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  1. Weezy

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    Good on the Pacers for not rolling over, showed up big in game 6. Anything can happen in a game 7, neither team has been here before, all it takes is a poor shooting night from SGA, or a couple of their role players and Indy has a shot.
     
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    If the Thunder can overcome two game 7's, or the Pacers prevail, knocking off higher seeds, it will be a Championship truly deserved either way. A game 7 for all the marbles, is a hell of a way to cap off a wild season. I look forward to more fireworks immediately after the Championship game.
     
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    Glad to see this one go 7. It’s a pretty even match.
     
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    Personally, I think we should have done better, this year anyone could have won this thing. I am totally unimpressed with the Thunder after game 6. I don't think they could beat 90% of the winning teams in the last 40 years.
     
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    We got Game 7 yall.!!!!!
     
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    I think it’s interesting. The Pacers basically have a new series.

    the interesting thing is it’s game 7 you empty out the tank. And you can use everybody. And literally anything can happen.

    Basketball is the biggest home fields of them all. Baseball doesn’t matter. Football it doesn’t matter. But NBA with that crowd is a difference.

    The Pacers have no pressure. Tali Hali hurt they aren’t supposed to be there. This series is supposed to be over. OKC played with their food.

    and in that Mario Elie voice. They seemed a little tight. Every OKC miss will be an awe!!!! And you just think Choke.

    me the key is Jaylin. Don’t let him get off. Shai gonna get his. I would still blitz Shai. Make Jaylin a catch and shooter as opposed to the point guard and you got it.

    if the Pacers are in it they’re taking it. Road team role players don’t play well on the road.

    I think if Matthurian and Nembard can get it going that’s the key. Making Jaylin Williams and OKC play defense getting tired on the other end.


    It will be tough but with Indianas adrenaline it will carry them over. Holmgren will be an X factor. Pascal must stay aggressive. But I think Haliburton must set a tone early with being aggressive. He has to keep going at them.

    Lose and your the Utah Jazz Seattle SuperSonics Win and your one of the most legendary teams of all time.


    But hey ladies and Gentleman in here doesn’t this series just feel like a real life version of the movie Hosiers???????

    if there’s a coach who can do it. It’s Carlisle.
     
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    …but what’s really going to happen - most likely — is that OKC wins it without too much trouble in game 7 at home.
     
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    Hoping for a last Hali gamewinner
     
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    sadly I don't care about either team or the results

    it feels only as if I'm not tuning in for a worthless all star game, but i've heard it's a good series

    I'm wondering if it's just me and where I'm at in life, or if this is the reality the NBA is facing after years of their approach to marketing the game.
     
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    Sounds like it’s more you? It’s been good basketball ebb and flow between 2 good teams who play good defense. Especially the Pacers move the ball style on offense. Just not markee teams.
     
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    yeah, maybe I'm just like a lot of NBA fans that pay attention to marquee teams more. I do find more and more I don't even know the players on other teams, so I'm clearly watching less games than ever before.
     
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    Indiana doing some history again.They just can't lose to most overrated team in a history of NBA, especially that Indiana has most overrated player in the league lol.

    Indiana has now become the first team in NBA postseason history to have eight players with at least 200 points in a single playoffs: Pascal Siakam (456), Tyrese Haliburton (390), Myles Turner (311), Aaron Nesmith (288), Andrew Nembhard (272), Bennedict Mathurin (219), Obi Toppin (216) and T.J. McConnell (202).

    https://www.si.com/nba/one-game-7-trend-points-pacers-finishing-off-epic-nba-finals-comeback
     
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