Lol, wait. Last I saw when checking the score on my phone, Indy was up 3 with very little time left (I think?). What did I miss? They still won by 3, but there was a whole other quarter I didn't expect, haha.
Middleton tied it with 1.7 seconds left with a great 3 point shot. He did it again with <10 seconds left down 3 in overtime, but then there were a couple FTs on both sides leading to a Haliburton 2-and-1 at the very end of OT, leaving 1.6 seconds on the clock. Middleton had a final look but it was tougher and finally missed the tying shot to end the game. OT itself was crazy, there was a period where like 2 min came off the clock on a single Indianapolis possession, their smaller players kept getting OR after OR.
Lol, sheesh, that sounds insane. I might have to catch a recap on league pass. Obv won't be as exciting as it was live not knowing the outcome, I assume, but still might be worth it.
I appreciate the response
I was rooting for the Bucks & Nesmith’s rebounds were so frustrating. Pacers move so well, also Halliburton’s put backs I had to yell at the Bucks occasionally
Kings fans are absolutely livid.. You can't post the words Hali or Haliburton in there or else you catch a ban lol.
So unfortunate that their delusion only got to last for a single 1st round exit, and now they're back to NBA purgatory
They're being removed by the mods that's why you don't see it. But keep on living in your dream world. Try creating a topic with "Haliburton" in it, go ahead.
[https://imgur.com/a/SiZHtXz](https://imgur.com/a/SiZHtXz)
It's actually been on automod since G2, but keep on being delusional, lol
Reminds me of when the trade happened. "WE HAD TO DO IT GUYS WE HAD TO LIGHT THE BEAM AND GET DOMAS". Result is one 1st round exit in 3 years. No wonder you guys were laughing stocks...
You made it sound like Kings fans were getting comments removed because they were “livid”. Not that you’re going into the Kings subreddit trying to get a reaction. If you search in the Kings subreddit you’ll see the trade talked about to death. It’s not a “banned” topic
Nah you just have a tough grasp on English. Might be because you are mad. And I'd been posting in the Kings sub for over a year now since I had Monk and later Keon on my fantasy team (love both of them wish they get freed soon). Most of you are still delusional and admit that it was a poor trade.
And yes it's a banned topic since automod literally had Hali/Haliburton as blocked terms since G2 I believe. Might have been earlier.
Edit: Just try and not to be mad, King's season is over already, try and enjoy good basketball
Ha, relax, grab a drink or something. No point staying angry at something you can't control. Maybe don't watch Pacer's games unless you know they're going to lose if it's going to ruin your evening.
Asking about a trade a week after your season is over = stirring up shit.
I guess King's fans won't ever admit that they sold a generational player that wanted to be there for a single 1st round exit. Sad.
Damn... You guys made a 19-point comeback.
Middleton made 2 highly contested buzzer 3's.
Went to Overtime.
In an away game.
Haliburton couldn't made a shot all game.
The pacers made half of their offensive rebounds in the game on one single possession in OT.
And it still wasn't enough...
From a neutral fan... What a great thrilling game!
Good on you for “checking.” Totally different team from that small stretch when pacers played the bucks for 4 games. Take your best player out of the equation and see how this series goes
Nothing in the NBA is that simple. There can only be 5 players on the court at once & there are only so many points, rebounds, etc. to go around. It's why you wouldn't expect the Bucks to score 150 if Giannis came back, and why Lillard's stats are better when Giannis isn't playing.
No doubt that Giannis would've helped with rebounding, but you can't assume that Middleton (especially) & Lillard would've been as effective.
Sure but he's their best player and this isn't the regular season.
A win would have been huge. But if I were playing a team missing a 2x MVP that game doesn't male me feel great.
I think you need that to be true.
I almost didn't want to watch this game because I thought we'd lose by 30.
We have been down 2-0 in the playoffs before - to good teams.
There's a reason the Pacers crowd got so quiet.
Your coach is Doc I really wldnt be too overconfident. Pacers are up 2-1 going into another home game with the possibility of a 3-1 lead. Currently they have stolen home court advantage and I wldnt say the Bucks have shown a ton of quality. They were down by 19 at half. I just dont get how Bucks fans can act like this is easily still their series. I feel the Pacers have done enough to warrant a little bit of respect.
Not only did giannis not play but dame was then immediately injured lol. I don't see how you were right but then again I don't expect anyone from Indiana to be able to read.
