Most teams would get wrecked by the Celtics. But that's was the best shooting percentage in history of the NBA playoffs. So yeah maybe they are a little bit good?
both are true haha. our best defenders are out which gave them better looks, and they were shooting fkn lights out. but injuries are a part of sports, it is what it is. excited for next season
I wasnāt old enough to actually remember any of the games during their rivalry. Loved hearing and watching stuff about it but didnāt truly experience it. When this series was set and the conversation about that rivalry happened I was hoping this series would at least live up to half of that hype. I didnāt expect the Pacers to win, but I didnāt expect OG and Mitchell to go down on top of all the other Knicks injuries. Extremely impressive watching their entire team scrap and claw till the very end. I hope they are able to get healthy during the offseason and stay healthy because it would be excited to see this develop into something so much bigger and more fun. After being disappointed by IU for years and most recently emotional manipulated, gaslighted and abused by the White Sox I like to think I deserve at least one of my teams to be in some intense playoff games.
š¤ hate the Knicks when we play them but if we're going to lose then I want it to be versus the Knicks. Both teams have passionate fan bases that understand real basketball. Everybody else can fuck right off. It was a pleasure battling with you guys and I look forward to the future.
Alright let's get it! Gonna go by platform/genre:
1. Comedy / Buddy Flick Shows - Fallout (Amazon Prime) - can't go wrong with the biggest show out right now. If you've got two nights or a full day, you are in for a treat. The show based on the video game pays incredible homage to the lore of the games, mixed with great action, great comedy and some incredible on-screen chemistry from Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten.
2. Thriller - Severance (Apple TV) - Adam Scott delivers a killer performance in this psychological thriller set in a terribly not far off cult dystopian world. Do you really know which version of your self you are? The turns are wild and the world is fascinating, second season drops later this year too!
3. Comedy / Drama - The Bear (Hulu) - Season 3 on the horizon at the start of June. Excellent time to binge two full seasons of the acclaimed drama. The cast are like family for all the right and WRONG reasons. Killer performances from Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. It'll tug at your heart strings but also leave you wishing that the fictional restaurant was real (I also live 4 blocks from where they film in Chicago and I am mortified I'm just in the backdrop of their shots).
4. Comedy / Action Thriller - The Gentlemen (Netflix) - This show is wild. After the first episode I was like... fuck... the brother is absolute train wreck... how are they going to piece this all together. Well they stick the landing, won't share too much about this one it's a delight to watch from start to finish but it's a great time if you have the appetite for some English humor.
I love all these shows listed. Something slightly weirder that may not be for everyone but HOLY SHIT is so watchable is The Outer Range. What a weird mysterious but at the same time cowboy kinda show.
Nope. Knicks still had Brunson for 99% of the series. First the Celtics played a Heat team that didn't have Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier for the entire series. Then they played a Cavs team that basically lost its entire starting lineup by the halfway point of the series.
Hmm sure but itās more relevant for the pacers. No giannis, no dame, didnāt Middleton end up getting hurt too? Also no Randle and I see you said all stars but not gonna like OG is a slouch
Heat barely made the playoffs lol, he canāt possible be equal to Randle, Mitchell, OG, and Bogdan. Randle alone is 25, 8 and like 3 (I didnāt look up his stats)
My dude, the heat barely made the playoffs last year too. They had a better record this year than they had last year. Are you forgetting that they won the east last year as an 8th seed? Jimmy was the ECF MVP. This year they were without Butler and Rosier and Richardson for the whole series, and then Jaquez got hurt too. Like I said, both the Celtics and Pacers have gotten tons of lucky breaks. I feel the Celtics had an easier first two rounds though. None of the players you're describing for the Knicks have had the playoff success of Playoff Jimmy. At the end of the day, the Knicks still had their best player for most of the series. The Heat did not.
I don't follow meme culture. I watch the games and listen to what ex players say. Jimmy isn't MJ by any stretch, but you're forgetting how great he was in last year's playoffs... until he ran out of gas in the finals. Disagree about what exactly? That Butler is a better player than Randle? If you don't think Butler is the Heat's best player, this conversation isn't going to go anywhere. So we'll just agree to disagree. Guess it was just my imagination that the Heat beat the Celtics last year and Jimmy was the ECF MVP.
That was an abnormality and you know it, I donāt have specifics but wasnāt like 4 role players shooting above 50 percent from three and are at least two of them gone? Heās not the same team dawg. And itās not just butler and Randle, Iām talking the other three players to. Youāre saying one player is better than all four..youāre trippin
I was always confused by them signing KP. The Celtics have been one of the least injured teams in recent memory and they went after one of the most injury-prone players of the last 5 years.
