THE PACERS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE NBA FINALS 🏆 Indiana will make its first Final appearance since 2000 after beating the Knicks in six games. The last time they made it? They also beat the Knicks in six games. - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 14 days ago

THE PACERS HAVE ADVANCED TO THE NBA FINALS 🏆

Indiana will make its first Final appearance since 2000 after beating the Knicks in six games.

The last time they made it? They also beat the Knicks in six games.

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omar123456.bsky.social•14 days ago

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wontlie.bsky.social•14 days ago

Really happy 4 them…and THEY SENT THE KNICKS HOME!!🤣🤣

kielbasadude.bsky.social•14 days ago

Shit.
Fire Thibs

fbsfr.bsky.social•14 days ago

Going to be a hell of a Finals matchup

jjl62.bsky.social•14 days ago

Too bad no one will watch it.

fbsfr.bsky.social•14 days ago

Leave the sports posts to people who watch sports

jjl62.bsky.social•14 days ago

I watch sports but the average sports fans is not going to make an effort to watch two Midwest teams with not a lot of star power. It’s the truth. Now if this was the NCAA championship it would be totally different.

fbsfr.bsky.social•14 days ago

Real NBA fans will 100% be watching

jjl62.bsky.social•14 days ago

But just like the Super Bowl, the league wants average fans and non fans to watch. Those real fans don’t bring up the ratings.

okmort.bsky.social•13 days ago

Is it fun being a Debbie Downer?

okmort.bsky.social•13 days ago

Okay Debbie Downer!

jjl62.bsky.social•13 days ago

Reality. Do you really think the NBA is happy with this final? The average or casual fan is not going to be tuning in to an OKC/Indiana final.

emerald-metaphor.bsky.social•14 days ago

Raptor's Championship diaspora helping out. Way to go Indiana. I watched your win decades ago. I remember a tall skinny guy made a lot of baskets in the corners; took a while for the rest of the league to see the potential! OKC is a tough out though. They making good ballers in Onterrible now!

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•14 days ago

Congrats on the Pacers. I am rooting for you in the Finals, although I think OKC will probably win it in 5. But I think you will give a much better series than the Knicks and I am glad to see Knick Fans suffering yet again. Bahahaha.

beerdreamer.bsky.social•14 days ago

It was meant too Be.

joe4zu.bsky.social•14 days ago

OK vs IN should be one helluva championship series.

pizzanobone.bsky.social•14 days ago

Whether OKC does it or someone else next season (hopefully the knicks), i need to see someone do the choke sign on halliburton. I will be there.

clintunger.bsky.social•14 days ago

pizzanobone.bsky.social•14 days ago

Exactly yes this is what i want to see someone do in front of hali

phoward8020.bsky.social•14 days ago

“NBA FINALS”???

Excuse me, but I’ll have to insist that you use the approved nomenclature.

It’s “#NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV”, thank you very much.

balsagna.bsky.social•13 days ago

As a Cavs fan: thank you. The Knicks being in the finals would have been incredibly obnoxious.

myamberleon.bsky.social•13 days ago

Knicks in six seems to be the kiss of death

happyninja.bsky.social•14 days ago

I think the Pacers are about to be woken up to reality. OKC can play defense. Curious to see how Halliburton reacts.

ahealthybrkfst.bsky.social•14 days ago

Thunder require turnovers to be their best. Pacers don't turn it over. They have a punchers chance.

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•14 days ago

Oh no, Indiana can be careless with the ball too. Maybe not as bad as the Knicks, but they made some dumb turnovers tonight. They have a puncher's chance, but I still think it will be OKC in 5.

blessingof3.bsky.social•14 days ago

Pacers had 13 turnovers tonight
15 the other night

ahealthybrkfst.bsky.social•13 days ago

Now do assists. Best assist to TO ratio in the playoffs is the Pacers. And they move the ball way more than any other team.

jefftri.bsky.social•14 days ago

Funny, considering the Thunder lead the league in steals and forced turnovers.

ahealthybrkfst.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes...and Indy leads in passes thrown and their lead guard has a 10-1 assist to TO ratio for the playoffs.

formerlyonx.bsky.social•14 days ago

Just the final the NBA and the networks dreaded.

jcar65.bsky.social•14 days ago

Congratulations to The Indiana Pacers advancing to the NBA Finals.

americaninlisbon.bsky.social•14 days ago

Knicks and Pacers made it further than they should. Both are mediocre teams that somehow were able to beat superior teams in the previous round.

anttoes.bsky.social•14 days ago

You do realize this post makes no sense right? The other two teams that lost were not the superior teams this season because well they lost to the Knicks and the Pacers. In conclusion Knicks and Pacers were the superior teams. This isn’t hard.

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

By that logic, the Wolves are one of the top 4 teams in the NBA

anttoes.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes the top 4 teams in the NBA this year were OKC, Pacers, Knicks, Wolves. They were the 4 teams in the conference finals.

deanorbong.bsky.social•14 days ago

Indiana Pacers is going to the NBA Finals after 25 years.

bobbobryant.bsky.social•14 days ago

Great win Yes ‘Cers!!!
NBA finals is gonna be awesome!! 💛💙💛💙

riolindamex.bsky.social•13 days ago

ccbrsbrkb.bsky.social•14 days ago

The NBA Lottery is a joke. Average salaries match GNP many African nations; outside of the cities not 1 in a thousand can name a player, or the most recent MVP. Thank god the season is almost done—no more listening to names none but 1 or 2 can pronounce and none can spell, or name their college.

