The 2025 NBA Finals Thread

[BooksOrangePlanet]

pacers closed out the cavs and bucks in 5 but brunson and kat are putting up a fight tonight

 

[Mainstreet]

The Knicks are letting the Pacers shoot wide open threes. It may temporarily work, but I don't think it is a wise strategy.

Maybe it's part of the defensive plan, but I don't think letting TJ McConnell run loose is smart, either.

 

[Hoop Head]

The Knicks are letting the Pacers shoot wide open threes. It may temporarily work, but I don't think it is a wise strategy.

Maybe it's part of the defensive plan, but I don't think letting TJ McConnell run loose is smart, either.

Neither team exhibits much urgency. It's weird. Indiana seems fine going back home for game 6 and New York is playing like it's the first quarter.

 

[Mainstreet]

Neither team exhibits much urgency. It's weird. Indiana seems fine going back home for game 6 and New York is playing like it's the first quarter.

When I tuned in, I think the Knicks must have been in a zone defense.

Yeah, I think the Pacers are content to go back home up 3-2 in the series.

 

[Hoop Head]

When I tuned in, I think the Knicks must have been in a zone defense.

Yeah, I think the Pacers are content to go back home up 3-2 in the series.

Brunson was the only guy who you could say brought it. I only caught the second half. Figured no lead was safe so I didn't prioritize seeing the first half because We've seen both squads come back from big deficits. Didn't happen tonight but game 6 will be interesting. I think Indiana is as close to a must win situation as you can be in outside of real elimination games. They don't want to drop 2 in a row and be in MSG for game 7 with a finals trip on the line.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Would love to see this go 7.

 

[ajcardfan]

Would love to see this go 7.

Pretty good chance of that I think. In games one and two Siakim and Nesmith played totally out of their minds. Like the greatest performances of their entire career. And those games were really close.

People have been talking like the Pacers have been just blowing the doors off the Knicks. But they have never been as dominant as OKC was over Minny. Haliburton has to be the big dog in game 6 or they will lose and go back to NY. He just wasn't trying to score tonight, it made no sense the way he was playing.

 

[Hoop Head]

Pretty good chance of that I think. In games one and two Siakim and Nesmith played totally out of their minds. Like the greatest performances of their entire career. And those games were really close.

People have been talking like the Pacers have been just blowing the doors off the Knicks. But they have never been as dominant as OKC was over Minny. Haliburton has to be the big dog in game 6 or they will lose and go back to NY. He just wasn't trying to score tonight, it made no sense the way he was playing.

The Pacers are weird in that theyre almost too unselfish. If someone's shot isn't falling then they just stop shooting. Only 1 of their starters took over 10 attempts, which won't cut it. The starting 5 went 13/39 and 3/13 from 3. Mathurin is a nice spark plug off the bench but whenever he's the leading scorer they're going to lose.

 

[Superbone]

The Knicks are letting the Pacers shoot wide open threes. It may temporarily work, but I don't think it is a wise strategy.

Maybe it's part of the defensive plan, but I don't think letting TJ McConnell run loose is smart, either.

It never worked very well for the Suns this season. But seemed to be their strategy. Night after night.

 

[Superbone]

Pretty good chance of that I think. In games one and two Siakim and Nesmith played totally out of their minds. Like the greatest performances of their entire career. And those games were really close.

People have been talking like the Pacers have been just blowing the doors off the Knicks. But they have never been as dominant as OKC was over Minny. Haliburton has to be the big dog in game 6 or they will lose and go back to NY. He just wasn't trying to score tonight, it made no sense the way he was playing.

And let's face it, Indy stole game one. NY just had to tighten up a little more and they would have won but they thought they had it in the bag.

 

[Proximo]

Would love to see this go 7.

i would too, but I really think pacers blow them out in the next game.

 

[Adrian]

Tyrese Haliburton urges Pacers to stay calm after Game 5 loss to Knicks: 'No need to panic'

Tyrese Haliburton knows there's a lot of pressure on the Pacers to close out the series in Game 6.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Adrian]

Landry Shamet's message to Knicks fans after Game 5 win over Pacers: 'We got more to do'

While Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns got plenty of cheers from the Garden crowd, guard Landry Shamet also heard his name chanted by Knicks fans, including a standing ovation -- and deservingly so.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Adrian]

Dominant: Thunder posting numbers never seen before on way to NBA Finals

Here's a deeper look into the numbers the Oklahoma City Thunder have been recording en route to an NBA Finals appearance.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Mainstreet]

It never worked very well for the Suns this season. But seemed to be their strategy. Night after night.

It was either giving up layups or open three point shots to opponents. The Suns defense couldn't stop either.

 

[GatorAZ]

The Pacers are weird in that theyre almost too unselfish. If someone's shot isn't falling then they just stop shooting. Only 1 of their starters took over 10 attempts, which won't cut it. The starting 5 went 13/39 and 3/13 from 3. Mathurin is a nice spark plug off the bench but whenever he's the leading scorer they're going to lose.

They remind me of the Amare-less 06’ Suns.

 

[Hoop Head]

They remind me of the Amare-less 06’ Suns.

That's a really good comparison. I can see that.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

heat check game for the pacers today - are they for real ready or still too young - and by they i mean haliburton

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Come on Knicks. Keep it close before the half here.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Pacers are trying to wrap up the series and are leading by 12 points with 10:02 in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Mainstreet]

Thomas Bryant of the Pacers was acquired from the Heat for a swap of second round draft picks.

He is on a minimum vet minimum salary. I wonder if the Suns even checked on his availability.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Hali is just cooking Bridges in the 4th.

 

[Mainstreet]

Nembhard with a dagger, three. It looks like the series ends here in Indiana.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Knicks trading Obi Toppin to the Pacers for a couple of second round picks only adds salt to the wound.

 

[Mainstreet]

Two point guards the Suns could have traded for or drafted will be in the Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton.