2025 NBA Season

[Volgastallion]

I definitely agree, Thunder lost the first game due to their own mistakes.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander and his friends will not make that mistake again.

Just like the Pacers lost the second game because of their own completely unnecessary mistakes. I think that the Pacers players have also made the same conclusions, and in the upcoming game, I hope that their field goal percentage will be noticeably better than it was in the second game.

I dont see the second game sadly so i cant talk so much about it, but about the first one, the main factor or maybe better to say the two main factors who made you make unnecessary mistakes are, so much self confidence and fear of losing, so for me OKC suffer for the first one and Indiana by the second one.

[OgNasty]

The day is upon us. It felt like there was a long break since the last game. I have a gut feeling that Indiana is going to win it, but I don’t think that is the common thought on this series. After tonight I think we’ll have a better idea where this one is going to go. I just wish it wasn’t broadcast on ABC.

[Eternad]

I dont see the second game sadly so i cant talk so much about it, but about the first one, the main factor or maybe better to say the two main factors who made you make unnecessary mistakes are, so much self confidence and fear of losing, so for me OKC suffer for the first one and Indiana by the second one.

I don’t see much mistake on Pacers side on game 2 since they suffer a lot of turnover on Game 1 compared to Game 2.

OKC just overwhelmed Pacers on Game 2 due to their persistent attack with precision while having a strong defense back court. Pacers play the same phase and energy on Game 2 they are just overwhelmed.

They need to double the effort especially on defense in able to win on tomorrow match or else they are just relying that OKC will perform bad again on defense on the 4th quarter.

[xzone]

The day we've been waiting for has come, in a few hours we'll see what Indiana Pacers can do against OKC. The more competition there is in the NBA finals, the better, so I hope we'll watch an exciting match.
Both teams are good, the quality of players seems to be better in OKC and although more people think OKC will win, I think Pacers also have a chance and it will be really hard to predict the final score of the match

[passwordnow]

Alright, I guess that the rumor about Giannis going out of Bucks has been there since last year. But he's cutoff all of the speculations and he's said that he's intended to stay in the franchise and he's said that he didn't asked for any trade. Still looking good for the Bucks then.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Stays Committed to Bucks Amid Trade Rumors and Lillard Injury

I also saw a video about that yesterday. It's getting harder and harder to believe the news since someone obviously is lying. Is it the "insiders" or the players, we will find out soon enough. If Giannis is actually off the board this make this "possibly the biggest offseason ever" a lot less exciting. I mean he was by far the biggest name. Sure there is an aging KD and so on which are also on the move but everybody wanted Giannis, that's for sure!!

That's right, it's only a matter of time when the actual thing will come for Giannis. While the majority of the fans following him are actually saying that he should get out of it, only him can have the final decision and let's see if it's the actuality through a contract.

The day is upon us. It felt like there was a long break since the last game. I have a gut feeling that Indiana is going to win it, but I don’t think that is the common thought on this series. After tonight I think we’ll have a better idea where this one is going to go. I just wish it wasn’t broadcast on ABC.

That is the common thought for this game, they're going home and that's one thing for the Pacers to win this series just after the lost that they've got on 2.

[Harkorede]

I definitely agree, Thunder lost the first game due to their own mistakes.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander and his friends will not make that mistake again.

Just like the Pacers lost the second game because of their own completely unnecessary mistakes. I think that the Pacers players have also made the same conclusions, and in the upcoming game, I hope that their field goal percentage will be noticeably better than it was in the second game.

OKC Thunder lost the game 1 with unnecessary mistakes, Pacers literally had no business winning that game if OKC didn't throw it away, but in the second game Indiana Pacers were never in control, not by the slightest margin, so I don't see how you can say Pacers lost the game by their own unnecessary mistakes.

There were a lot of games that Pacers won despite being in the hole early sometime through midway in the 3rd quarter, OKC discovered Pacers are often comfortable being down by 15-20 points with more than a quarter left to go so didn't let their guards down either. I believe game 3 here Indiana would be an indication of whether this could possibly be 6-7 game series, or maybe it will end in 5.

[boyptc]

The day we've been waiting for has come, in a few hours we'll see what Indiana Pacers can do against OKC. The more competition there is in the NBA finals, the better, so I hope we'll watch an exciting match.
Both teams are good, the quality of players seems to be better in OKC and although more people think OKC will win, I think Pacers also have a chance and it will be really hard to predict the final score of the match

I think that we all agree that the roster of OKC is better, no doubt about that. But, in terms of performance, we can see that the Pacers won't just allow this team to stop them and make them look like little on this finals.

