[East] 2025 Playoffs, Conference Finals
- Thread starter Mr. S£im Citrus
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Tizzy Flip
Starter
At what point does it stop being luck when they’ve come back from huge deficits in each of their series and multiple times during the season? I see it as mindset and coaching
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
The only thing that could beat you is a barrage of threes. They made their last 7 shots in regulation. Probably a bit of both, luck and great shot making.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Nesmith is a solid 3pt shooter. I wouldn't necessarily call his overall performance "lucky" (sure, maybe a couple of his makes were "lucky"). Shooters like him just periodically have themselves a night like the one he had last night. Nothing about that is luck. When a shooter is rolling, a shooter is rolling, and any shot they take just goes in.
If Nesmith were nowhere close to being a 3pt shooter, I'd agree that there was a lot of luck, but the dude's actually a solid 3pt shooter.
forza kings
Bench
I am curious, was there a possibility of trading Fox rather than Hali and still get Domas during the trade discussions?
He was ripping them from every and any angle. I'm not saying he's not a solid shooter but no player can do what he did in the final minutes without some luck on their side.
LoungeLizard
Starter
By all accounts I have read and heard, Pacers were not interested in a deal involving Fox.
sactowndog
All-Star
Nope but there was a possibility of trading Barnes for Nesmith. Crazy to think both Hali and Nesmith could easily been Kings right now.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
I have a clear memory of some who were mocking the idea of Nesmith being anything significant to think about in a trade. Yikes
sactowndog
All-Star
Yeah and we would have gotten a 1st to go with it.
Welp, I still got ten minutes until the Aces game starts, let me see what Game 2 is hitting on?
And I tune in and immediately see Tony Bradley on the free throw line in a one-point game:
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Hell of a game, new yawk on the ropes. I’ve kinda found myself rooting for the Knicks because they have mostly sucked and have a passionate fan base. At this point I want whoever has the best chance to beat the Thunder. It would be a real bummer if the East and West Finals are 4-1 and the championship is 4-0 or 4-1. Too good of a playoffs this season to go out like that.
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sactowndog
All-Star
My kids live in St Paul (Minneapolis) and Westfield (Indianapolis). Hoping for a TWolves - Pacers finals.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
When the Knickerbockers lose, the rest of us all win. Great game for the Pacers! Definitely not playing like a 4 seed at all this postseason.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
No one's beating the Thunder this year in a 7-game series UNLESS all of the wheels come off.
With that being said, at this very moment in time, I think the Pacers definitely would have a better shot at taking them down. Especially based on the way that they've been playing throughout the postseason.
Also, regardless of who goes from the East, I'd be shocked if the NBA Finals end in a 4-0 sweep or 4-1 victory. That bad boy's going 6 games, AT LEAST.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Gonna root hard for the Pacers, but I think the Knicks are the better team, and will edge them out in the end. Not quite sure about the number of games, though, so my official vote will have to come later...
Never in my wildest dreams did I think, when posting these comments (and casting my vote in the poll) that the Pacers would be flying back to Indianapolis with a 2-0 lead.
