[NBA] The 2025 Finals

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Good coaching adjustments by the Thunder in game 4. SGA was deadly at the end. The Pacers played great and built a lead, but then coasted a little. You can't do that against the best team in the league. The MVP showed up in the fourth quarter. It was the Pacers that looked tired.

Some questionable officiating in the second half for sure. The blocking foul on Nembhard when Chet did his spin move was terrible. It cost the Pacers 3 points. Are they going to let them play because it is the Finals or not?

SGA was the difference in this one. Nembhard gets the Pacers game ball for defense. Toppin played great.
Wonderful to see this level of intensity by two new teams.
 
that was a good one to watch, each team taking jabs to the face. Pacers looked in full control for most of the game especially with the Thunder shooting so poorly from three point range. I've stopped counting the Pacers out though, let's just see how it goes and what adjustments are made from Carlisle
 
Thought the key critical moment was the end of the 3rd and first 4 mins of the 4th when Hali was on the bench. Pacers got really stagnant on offense, Siakam played too much iso, McConnell was sloppy and wasn’t allowed to penetrate like he did most of the series. They could have built up their 7pt lead but lost it pretty quick by the time Hali got back in. That said, the reach ins and pushoffs that Caruso and Dort got away with led to some key steals and breakaways. Pretty crucial no calls there
 
It is sorta weird that Aaron Nesmith is an “underrated defender” while Lu Dort is now “a football player” in an NBA jersey despite both guys playing similar styles of physical defense all series.
 
Tetsujin said:
It is sorta weird that Aaron Nesmith is an “underrated defender” while Lu Dort is now “a football player” in an NBA jersey despite both guys playing similar styles of physical defense all series.
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Yeah, I don't think the reffing has been all that terrible. Probably a lean towards OKC, but they're missing stuff and letting things on IND slide too. Certainly not to the extent we'd see bias if a LAL/BOS/NYK were in the finals.
 
The_Jamal said:
Yeah, I don't think the reffing has been all that terrible. Probably a lean towards OKC, but they're missing stuff and letting things on IND slide too. Certainly not to the extent we'd see bias if a LAL/BOS/NYK were in the finals.
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It’s fine if they let both teams play but you have to call SGA for the push offs that late game push off on nesmith was wild then he travels after. Dort and Caruso don’t play by the same rules as others that’s been the case all playoffs and for Dort the last two playoffs
 
SacTownKid said:
The Thunder need that other scorer. They have no choice but to stagger Williams and SGA. Willams having a superstar game tonight.
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Williams has proven to be that star. Elite slasher, great left hand. I knew we took a deep look at him, our draft position pretty much dictated Keegan, but this is why teams like OKC are where they are. Hit on most of their draft picks and develop their guys
 
SacTownKid said:
The Thunder need that other scorer. They have no choice but to stagger Williams and SGA. Willams having a superstar game tonight.
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Yeah, kinda interesting Joe got cut from the rotation. He was one of the big sparkplug shooter/scorers they have. They're just committing to playing their 7 best defenders and saying j dub and sga is enough on offense
 
Tizzy Flip said:
Williams has proven to be that star. Elite slasher, great left hand. I knew we took a deep look at him, our draft position pretty much dictated Keegan, but this is why teams like OKC are where they are. Hit on most of their draft picks and develop their guys
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They honestly haven't. Really, just J-Dubb and taking the obvious pick with Chet. What they are the best example of though is how having a ton of shots on goal matters more than just being right. So really, all their misses do not matter because they hit on Jdub as a star wing and Chet is a DPOY candidate who probably continues to develop offensively into a monster, just not quite there yet.
 
Tizzy Flip said:
Daigneault proving he’s a top coach. Great adjustments since game 3. Getting SGA some early rest, more Wiggins, more Wallace, trusting their depth that they didn’t do in game 3
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He seems to have forgotten about his most critical Game 4 adjustment: let Indiana have the lead after three quarters. Apparently they only know how to play from behind.
 
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