We'll see how the Pacers have their hearts for this next game. It is what we're seeing on Pacers, despite that many considers that the OKC is going to get this finals.

The Pacers have the heart of not giving up even until the last second of the game, they'll play it and that's why they're now loved by their new fans.

[MK-74]

Game 3 of the series will start in 45 minutes.
Indiana Pacers have the advantage as they are the home team but they are facing the Thunder.
My favorite for this cup is the Thunder and it is very likely that they will come away with a victory tonight.
I think they will win this game too.

[Shinpako09]

Trade rumors about Durant have been circulating, and the most likely destination is the Spurs, but there's also the Rockets, Wolves, Knicks, and Heat. Aside from the Heat, any of these teams could boost their Finals chances. Although he's turning 37 this year, he's still one of the best and most consistent scorers in the league, so he's still being pursued by different teams.

Anyway, Game 3 will start in less than an hour. Let's see if the Pacers can take the lead again.

[OgNasty]

Trade rumors about Durant have been circulating, and the most likely destination is the Spurs, but there's also the Rockets, Wolves, Knicks, and Heat. Aside from the Heat, any of these teams could boost their Finals chances. Although he's turning 37 this year, he's still one of the best and most consistent scorers in the league, so he's still being pursued by different teams.

I just don't think Durant is the kind of guy that brings a championship when he joins the roster.  Especially not at this age.  When you consider what you would have to give up to get him...  It just isn't worth it in my opinion.  He'll be a great free agent pickup, but I don't think San Antonio should be giving up their future to get him.  Not with the young squad they have.

Similar situation with Giannis.  He's a great player, but trading for him to get him for a year will surely tank your team's future.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Oh well, didn't expect that to happen. What a rollercoaster in this game. Who would understand something like this. OKC by quarters, win by 8, lose by 12, win by 9, lose by 14, wtf? Pacers really deserved this win because they never lost focus, unlike the Thunder.

Again Hartenstein is just coming off the bench for super limited minutes, doesn't make any sense to me. Anyway, now we have the exact same scenario as in the series against Denver. Lose game one, win game 2, lose game 3 and now with the backs against the wall in a basically must win game 4. Gonna be exciting!

[EFS]

The game went exactly as I expected. I was expecting a narrow Pacers win and that's what happened. Pacers played very good defense. Mathurin and McConnell played exceptionally well. Haliburton led his team effectively with 22-9-11. Siakam did what he needed to do. Pacers used their home-court advantage very well.
Now the Pacers lead the series 2-1. Game 4 will be crucial. Thunder must win that game, otherwise they'll be on a path with no way back.

[danherbias07]

This might be my personal favorite defensive play of the year.



T. J. McConnell. That was some crazy defense and mental awareness. He actually did it many times. After an inbound pass, after a rebound pass, and more, he is lurking around like a thief, which is why he got 5 steals in the game.
The defense of the Pacers is damn good and they are doing full court press at almost the whole regulation of the game. It's exhausting but it's damn satisfying too if you will get the sweet win as a reward.

2-1. Pacers are in the lead.

[Yaunfitda]

This might be my personal favorite defensive play of the year.



T. J. McConnell. That was some crazy defense and mental awareness. He actually did it many times. After an inbound pass, after a rebound pass, and more, he is lurking around like a thief, which is why he got 5 steals in the game.
The defense of the Pacers is damn good and they are doing full court press at almost the whole regulation of the game. It's exhausting but it's damn satisfying too if you will get the sweet win as a reward.

2-1. Pacers are in the lead.

He is the ex-factor in this game, his defense, his hustle and some stats that can't be recorded as well. TJ really bring the best out of this team mates as well as it his defense his contagious and everyone is contributing. One thing though that if I may say is that Miles Turner has a bad game here. If they lost, for sure he could be the one to be blame although he had like 2 blocks on Chet. But he seems clumsy and just allowing the Thunder to steal the ball for them. Game 4 will still be in this building, so there is a high chance that they really have a good 3-1 lead going back to OKC. So the Thunder will have to make a lot of adjustments in the next game if they don't want to get into that deficit that is very hard to make a comeback.

[MK-74]

Indiana Pacers won last night and made it 2-1 in the series.
Thunder took the lead in the 3rd quarter but the 4th quarter was terrible for them.
Pacers played great defense and stopped Thunder.
Next game 4 and let's see if Thunder can make it 2-2.
If they can't it will be bad for them.