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

The players are underpaid.

dustyabs.bsky.social•13 days ago

time to start your meds again...

ccbrsbrkb.bsky.social•14 days ago

Who The Fuck Cares! Children are being torn from families while you ride around in a car that cost more than they will earn in 10 lifetimes. Shame!

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

These are the top performers in a billion dollar industry.

finescents.bsky.social•13 days ago

The NBA still sucks. It’s so fun to watch Halliburton cry every play!

okmort.bsky.social•13 days ago

Okay Debbie Downer! We’re loving it in OKC!

finescents.bsky.social•13 days ago

SGA is a huge baby too.

theathletic.bsky.social•14 days ago

The Pacers came in as the returning Eastern Conference finalist most had forgotten about.

All of New York, and the basketball world, remembers them now.

Full story:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6395087/2025/05/31/pacers-knicks-game-6-nba-playoffs-elimination/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

ozzieski.bsky.social•13 days ago

👍

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•14 days ago

Seeing Knicks Fans like Spike Lee in misery brings me so much joy.

finescents.bsky.social•13 days ago

Better than being a fan of anything Indiana lol

lj47.bsky.social•14 days ago

Congratulations 🎈

halitayarci.bsky.social•13 days ago

I wanted Knicks, but well-deserved for Pacers.

squidward5.bsky.social•14 days ago

Why isn’t anyone talking about how this is the last TNT basketball game?

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•14 days ago

What exactly do you want people to say? Its not all bad though, since the Inside the NBA crew will be doing work next year for ESPN.

driver9.bsky.social•14 days ago

Because it means nothing. NBA basketball and Inside The NBA broadcasts will be exactly the same with ESPN and ABC. Same as when NFL Monday Night Football left ABC and went to ESPN.... MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

I think plenty has been written on that topic already

dklovesdogs.bsky.social•14 days ago

Looks like the big markets will be out this year. Indiana and Oklahoma. Middle America matchup.

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•14 days ago

The NBA doesn't like it from a viewership standpoint, but I think it was the most compelling Finals matchup left.

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

A four seed reaching the finals isn’t terribly compelling to neutrals.

SGA is deservedly the MVP but isn’t a
Household name

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•13 days ago

Indiana and OKC aren't compelling to people who don't follow basketball. You are right about SGA. But nobody in this series is a household name except maybe Antman

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sorry. Let me clarify this. The only player in the final four who might be a household name is Antman

mystakak.bsky.social•13 days ago

Indiana is what is dragging this series down. I like the Pacers cause I’m a fan of Carlisle but I don’t find them compelling. They were lucky to avoid a healthy Boston.

I will give them credit for handling Cleveland so easily

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•13 days ago

Neither team is that compelling. How many people have watched Thunder games? How many primetime games did they have this season? Pretty low for a team that could arguably be the start of a dynasty and was dominant this year.

chriskreager.bsky.social•11 days ago

Indiana made the Finals in spite of Carlisle

mellow4ever.bsky.social•14 days ago

As a Raptors fan, I am thrilled for Pascal Siakam. But I don't know who to root for in the finals - Canadian-born Shea Gilgous Alexander or former Raptor championship player Spicy P. What does Bluesky say?

stevemorales.bsky.social•13 days ago

Pascal has a ring already, if that helps.

mellow4ever.bsky.social•13 days ago

In that case, and being a good Canadian, I'd like SGA to win this time and share the wealth, y'know? Thanks.

therealjlacy.bsky.social•14 days ago

Pacers for sure. Not the team formerly known as the SuperSonics. SGA got the MVP

mellow4ever.bsky.social•14 days ago

I moved to Vancouver in 1990 and followed the Sonics until the Raps and Grizzlies entered the league. Then, of course, the Grizz ended up moving to Memphis. For Sonics fans feeling jilted by OKC, I recommend the documentary "The Grizzlie Truth" which charts the team's move to Memphis and the (1/2)

mellow4ever.bsky.social•14 days ago

(2/2) fans' reaction to it, in both Memphis and Vancouver.

jwirela.bsky.social•14 days ago

If you root for the Pacers. You dont just have P to root for but Nembhard and Mathurine as well. With OKC you have Alexander and Dort.
So Pacers win with the Canadian influence?

mellow4ever.bsky.social•14 days ago

Excellent point. Usually, in situations like this, I discover within the first 5 minutes of game 1 which team I really want to win. Being a fan means it doesn't matter what your brain tells you; it's your heart and soul that will decide the thing.

alexmatthewsar.bsky.social•14 days ago

Congratulations to the Indiana Pacers for winning the Eastern Conference Final and to Pascal Siakam for winning the ECF MVP. #NBAPlayOffs

yuriandmalcolm.bsky.social•14 days ago

Very unhappy
Small market finals
Good for them
Go Clippers- not this year

delwynn.bsky.social•14 days ago

Maybe Cheryl Miller should play this time.

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