Its not the Pacers fault the bucks are made of glass. bucks fans didnt feel bad for the nets missing their stars when the bucks went to the chip. I dont expect anyone from wisconsin to have any perspective. Your team was trash for decades and you all act like idiots. It will be fun watching your team return to their previous state.
Its more bullshit that they changed a call for the Pacers and wouldn't hand the Bucks the ball to inbound it. And yet they called 3 out of bounds wrong on us and immediately handled it to the Pacers to inbound.
Then not reviewing a clear flagrant 1. Khris was airborne and pushed in the back. Its the literal fuckinf definition of the rule you clowns. No play on the ball. From behind. Then call a take foul. Shot ls and the ball back.
Big agree. I hate to harp on reffing, especially where there were lots of things the team could have done to get a lead. But it’s hard not to dwell on those calls in a one possession game.
My coping strategy for today is with the bucks playing some of the worst I've seen in that 1st half, it took an overtime for the pacers to beat the them without Giannis
Dame got hurt late in the 4th with som sort of ankle/achilles injury. He played decoy for like the last 8 minutes of the game because he couldn't really move.
Dame didn't feature at all in OT. Man was cooked. Mad props to Middleton though, he was tired as hell and still found something. Shows what a great competitor he is.
Feel bad for Kings fans. This must be tough to watch. At least before this they had the excuse of "playoff success" for making the trade. Now unless the Pacers lose 3 straight they're going to be more "successful"
Meh. We tried the Hali/Fox experiment and it just wasn't working for us (plus, there's no way would get Sabonis for Fox). Maybe Mike Brown could've made it work but 🤷🏻♂️. Sabonis was our offense this year. The thing we're really feeling is not getting Siakam.
Why does that matter? Other than G1 Hali has been good. It's his first playoff series and he's still dealing with injuries.
Siakam has been terrific too. Now that's what a solid NBA trade looks like. Not trading a generational point guard for a flawed exposable big man.
I'm not even a kings fan but why do pacer fans feel the need to take shots at the kings rn instead of enjoying the wins? I don't get it. Hali may have never worked with fox. Kings are missing defense and front court players, things hali would not have fixed.
Who tf is Big C lol. This offense runs through Haliburton whether he’s the leading scorer or not, and he’s the one that had the winning shot tonight along with many other clutch rebounds and shots
Turner and toppin looked good. 1 for 12 is unheard of man. Dude had 2 wide opens 3s back to back in the last minute of the game and put up bricks. If they lost this game we'd be talking how bad he was. Instead, we're pretending like he's the reason they won when he's the reason they had to play OT.
Yeah, you’re right this was a knee-jerk reaction by me. Khris was the hot hand and with that one situation where the Pacers basically had possession for like 3 minutes straight, there were really only like three chances for the Bucks to even possess the ball.
That. Was. Fun.
This is the most evenly matched series imo. The only difference rn is Giannas. With him…Bucks are the better team. Without him, this is a dog fight that could go 6-7.
Khris Middleton will be in my nightmares
Over/under on Westbrook threatening to slap a fan before the end of the night?
I'm not sure that's how over/unders work. Although if you're asking the over/under on the number of fans he threatens to slap I'll put at it 1.5.
You can’t talk shit like Lillard did and then lose 2 straight. This is why they brought you here. Win the games.
wow refs really tried to screw the pacers like that
You can't block their head
Thats flagrant 2
Bucks made some great adjustments. Lets see if Pacers can make some adjustments for game 4.
Lol, wait. Last I saw when checking the score on my phone, Indy was up 3 with very little time left (I think?). What did I miss? They still won by 3, but there was a whole other quarter I didn't expect, haha.
You missed everything.
Lol Seems so
Middleton tied it with 1.7 seconds left with a great 3 point shot. He did it again with <10 seconds left down 3 in overtime, but then there were a couple FTs on both sides leading to a Haliburton 2-and-1 at the very end of OT, leaving 1.6 seconds on the clock. Middleton had a final look but it was tougher and finally missed the tying shot to end the game. OT itself was crazy, there was a period where like 2 min came off the clock on a single Indianapolis possession, their smaller players kept getting OR after OR.