[ajanwalker]

The odds given for Indiana's victory were very attractive and I didn't miss it. The site I bet on gave 2.4 odds for Indiana's victory and I played.
OKC started the match well and I thought my bet would lose.
Indiana improved the situation in the second period and ended the first half ahead.
The last period of the match was a complete disaster for OKC. Indiana played very good defense.
The following statistic emerged: OKC played very well in the 1st and 3rd periods. Indiana was the good side in the 2nd and 4th periods.
Indiana won the match 116-107 and made the series 2-1. The match 2 days later became very critical. It is a match that OKC must definitely win, but it is very difficult.
If they give good odds for Indiana's victory again, I will consider it.

[Dave1]

The odds given for Indiana's victory were very attractive and I didn't miss it. The site I bet on gave 2.4 odds for Indiana's victory and I played.
OKC started the match well and I thought my bet would lose.
Indiana improved the situation in the second period and ended the first half ahead.
The last period of the match was a complete disaster for OKC. Indiana played very good defense.
The following statistic emerged: OKC played very well in the 1st and 3rd periods. Indiana was the good side in the 2nd and 4th periods.
Indiana won the match 116-107 and made the series 2-1. The match 2 days later became very critical. It is a match that OKC must definitely win, but it is very difficult.
If they give good odds for Indiana's victory again, I will consider it.

I got it as 2.6x mate,  , so I was very happy to see the Pacers winning the game. And even if the Thunder took a good lead in the first quarter, I know that Pacers will make a comeback and that's what they did. After that they took the lead and it was a back and forth game.

And at the start of the 3rd, the Pacers were force to call a timeout because suddenly, OKC had a good run and took a 2 point lead. But then again, just like the first quarter, Pacers had it's own run and never relinquish the lead after that.

[Alphie12]

The odds given for Indiana's victory were very attractive and I didn't miss it. The site I bet on gave 2.4 odds for Indiana's victory and I played.
OKC started the match well and I thought my bet would lose.
Indiana improved the situation in the second period and ended the first half ahead.
The last period of the match was a complete disaster for OKC. Indiana played very good defense.
The following statistic emerged: OKC played very well in the 1st and 3rd periods. Indiana was the good side in the 2nd and 4th periods.
Indiana won the match 116-107 and made the series 2-1. The match 2 days later became very critical. It is a match that OKC must definitely win, but it is very difficult.
If they give good odds for Indiana's victory again, I will consider it.

I got it as 2.6x mate,  , so I was very happy to see the Pacers winning the game. And even if the Thunder took a good lead in the first quarter, I know that Pacers will make a comeback and that's what they did. After that they took the lead and it was a back and forth game.

And at the start of the 3rd, the Pacers were force to call a timeout because suddenly, OKC had a good run and took a 2 point lead. But then again, just like the first quarter, Pacers had it's own run and never relinquish the lead after that.

pacers are doing what nuggets did and it will end the same way

Oh well, didn't expect that to happen. What a rollercoaster in this game. Who would understand something like this. OKC by quarters, win by 8, lose by 12, win by 9, lose by 14, wtf? Pacers really deserved this win because they never lost focus, unlike the Thunder.

Again Hartenstein is just coming off the bench for super limited minutes, doesn't make any sense to me. Anyway, now we have the exact same scenario as in the series against Denver. Lose game one, win game 2, lose game 3 and now with the backs against the wall in a basically must win game 4. Gonna be exciting!

i actually expected this from pacers but the will end up like nuggets tho

[yenerbatmaz]

Bennedict Mathurin became the 5th player to score 25+ points in an NBA Finals game before the age of 22.

Previously; these four stars achieved this statistic.

Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James
Tony Parker and
Kobe Bryant
totally scored 27 points and were important contributors to Indiana's victory.

[Oasisman]

Bennedict Mathurin became the 5th player to score 25+ points in an NBA Finals game before the age of 22.

Previously; these four stars achieved this statistic.

Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James
Tony Parker and
Kobe Bryant
totally scored 27 points and were important contributors to Indiana's victory.

One thing I can't forget about Benedict Mathurin on his arrival in the NBA. He said he's better than LeBron? Not sure about the exact words, but it does sound like that. The kid actually is quite good and he has a lot time to become better than LeBron. He's already showing some potentials as he is currently providing very important contribution to where the Pacers at right now.

Anyway, I am guilty of underestimating the Pacers ability and resiliency. Though they made a lot of come backs in this playoff run, I always thought the Thunders would be a different team than the teams they have beaten. Well, both of these teams are excellent in terms of adjustments after a loss. I feel like they could go back and forth until game 5. Someone must win twice in a row, and the first team to do that will have a very high chance of becoming the 2025 champions.