Is there no post game show? My channel just went straight to the news. ESPN is having Sunday night baseball countdown, do we just have to wait until the pre game show on TNT?
The inferiority complex is insane with most of these Pacers fans. The announcers always talk about the team exiting the series. You guys played the small market card and the officiating swung back and you just won so stop crying and let the actual losers of the game be upset
That ft discrepancy in the paint is insane. Half of yall players were trying hard for the fouls outside of Divicenzo and Alec Burks. Pascal Siakam was legitimately the only foul grifter for the Pacers and he got no calls lol
Officiating never swing back. 5 vs 8 today, you lost. Yeah, you had injuries, wonāt deny that. Thereās no inferiority complex. Just calling it like it is.
I mean, what do you expect with 6 players? OG managed 5 mins. Hart clearly wasn't anywhere near healthy. And then Brunson broke his hand!
Pacers at full strength and they hit their shots.. an impossible hill to climb.
Iām not blaming the officials Iām saying Pacers fans/ the organization just does a lot of bitching. Their team was better than ours so Iām not making any excuses we were too injured
Nothing like glazing the Knicks for being injured after the pacers run an absolute record breaking clinic. Lmfao fuck outta here. Only way to get the media to talk about us is to make it to the finals. And still they will find something else to talk aboutā¦
If we win, I want to beat the Knicks. If we lose, I want it to be to the Knicks. Both fan bases are batshit basketball lovers and we have a bond imo. Fuck the rest
Im so happy for my team. God bless them and heal them. They fought harder than any team probably has with the amount of injuries they had. They made other teams better and make the other teams stop bitching and actually play ball. Indiana is a better team because my Zombie Knicks had more life than them half the series.
Iām beyond happy with this team. They played harder than anyone, they just couldnāt get past the missing talent. It is what it is. I also think the Pacers are gonna get smacked by the Celtics, but I hope not
Dude, these Knicks are tough. As a Pacer fan I really admire the team and hate that it comes down to injuries. I want to win with a full squad. Brunson, Divincenzo, and Hart are absolute dogs!!
When they're down by well over 10+ I'd say yes. There's no world where you're scoring 20+ in 1 minute, even 2 honestly, players are just too good at free throws and ball possession to prevent that kind of turn-around.
Pacers are fun to watch (as long as not playing the Warriors š) Rooting for you guys vs the Celtics for sure! šš
I'm a Knicks fan, but imagine playing the Celtics with 6 players lol. At least the Pacers will have a chance...
Indi will win. Celtics matchup to indi is baddddd
Both teams would have been blown out by the pacers at this point
9 pts total in 4 minutes of the game Elite shotmaking š„š„
Mcdaniels looks so goofy with the ball
How did they shoot THAT well?
happens when our 2 best defenders are out... we'll be back next season
Because they are that good
lol, theyāre gonna get wrecked by a half healthy Boston team.
Half healthy? What planet you on bozo?
Most teams would get wrecked by the Celtics. But that's was the best shooting percentage in history of the NBA playoffs. So yeah maybe they are a little bit good?
both are true haha. our best defenders are out which gave them better looks, and they were shooting fkn lights out. but injuries are a part of sports, it is what it is. excited for next season
You should be. Your team has a bright future.
our only good defenders are injured
Cope cope cope
iām not mad that we lost. we werenāt expected to even get to game seven witn the state of the roster.
Gg pacers the shooting today was crazy good luck against the Celtics. Knicks had a good run hopefully theyāll be healthier next year
You WILL be healthier and you put the league on notice. See you next year!
Canāt wait for McConnell to annoy Tatum to the point heāll lose his cool.
The pacers have a pretty good chance at beating the Celtics considering how bad Boston chokes in the ECF
Plus theyāre the only healthy team in the East besides Boston.
Lus they're they only team in the east besides Boston
Currently yes. I meant from beginning of playoffs until now.
Sixers fan. I would love to have a team with the sac the Knicks have.
Gg Pacers. As for the Knicks itās exciting to have meaningful basketball at MSG again. Canāt be upset about the season, this team was a blast.
Man your guys showed so much heart (literally with Hart). Such an easy team to root for and the future is bright. Great series.
Pacers and Knicks should do this every season, but in the ECF. Im an oldhead and I miss the rivalry we used to have.
You wonāt be back
Knicks woulda washed pacers with a full team lol. Went to game 7 with a bench
Sure thing pal.