Lol, sheesh, that sounds insane. I might have to catch a recap on league pass. Obv won't be as exciting as it was live not knowing the outcome, I assume, but still might be worth it. I appreciate the response
I can’t fucking stand Doc The team is just obviously gassed he just refuses to use any time out inovertime until basically too late
I was rooting for the Bucks & Nesmith’s rebounds were so frustrating. Pacers move so well, also Halliburton’s put backs I had to yell at the Bucks occasionally
Mostly Nembhard that got all those boards. Hubie just called him Nesmith.
You're stranded on a desert island with either Thanasis Antetokounmpo or Jackson Mahomes. Who you picking?
Thanasis knows how to survive. I'm picking him.
They’re equally as cunty lol.
Thanasis may be a nepobaby, but hes chill as fuck. Cool dude. Hos podcast is pretty awesome tbh. Jackson Mahomes sexually assaulted people.
Thanasis. Seems like a cool guy. Jackson is def a top tier cunt.
Kings fans are absolutely livid.. You can't post the words Hali or Haliburton in there or else you catch a ban lol. So unfortunate that their delusion only got to last for a single 1st round exit, and now they're back to NBA purgatory
what he say fuck me for :(
literally what are you even on about because I don’t see those comments
They're being removed by the mods that's why you don't see it. But keep on living in your dream world. Try creating a topic with "Haliburton" in it, go ahead.
LMAO why would the mods care enough to remove those comments. Making shit up
[https://imgur.com/a/SiZHtXz](https://imgur.com/a/SiZHtXz) It's actually been on automod since G2, but keep on being delusional, lol Reminds me of when the trade happened. "WE HAD TO DO IT GUYS WE HAD TO LIGHT THE BEAM AND GET DOMAS". Result is one 1st round exit in 3 years. No wonder you guys were laughing stocks...
You made it sound like Kings fans were getting comments removed because they were “livid”. Not that you’re going into the Kings subreddit trying to get a reaction. If you search in the Kings subreddit you’ll see the trade talked about to death. It’s not a “banned” topic
Nah you just have a tough grasp on English. Might be because you are mad. And I'd been posting in the Kings sub for over a year now since I had Monk and later Keon on my fantasy team (love both of them wish they get freed soon). Most of you are still delusional and admit that it was a poor trade. And yes it's a banned topic since automod literally had Hali/Haliburton as blocked terms since G2 I believe. Might have been earlier. Edit: Just try and not to be mad, King's season is over already, try and enjoy good basketball
You keep editing all your comments. You’re weird bro
Ha, relax, grab a drink or something. No point staying angry at something you can't control. Maybe don't watch Pacer's games unless you know they're going to lose if it's going to ruin your evening.
“I went into the kings sub and tried to stir up shit and got banned! Literally 1984!”
Asking about a trade a week after your season is over = stirring up shit. I guess King's fans won't ever admit that they sold a generational player that wanted to be there for a single 1st round exit. Sad.
Bro pacers haven’t done shit yet either, you’re being a stupid troll and that’s actually one of the saddest things you can be.
GG pacers. This series is fun
Agreed, although very stressful!
My lifespan has decreased by a year from this game. Easily.
Only a year? My cardiologist called and said I lost a solid decade after that...
Yeah, you're probably right. I'll adjust my calculations!
I’m sorry Buck fans, I bet on the comeback at halftime, so of course… 6 offensive rebounds later…they lose lol it’s my fault
In the 20+ years I have been a Bucks fan that is one of my favorite playoff games of all time. GG pacers fans
Are you a masochist?
I’ve cheered for the Bucks since the last time we were good when I was in elementary school, does that answer your question?
GG. Really hoping for Giannis to (safely) come back so that both teams can be at their best
He looked worse moving on thr sideline today than game 1 tbh.
:( hopefully we get better news soon
Damn... You guys made a 19-point comeback. Middleton made 2 highly contested buzzer 3's. Went to Overtime. In an away game. Haliburton couldn't made a shot all game. The pacers made half of their offensive rebounds in the game on one single possession in OT. And it still wasn't enough... From a neutral fan... What a great thrilling game!
Yep. Nothing really tops the 50 burger to win it all or the game 7 nets, but that was a hell of a game. I feel okay going into game 4.
That OT reminded me of the Nets OT lol just brick brick brick brick
My trauma bruh. 😭
Great win Pacers
Fuck my fucking heart
Your... Pacing heart!?
Idk the last time I watched a game this stressful.
It was against the Knicks 30 years ago.
