Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals Game Thread

[StrongLurk]

Indiana has come back from down 15 or more FIVE times, the most such comebacks in a single postseason in the play-by-play era

3 of those comebacks had "mini-comebacks" in them in the last 50 seconds where they had a 99.9% chance of losing lol.

[GOBB]

Most clutch playoff run ever, no debate in my opinion. If Indiana wins the ring this year, it will be even crazier than the 2011 Mavs.

Hot take get your hot takes here!

[jayfan]

Most clutch playoff run ever, no debate in my opinion. If Indiana wins the ring this year, it will be even crazier than the 2011 Mavs.

It's funny how we remember that Mavs victory as such a huge upset. In reality, the odds-makers had it as a very close contest - nearly a toss up - prior to the start of the series. Miami opened only -180 to win the series.

A much better comparison is Detroit's win over LAL in 2004. The Lakers opened -700 to win that series, as did OKC in this one.


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[tpols]

Hot take get your hot takes here!

GOBB youre not at work anymore. Put the peanut bag down and take your visor off.

[warriorfan]

GOBB youre not at work anymore. Put the peanut bag down and take your visor off.

[Meticode]

GOBB youre not at work anymore. Put the peanut bag down and take your visor off.

I've been there.

[StrongLurk]

It's funny how we remember that Mavs victory as such a huge upset. In reality, the odds-makers had it as a very close contest - nearly a toss up - prior to the start of the series. Miami opened only -180 to win the series.

A much better comparison is Detroit's win over LAL in 2004. The Lakers opened -700 to win that series, as did OKC in this one.


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The Mavs had that same WTF feeling though the Pacers have, especially with clutch comebacks. Also 2011 Mavs path to the finals was definitely harder than what the Pacers have done. Either way, Pacers could lose the finals and this is still a legendary run.

[GOBB]

GOBB youre not at work anymore. Put the peanut bag down and take your visor off.

F*ck off lol

[Mask the Embiid]

Myles Turner hitting stepback 3's off the glass lol.....The Thunder are going to beat these mfs so....damn....bad... next game. Like they are literally going to rout them in points. If the pacers score 70, OKC will score 140. This is gonna be a historical ass whooping.


They are going to write this one in the history books. Its gonna be a saying/term/colloquialism/neologism now. "Dont OKC me ". The teams who lost to the dream team are gonna to say "now thats an ass whooping!"

Game 2 will be over in the 1st 6 mins. Book it!



I got okc....by devastating knockout. game 2

[ImKobe]

He's not a great shooter usually but he was 35% and 35.7% his first two years so maybe that 29% is an aberration, I think a Pacers fan said he might have been playing through injury earlier which messed up his shot. Obviously if that's true he's fine now.

Yeah but the difficulty of shots he's hit over & over again in these Playoffs is crazy man. It's not like he's making an open corner 3 in a big spot like you'd expect out of a role guy, he's making Steph level shots.

Last year as well, they were down 0 - 2 to the Knicks and it's a 106 - 106 tie game with less than 20 seconds to go, hits a deep ass 3 off the dribble on Brunson at the end of the shot clock to basically save their season which led to them making the ECF. Bunch of shots this year similar to that. Crazy confidence. He hits those in games where he's been struggling too it's not like a heat check either.

[Meticode]

Myles Turner hitting stepback 3's off the glass lol.....The Thunder are going to beat these mfs so....damn....bad... next game. Like they are literally going to rout them in points. If the pacers score 70, OKC will score 140. This is gonna be a historical ass whooping.


They are going to write this one in the history books. Its gonna be a saying/term/colloquialism/neologism now. "Dont OKC me ". The teams who lost to the dream team are gonna to say "now thats an ass whooping!"

Game 2 will be over in the 1st 6 mins. Book it!



I got okc....by devastating knockout. game 2

Remember your post. You're leaving ISH forever if the Pacers win.

[Meticode]

Myles Turner hitting stepback 3's off the glass lol.....The Thunder are going to beat these mfs so....damn....bad... next game. Like they are literally going to rout them in points. If the pacers score 70, OKC will score 140. This is gonna be a historical ass whooping.


They are going to write this one in the history books. Its gonna be a saying/term/colloquialism/neologism now. "Dont OKC me ". The teams who lost to the dream team are gonna to say "now thats an ass whooping!"

Game 2 will be over in the 1st 6 mins. Book it!



I got okc....by devastating knockout. game 2

Remember your post. You're leaving ISH forever if the Pacers win the series.

[tpols]

I've been there.

That... somehow doesn't surprise me.

No offense Nostradamus. You got anything you can tell me that can make me some money?

[Meticode]

That... somehow doesn't surprise me.

No offense Nostradamus. You got anything you can tell me that can make me some money?

In all honesty the only thing I've done is pick what seems semi-ridiculous to me at the minimum. Although the Wolves/Thunder series wasn't ridiculous. I picked the Pacers to sweep the Knicks and for Thibs to be fired afterwards. I picked Pacers in 7 on the Thunder. I picked Thunder in 5 on Wolves and for Gobert and Edwards to struggle.

[90sgoat]

I missed this game because the NBA sucks at telling europeans when games are actually happening, but damn am I happy that Pacers won.

Pacers are the people's champion and they definitely need to beat Shai and goon floppers.