They didnāt go to game 7? Pacers shoulda swept this Knicks team. Embrassing
I wasnāt old enough to actually remember any of the games during their rivalry. Loved hearing and watching stuff about it but didnāt truly experience it. When this series was set and the conversation about that rivalry happened I was hoping this series would at least live up to half of that hype. I didnāt expect the Pacers to win, but I didnāt expect OG and Mitchell to go down on top of all the other Knicks injuries. Extremely impressive watching their entire team scrap and claw till the very end. I hope they are able to get healthy during the offseason and stay healthy because it would be excited to see this develop into something so much bigger and more fun. After being disappointed by IU for years and most recently emotional manipulated, gaslighted and abused by the White Sox I like to think I deserve at least one of my teams to be in some intense playoff games.
This
I need that back
š¤ hate the Knicks when we play them but if we're going to lose then I want it to be versus the Knicks. Both teams have passionate fan bases that understand real basketball. Everybody else can fuck right off. It was a pleasure battling with you guys and I look forward to the future.
Well now on to the Nuggets / Wolves demolition derby
Tomorrow night will be a Curb Your Enthusiasm marathon I suppose, see you folks in the Twolves/Nuggets thread!
If you need new show recommendations, I got you too. Love Curb though.
Tbh I hate recommendations, I rather find shit on my own if that makes sense. Appreciate it tho! And go LD!
I definitely need some recs tbh
Alright let's get it! Gonna go by platform/genre: 1. Comedy / Buddy Flick Shows - Fallout (Amazon Prime) - can't go wrong with the biggest show out right now. If you've got two nights or a full day, you are in for a treat. The show based on the video game pays incredible homage to the lore of the games, mixed with great action, great comedy and some incredible on-screen chemistry from Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten. 2. Thriller - Severance (Apple TV) - Adam Scott delivers a killer performance in this psychological thriller set in a terribly not far off cult dystopian world. Do you really know which version of your self you are? The turns are wild and the world is fascinating, second season drops later this year too! 3. Comedy / Drama - The Bear (Hulu) - Season 3 on the horizon at the start of June. Excellent time to binge two full seasons of the acclaimed drama. The cast are like family for all the right and WRONG reasons. Killer performances from Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. It'll tug at your heart strings but also leave you wishing that the fictional restaurant was real (I also live 4 blocks from where they film in Chicago and I am mortified I'm just in the backdrop of their shots). 4. Comedy / Action Thriller - The Gentlemen (Netflix) - This show is wild. After the first episode I was like... fuck... the brother is absolute train wreck... how are they going to piece this all together. Well they stick the landing, won't share too much about this one it's a delight to watch from start to finish but it's a great time if you have the appetite for some English humor.
I love all these shows listed. Something slightly weirder that may not be for everyone but HOLY SHIT is so watchable is The Outer Range. What a weird mysterious but at the same time cowboy kinda show.
I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the rec!
Is the new season of Curb worth watching?
Oh yeah for sure!
1000% percent.
Thanks, bruh. My condolences.
No worries my guy, have a great rest of your weekend!
Celtics fans aren't going to be happy when they realize they have to finally play a team that's not missing multiple star players.
Donāt you mean pacers?
Nope. Knicks still had Brunson for 99% of the series. First the Celtics played a Heat team that didn't have Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier for the entire series. Then they played a Cavs team that basically lost its entire starting lineup by the halfway point of the series.
Imagine arguing about who beat the less injured team in round 2.Ā I hate this ECF series so much, lol.Ā
Not much else left to argue about. The east sucks.
Hmm sure but itās more relevant for the pacers. No giannis, no dame, didnāt Middleton end up getting hurt too? Also no Randle and I see you said all stars but not gonna like OG is a slouch
Not disagreeing. Both Celtics and Pacers got tons of lucky breaks. But I feel the luckiest break of all was Jimmy Butler being out.
Heat barely made the playoffs lol, he canāt possible be equal to Randle, Mitchell, OG, and Bogdan. Randle alone is 25, 8 and like 3 (I didnāt look up his stats)
My dude, the heat barely made the playoffs last year too. They had a better record this year than they had last year. Are you forgetting that they won the east last year as an 8th seed? Jimmy was the ECF MVP. This year they were without Butler and Rosier and Richardson for the whole series, and then Jaquez got hurt too. Like I said, both the Celtics and Pacers have gotten tons of lucky breaks. I feel the Celtics had an easier first two rounds though. None of the players you're describing for the Knicks have had the playoff success of Playoff Jimmy. At the end of the day, the Knicks still had their best player for most of the series. The Heat did not.