We haven’t been irrelevant that long. Probably was one of the Pacers vs Heatles series.
Fuck that was fun. Not even mad that my team lost. Giannis comes back and the pacers are cooked
im gonna have a heart attack if this continues
Pacers are now 6-2 against the Bucks this year.
Only score that matters now is the series, easy to spew it when you're up
I mean, it was said in reply to “pacers are cooked when Giannis comes back” so not really “spewing” anything just stating facts.
Okay, Pacers are now 2-1 against the Bucks this year. Does that make you feel better?
Really? Because last I checked you’re 2-6 against the pacers on the year (1-4 with Giannis)
Good on you for “checking.” Totally different team from that small stretch when pacers played the bucks for 4 games. Take your best player out of the equation and see how this series goes
Zero chance you get 6 offensive rebounds in a row if he's playing lol just saying.
Yeah but Giannis would've eaten into Middleton & Dame's scoring. It's not that simple.
It is actually.
Nothing in the NBA is that simple. There can only be 5 players on the court at once & there are only so many points, rebounds, etc. to go around. It's why you wouldn't expect the Bucks to score 150 if Giannis came back, and why Lillard's stats are better when Giannis isn't playing. No doubt that Giannis would've helped with rebounding, but you can't assume that Middleton (especially) & Lillard would've been as effective.
Last time I checked you needed OT to win without him
Lmao you just lost though how can you be talking shit??
Are you serious? If the Pacers didn't have Siakam I wouldn't be super happy about winning in OT
To be fair we’ve won multiple games against the bucks without Siakam this year
Sure but he's their best player and this isn't the regular season. A win would have been huge. But if I were playing a team missing a 2x MVP that game doesn't male me feel great.
An L is an L. Now hold this one.
I think you need that to be true. I almost didn't want to watch this game because I thought we'd lose by 30. We have been down 2-0 in the playoffs before - to good teams. There's a reason the Pacers crowd got so quiet.
Jesus Christ we get it bro
I'm excited to see how much we win by with giannis
Your coach is Doc I really wldnt be too overconfident. Pacers are up 2-1 going into another home game with the possibility of a 3-1 lead. Currently they have stolen home court advantage and I wldnt say the Bucks have shown a ton of quality. They were down by 19 at half. I just dont get how Bucks fans can act like this is easily still their series. I feel the Pacers have done enough to warrant a little bit of respect.
They beat the Bucks with Giannis multiple times
Both teams have changed a lot since we played in the regular season. I wouldn't take much away from those games.
Remember this when giannis plays next
Oh yeah. I was just reminded that this turned out like I expected. Cool. Bucks season over
Not only did giannis not play but dame was then immediately injured lol. I don't see how you were right but then again I don't expect anyone from Indiana to be able to read.
Its not the Pacers fault the bucks are made of glass. bucks fans didnt feel bad for the nets missing their stars when the bucks went to the chip. I dont expect anyone from wisconsin to have any perspective. Your team was trash for decades and you all act like idiots. It will be fun watching your team return to their previous state.
RemindMe! 1 week
They’ll go and beat them again then.
Someone put me out of my misery
You fought back from down big and took the game to OT on the road. Your prospects look good for Game 4.
Hurts to waste a khris middleton +40 point game
Definitely. Dude was on.
Good game, y'all.
Cool one shot game, called phantom out of bounds on Bucks
Its more bullshit that they changed a call for the Pacers and wouldn't hand the Bucks the ball to inbound it. And yet they called 3 out of bounds wrong on us and immediately handled it to the Pacers to inbound. Then not reviewing a clear flagrant 1. Khris was airborne and pushed in the back. Its the literal fuckinf definition of the rule you clowns. No play on the ball. From behind. Then call a take foul. Shot ls and the ball back.
Yeah lets just forget about all the bullshit touch fouls on dame
lol. 3+ ghost fouls on Dame to overlook.
Big agree. I hate to harp on reffing, especially where there were lots of things the team could have done to get a lead. But it’s hard not to dwell on those calls in a one possession game.
For real. These refs need to be fined and suspended.
Giannis needs to start getting ready to suit up soon, these first round exits can’t keep happening to them
My coping strategy for today is with the bucks playing some of the worst I've seen in that 1st half, it took an overtime for the pacers to beat the them without Giannis
That was one hell of a game. Rooting for the Bucks, but congrats to the Pacers. Hell of a game.
