Official: NBA Finals Thread
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Pacers will need to steal 1 of these first two games... I think OKC defense will be too much.
UK has never had a player win Finals MVP....
Shai may be the first for that as well.
Shai may be the first for that as well.
Lordy, the broadcast team is Temu level. Junior varsity bench warmer level.
Pacers in six. Still underrated. I think Caruso is gonna be the Pacers biggest problem. He's a menace defensively.
Isaiah Jackson plays for the Pacers but he tore his achilles 7 months ago.
Still guarantee's a UK player gets a ring no matter the outcome.
Still guarantee's a UK player gets a ring no matter the outcome.
Yeah, you would think the Pacers would get some respect by now.
Honestly, I think it's because nobody has watched them long enough (probably starting at some of the Cavs series) to believe they've basically been the hottest team in the league for a few months. The Pacers are still new to almost everyone talking.
The Pacers have no chance.
Maybe they get 1 game? More likely a sweep.
OKC is better across the board.
Indiana does nothing better than OKC.
Maybe they get 1 game? More likely a sweep.
OKC is better across the board.
Indiana does nothing better than OKC.
Pacers are playing pretty terrible and down by 6, on the road. Yeah, massively outmatched.
They are playing bad because OKC is making them look bad.
Again, the Pacers do nothing better than OKC.
I don't disagree it's because OKC is that good. But it was just a four point game with 4:00 left, after the Pacers have had 69 turnovers. Not exactly a juggernaut OKC performance. They haven't been able to pull away.
And by the way, SGA looking pretty gassed for a Game 1.
ThUnDeR GoNnA SwEeEePp!!!!1!1!
Keep sleeping on the Pacers, national media 'experts'.
Keep sleeping on the Pacers, national media 'experts'.
Except make plays at the end to win the game.
The commentary is terrible. If you aren’t going to provide any insight, at least bring some energy. Pacers come back and steal a game at the buzzer and there is nothing. I’ve seen more lively corpses at funerals.
Our local radio guys were saying that earlier. For as fantastic as the Thunder have been all season (more wins by double digits than total Pacers' season wins) they haven't really had a lot of close games to grind out.
It's just one game, but this is the only way the Pacers can do this. Try to steal a couple of close ones and make this go six or seven.
And I saw SGA laying a the court a bit and looking pretty gassed. This series may get more interesting than almost everyone thought.
Except for the final score.
+100. You also might want to question why you'd sit a 7'1 player who can switch/make guys shoot over for the last 3 1/2 mins of the game and go to a 6'6 and under lineup--that was ****ing insanely stupid.
Pacers fans have had to enjoy this run and good for them. Just feels like they are going to win it and mainly due to the stupidity of situational coaching from opponents while they do smart and gritty things like play their best players.....play lineups that have size and make clutch shots.
I didn't care for Haliburton as a player--thought he was a cornball-but he's been great and made huge shots.
OKC--I've never bought in for some reason and something is off-they just act like they are something they've yet to show. Maybe they'll do it all the way to a Title-but they are too "share the wealth" and doing that isn't the way to win big games when you have unproven guys who look shook when a game is tight. It's SGA or.......??? I don't trust Jalen Williams with a game on the line and he showed that tonight. I don't buy anything about Lu Dort offensively and would give him any/every shot he wanted wide open late. Their HC is like that from HBO's The Rehearsal.....I'm told he's a genius and great and when I watch...I just don't get what hipster media critics do. Greatness doesn't need to be sold, it just is...and don't see it in the Thunder and never have. Maybe I'll eat more crow after the Finals which is fine-it's just talking basketball but playing a 6'6 and under lineup against the Pacers knowing what they've done all Postseason was about as fireable as anything Thibs did-and this guy did the same crap against Denver in Game 1.
OKC still -330 to win the series, that feels right.
OKC missed almost 60 shots in a regulation game. WOOF.
Sadly as a UK fan Caso was a huge dud tonight. Got way too many minutes, offered nothing offensively, and I thought was lazy defensively at times along with being a target for switches with Siakam.
Game had a similar feel to Denver’s game 1 win at OKC.
OKC missed almost 60 shots in a regulation game. WOOF.
Sadly as a UK fan Caso was a huge dud tonight. Got way too many minutes, offered nothing offensively, and I thought was lazy defensively at times along with being a target for switches with Siakam.
Game had a similar feel to Denver’s game 1 win at OKC.
Yeah but they went to the conference finals last year too. It’s basically the same team and Haliburton took that most overrated thing personally and I’m here for it. He said you better vote me most clutch at least.
Rick Carlisle is a a beast, he won’t beat himself that’s for sure.
SGA wasn’t as efficient as he usually is (though still shot 47% for the game), but it will be hard for OKC to win when the other starters go 16-47 from the field. They were just flat-out awful.
Gonna come down to game 7 at OKC. Games 1-6 just minutia unless somebody gets hurt. Rooting for the Pacers but SGA winning wouldn't piss me off either. I'll say OKC in 7. SGA at the free throw line with 2.2 seconds left for the W.
Bad loss for okc. Indiana turned it over 25 times and you are up at half double digits and up 15 n 4th.
Gonna need to win the next 2 to feel good about okcs chances.
Gonna need to win the next 2 to feel good about okcs chances.
Anyone watch any of the talking heads this morning? Anyone owning it? Or were they all "I saw this coming. Anyone that's seen them knew this was coming." kinda crap, or did anyone own it? Guessing it was all about OKC blowing it. Anyone with a morning shows summary?