals was probably 1994 tbh

GS Vs Cleveland was good because it was close and a nail bitter.

[SerialChiller]

I'd be absolutely terrified about a Game 7 if Im OKC. Pacers play like this again, this series is over.

No matter how the Pacers play, the series will be over one way or another lol.

[Mk0]

Read on Twitter

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The man was unguardable and is gonna have 16 points on the night.

Like wtf.

[RaptorPride]

Per AI:
The oldest NBA head coach to coach in the NBA Finals is Larry Brown, who was 63 years old when he coached the Detroit Pistons to victory in the 2004 NBA Finals. He is also the only coach to win both an NCAA and NBA title.

Phil Jackson in 2010 was 64

this is why I don't trust AI for work

Depends on which one you use. If you used one that is able to search online then you would get it right. Was probably the earliest data it was given when trained.

[RB34]

Inject those Furfy minutes into my veins.

Big Furph!

As he misses a rotation.

[og15]

I see a Furphy

[OldSchoolNoBull]

Just another thing riding on Game 7:

If the Pacers pull it off, Rick Carlisle would become only the fourth coach in NBA history to win championships with two different franchises.

Alex Hannum accomplished it when when he led the 67 Sixers to victory(after having won it with the 58 Hawks).

Phil Jackson accomplished it when he led the 00 Lakers to victory(after having won six with the Bulls in the 90s).

Pat Riley accomplished it when he led the 06 Heat to victory(after having won four with the Lakers in the 80s).

That's it. That's the list.

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Pacers really looking to make history.

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I feel like the more we talk about odds/chances/stats/etc that are against the Pacers they'll just magically defy them and play better. We need nobody to believe in the Pacers and they'll probably win it.

[kwajo]

Mathurin looking baaaaad still

[JustBuzzin]

Obi Hoppin!

[xBulletproof]

Just give it to Furphy and get out of the way for 4 minutes please.

[AIfan3]

Okc is so goddamn overrated. The way Perkins talks about them like it’s Michael Jordan’s Bulls is a joke.

Honestly, this team even being mentioned with all time teams is a joke.

Yeah, they aren't all time greats. Great teams would have easily put away this Pacers team. I think their issue is that they are so damn young.

They can be an all time great quasi dynasty depending on how well Chet develops. They need a reliable third option that can rebound and defend the paint.

Chet has the tools to check all three boxes, but he's not strong and doesn't hold his position well at all currently. Do they try to develop him some more, or swing a trade for a third wheel star? They have the assets and teams still value Chets potential. Win or lose, they're in the driver's seat. It wouldn't surprise me if they turn into a modern version of the Tim Duncan/Pop Spurs.

[thelead]

They're playing like this because they're facing elimination at home. They have great fans. OKC will have the same advantage.

OKC fans loudness and being into the game doesn’t come close to this Pacers fans

I’m sorry but they don’t , OKC have prob 3 rd worse atmosphere in their arena maybe just a tad better than Bucks and Heat

Are you trolling or do you actually think that

he's gotta be trolling. I have Indy's crowd being slightly better these finals but OKC is VERY close to being THE best

[KO7]

Vietnamese JWill seems pretty lethal from 3.

[therealbig3]

Regardless of the result of game 7, the Pacers deserve massive props for pushing this to 7.

[Chuck Everett]

Toppin at the Rucker or Dyckman.

[Raps in 4]

did that stat just say Carlisle is the oldest finals coach ever???? He's 65

Thought it was kind of odd too. I thought one of Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Larry Brown, or surely Red Auerbach was older……maybe I’m getting old and my time perception is messing with me

I guess it's a combination of Carlisle not looking as old (since he shaves his gray hair) and those guys having all been in finals a million times (well, Pop and Phil), so it felt like they were older than they were.

[og15]

Vietnamese JWill seems pretty lethal from 3.

OKC needs someone to hit three's