[NBA] The 2025 Finals
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SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
And that could have been Williams watching his shoulder go bye bye. Yikes.
coolhandluke
Starter
Away from the play free throws deciding a Finals game smh.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Carslie better say something about this crap cause there’s nothing Nesmith can do if he’s in dudes grill and gets pushed to the floor
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Is he a bit of a primadonna? He kind looked like he's thinking how dare you not play me until now.
coolhandluke
Starter
Thunder steal one back
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
To be fair, fouling guys away from the play on consecutive possessions was somehow the least offensive part of Mathurin’s play down the stretch.
coolhandluke
Starter
When you have a team down, you have to step on the neck. Pacers let up from the close of third quarter and it bit them in their behind.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
And if they don't figure why they did then they need a new coach or this is going to 7 because... entertainment. The switch cut off a ton of the Pacers rotation.
coolhandluke
Starter
Dude probably thought his night was over until Nesmith fouled out.
sactowndog
All-Star
Mathurin missed 3 free throws and two dead ball falls. Good lord.
Joshyjosh31
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SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
As they say, it's all in the adjustments. Carlisle needs to tell Siakam to dominate on the small next game. The Pacers have the tools to not play 100% 5 out ball so they can potentially make it work.
coolhandluke
Starter
Pacers scored just 17 points in the fourth despite being in the bonus for a long time.
Thunder figured out the secret: the Pacers can't pull off a comeback win if they're leading for three quarters.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Chet showed his unicorn abilities on D. Teams are going to be reaching like a MF trying to find a Wemby, Chet, and Mobley defensively. Good luck.
coolhandluke
Starter
It's all about adjustments. Mark going with the double big lineup in the fourth discouraged the cutting and stopped their defense from collapsing. On offense, switching Nembhard off from Shai gave favorable matchups.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
I don’t know about anybody else but I’m watching these games through the Kings fans lens. I kept saying to myself, the Pacers need to hold that lead in the first 5 minutes of the 4th and poof it was gone. Incredible game but I really feel for Pacers fans, I’m sure they started to think they had this one. Feel bad for Benn too although he wasn’t the reason they lost.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
they stopped hunting SGA and went at Chet mind boggling decision and **** Scott foster
coolhandluke
Starter
Pacers lost it at the end of the third and the momentum was creeping towards Thunder. Someone had to step up to push them through. Hali got them some open looks which they couldn't convert. Props to the Thunder for the end game adjustments on both offense and defense. They kept fighting with Caruso making some big plays to keep them in the game and their stars closed it out.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Yeah, you get a rep as a "defender" the refs let you get away with whatever you want. Watching Devin Carter play defense this year showcased this more than anything; he's a rook, so he doesn't get the "respect" of a Caruso/Dort/Smart etc.
Kinda sad that's the only way defenders actually get to play defense though. If the refs let them get away with it
This was the one they really had to get. Pacers were in total control and this would have absolutely been the gut punch. They had OKC on the ropes, They stole game 1, had them thoroughly beat in game 3 and looked very much ready to do it again tonight in game 4. But just missed opportunities let OKC back, Shai went MVP mode and now if the Thunder start playing to their potential again... going to be a tough hill to climb.
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Better be on a winning team as well bulls fans are saying he didn’t get away with stuff like this with them
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
The Pacers had the Thunder down. What they didn't realize was that they hadn't quite delivered the knockout punch. And the Thunder just took advantage of that and got back up before the 10 count.