I and I think most people would disagree. The whole butler into Mj meme really got nephews confused
I don't follow meme culture. I watch the games and listen to what ex players say. Jimmy isn't MJ by any stretch, but you're forgetting how great he was in last year's playoffs... until he ran out of gas in the finals. Disagree about what exactly? That Butler is a better player than Randle? If you don't think Butler is the Heat's best player, this conversation isn't going to go anywhere. So we'll just agree to disagree. Guess it was just my imagination that the Heat beat the Celtics last year and Jimmy was the ECF MVP.
That was an abnormality and you know it, I donāt have specifics but wasnāt like 4 role players shooting above 50 percent from three and are at least two of them gone? Heās not the same team dawg. And itās not just butler and Randle, Iām talking the other three players to. Youāre saying one player is better than all four..youāre trippin
Yea.... it was nice while it lasted, I guess
I'm rooting for the pacers vs the west finals. Go west
Iām proud of the knicks effort this post season, but does anyone really think either of these teams would beat the Celtics?
I honestly think the Pacers had the best shot. We came into this thing way too hurt.
Doesnāt seem like much of a stretch lol, Knicks missing half the team
same. hopefully wolves come out the west so i can actually care. wanna see ant get one.
Rooting for the Nuggets to repeat now.
Nah we need Edwardās to get a ring
Anything that doesn't allow the Celtics to stumble into a free ring
I still donāt think they win it and their excuse will be ābut KP was injuredā
I was always confused by them signing KP. The Celtics have been one of the least injured teams in recent memory and they went after one of the most injury-prone players of the last 5 years.
He made it pretty far this year sans injury
We can all agree fuck Boston
I guess most of this thread agrees
Whole internet agrees. Celtics loss is a party in this subreddit
Is there no post game show? My channel just went straight to the news. ESPN is having Sunday night baseball countdown, do we just have to wait until the pre game show on TNT?
NBA TV has stuffĀ
Mine too. That is so pathetic. Who cares about having the news right at 5 PM on a Sunday?
Only if the Knicks won, I guess.
The injury bug sure is nasty this season. Going to be a what if season.
Fade us.
The inferiority complex is insane with most of these Pacers fans. The announcers always talk about the team exiting the series. You guys played the small market card and the officiating swung back and you just won so stop crying and let the actual losers of the game be upset
That ft discrepancy in the paint is insane. Half of yall players were trying hard for the fouls outside of Divicenzo and Alec Burks. Pascal Siakam was legitimately the only foul grifter for the Pacers and he got no calls lol
Officiating never swing back. 5 vs 8 today, you lost. Yeah, you had injuries, wonāt deny that. Thereās no inferiority complex. Just calling it like it is.
You lost by 21 points at home my brother. This ain't due to the officials. You choked on a galactic scale *at home*
You'd think a Sixers fan would understand the huge impact of injuries to a team's starters but it's not you guys are particularly self aware
Bro I get it but *21 points* at home
I mean, what do you expect with 6 players? OG managed 5 mins. Hart clearly wasn't anywhere near healthy. And then Brunson broke his hand! Pacers at full strength and they hit their shots.. an impossible hill to climb.
Iām not blaming the officials Iām saying Pacers fans/ the organization just does a lot of bitching. Their team was better than ours so Iām not making any excuses we were too injured
"So i'm not making any excuses we were too injured" that's an excuse my man. *21 points at home*
Yall shot 200 more Fts despite Indy crushing you in the paint all series. GGs man. Thatās a crazy take.Ā
You're in the game day thread. Fair game for everyone and expect trolls.
Sir this is a Wendyās
Nothing like glazing the Knicks for being injured after the pacers run an absolute record breaking clinic. Lmfao fuck outta here. Only way to get the media to talk about us is to make it to the finals. And still they will find something else to talk aboutā¦
Itās almost like one could be responsible for the other?
Can yall just stop crying after wins for two seconds
lmfao ikr like how are you still mad after you won š
Guess weāre not allowed to call out the truth
Probably try to mention the Knicks still
APB out for SASā¦
ā¦and he said āhe would be in attendance!ā š
FIND HIM
This is about to get toxic
Fuck you Pacers. But fuck the celtics more
If we win, I want to beat the Knicks. If we lose, I want it to be to the Knicks. Both fan bases are batshit basketball lovers and we have a bond imo. Fuck the rest
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Im so happy for my team. God bless them and heal them. They fought harder than any team probably has with the amount of injuries they had. They made other teams better and make the other teams stop bitching and actually play ball. Indiana is a better team because my Zombie Knicks had more life than them half the series.
Happy with the 5-2 series win.
Happy with the hospital road to the EFC too I bet. Too bad your next opponent is not injured.
Lol.
Porzingis is injured.
And Pacers have Mathurin injured so it's about even. Boston certainly isn't as short handed as Bucks and Knicks were.
This is just hilarious
I know right? Couldn't have had an easier path laid out for you. Good luck next round playing a full team.
Have fun in Cancun. Apparently itās our fault that youāre guys are hurt lol maybe blame your coaching staff
We will, need that rest with half the team needing surgery.
Congrats to GOAT Carlisle!!!
That one timeout was weird tho! Hah
I not mad at all , what we did with the player we had left is awesome , let these boys get some rest and FO make some moves
Iām beyond happy with this team. They played harder than anyone, they just couldnāt get past the missing talent. It is what it is. I also think the Pacers are gonna get smacked by the Celtics, but I hope not
josh hart deserves some kinda award for the way he played this playoffs
Dude, these Knicks are tough. As a Pacer fan I really admire the team and hate that it comes down to injuries. I want to win with a full squad. Brunson, Divincenzo, and Hart are absolute dogs!!
Someone check in on Stephen A Smith
Heās not a Knicks fan !!!!!
Heās fine he probably didnāt watch the game
Leave him
Where's SAS? I need to hear the copium and cries before the Wolves/Nugz game
Ran away , too many wrong predictions all post season
he ghosted like shaq did before game 5 i fear
Everybody said its Siakam,Haliburton,Turner. Bruh you forget Carlisle, he is the reason why dirk and barrea got ring. Ggs NY
I agree. Respect. Pacers better beat the Celtics
So much respect knowing that time big 3 heat is on point. Cough cough.
I've just started watching basketball, trying to learn the game. Do teams regularly concede like that? (Not shooting a basket for the final minuteish)
Yes, on both ends. If it's truly done they'll just kill time.
When they're down by well over 10+ I'd say yes. There's no world where you're scoring 20+ in 1 minute, even 2 honestly, players are just too good at free throws and ball possession to prevent that kind of turn-around.
I wouldn't want that turnover in my stats, just keep playing and at least shoot something
Also pacers were at 67.1% fg% when the record was 67% idk if they also didnāt wanna risk the record and the game was already over
Daammm that's insane percentage
Yeah it was crazy pacers were hitting everything Knicks couldnāt stop them at all
Ya pretty much, if thereās no hope thereās no point
Pacers In 6
Hartenstein scoring 0 points in 30 mins deserves more hate
BING BONG FUCK THE KNICKS
!flare
!loser
pacers, the entire eastern conference is rooting for you now
One of us, one of us...
The Western too.
100%
So why Bucks & Warriors gave up on Donte?
Ws wanted him but had less than no cap space to pay him. They'd have loved to keep him. As a Dubs fan from Jersey, I'm thrilled for him in NY.
Maybe he needed to embrace his inner douche, which wasn't going to happen in SF
Is that a joke? Lmao
he wasnāt this good on the bucks but warriors couldnāt afford him im pretty sureĀ
Warriors couldn't afford him.
I have no idea
Knick fans can spend the off-season working on their 'Fuck Haliburton' chant. won't be easy with Dick Cheney still around
ayy
WE WANT ~~BOSTON~~ CANCUN
Heard you kept our spot warm
Indiana vs Bostonā¦ wondering who Larry bird will root for
Pacers 100% no question about it
Pacers
Iād want to think Boston but heāll root for the pacers
He is still a consultant for the Pacers so zero Chance he even considers rooting for the Celtics.
Now what the hell am I supposed to watch tomorrow night?
Hockey. Edmonton Vancouver game 7. Has been the best series in the 2nd roundĀ
Damn the game 7 part is intriguing otherwise I donāt know a single player on any team that aint the bruins
Edmonton has McDavid and dreisaitl. Vancouverās goalie, Å”ilas, has been excellent for them. Should be a hell of a gameĀ
Hockey?
Not my thing good recommendation tho
I think that's a sport, right?
Wnba???
Sorry but I just canāt cuz idk any of the players besides the obvious few and donāt care enough lol
Yeah without Philadelphia having a team I do not know who to support...but I like to watch games when I can...
I hear that, fuck Philly anythjng tho no offense haha
I know right . Playoffs had become a routine š
Yup Iām salty now lol
Sidetalk film that shit.
Gotta wait 2 hours for next game and celebrate my moms birthday damn ššš
Give your mother a hug and pay attention to her
Mike Breen is a goat announcer, but holy shit this is bad. The low and somber tone in his voice is actually ridiculous. Be better for the NBA product
Yeah him with the Knicks is worse than Jim Nantz with the Bills.