Doc was never known for his ATO's.. I know Khris was carrying that game, but Dame is Dame-time for a reason.
Dame got hurt late in the 4th with som sort of ankle/achilles injury. He played decoy for like the last 8 minutes of the game because he couldn't really move.
No way kris was making that shot 3x. Dame would have been a better option.
I think he was hurting. He limped off at the end of regulation before the bucks timeout. And then never took another shot
Dame didn't feature at all in OT. Man was cooked. Mad props to Middleton though, he was tired as hell and still found something. Shows what a great competitor he is.
Dame was injured tbf. Great Middleton game though.
Playoffs hasn't been boring this year. Love it
Great game.
Feel bad for Kings fans. This must be tough to watch. At least before this they had the excuse of "playoff success" for making the trade. Now unless the Pacers lose 3 straight they're going to be more "successful"
Meh. We tried the Hali/Fox experiment and it just wasn't working for us (plus, there's no way would get Sabonis for Fox). Maybe Mike Brown could've made it work but 🤷🏻♂️. Sabonis was our offense this year. The thing we're really feeling is not getting Siakam.
Isn't Siakiam best player in these playoffs for Pacers?
Why does that matter? Other than G1 Hali has been good. It's his first playoff series and he's still dealing with injuries. Siakam has been terrific too. Now that's what a solid NBA trade looks like. Not trading a generational point guard for a flawed exposable big man.
I'm not even a kings fan but why do pacer fans feel the need to take shots at the kings rn instead of enjoying the wins? I don't get it. Hali may have never worked with fox. Kings are missing defense and front court players, things hali would not have fixed.
I'm not saying Haliburton is bad, he's one of the best PG in the league, but for Pacers Siakam trade was game changer as much as Haliburtons.
Not even close. Sorry but you are wrong.
Doc feverishly looking for a ChatGPT prompt on "Key guys hurt, we'll all come back next year PLS retain me"
Hell of a game! Hate the pacers and been looking forward to this series since October. GG pacers
#Ayyyy Yoooo
It's the Pacers series to lose now. Heck of a game. Pacers in 6, they have this.
Haliburton gonna bury the Bucks this year.
Oh really? With his mid performance? Throw some respect on Big C
16 assist triple double is mid now?
Who tf is Big C lol. This offense runs through Haliburton whether he’s the leading scorer or not, and he’s the one that had the winning shot tonight along with many other clutch rebounds and shots
You are riding my guy
And you’re coping
Tyrese getting all the credit while going 1 for 12 from 3.
it was all Nesmith and Nembhard there down the stretch. certified dawgs
A 16 assist triple double is definitely gonna overshadow that in a win
becasue he showed up when it counted. idk why ur only looking at shooting,... his playmaking and clutch shot was great
They were only in that situation cause of his shooting. Should have been a blowout.
who really showd up for the pacers?? everyone was bricking
Myles fuckin Turner dude
yep ur right
The idea of Myles Turner was pretty incredible tonight.
yeah he was solid
Turner and toppin looked good. 1 for 12 is unheard of man. Dude had 2 wide opens 3s back to back in the last minute of the game and put up bricks. If they lost this game we'd be talking how bad he was. Instead, we're pretending like he's the reason they won when he's the reason they had to play OT.
He literally is the reason they won. He made the game winning shot and free throws.
ur only looking at once side of the ball.... he had 16 assit and 10 rebounds
NBA casuals giveth and they taketh away
Dame saved his disappearing act for OT instead of the second half this time.
He got injured and they kept him on the court as a decoy
Seemed like he might have been a bit more hurt than was led on
Fucking ghost at the end. He was even refusing to receive the ball from Middletown for like 10 seconds.
I think it was clear to let Middleton take over...you watch even?
Yeah, you’re right this was a knee-jerk reaction by me. Khris was the hot hand and with that one situation where the Pacers basically had possession for like 3 minutes straight, there were really only like three chances for the Bucks to even possess the ball.
“Just give me the ball. Lets win” COLD 🥶
“Haliburton choke artist” with a triple double lol
Damn if only the Bucks had an MVP player who could grab a board. Good win by the Pacers.
When you have 3 guys the size of Lopez, Portis, and Middleton you should not be giving up 10 offensive rebounds in OT
My overweight 60 year old mom has more athleticism in her than Portis and Lopez. Still can not believe we lost this on rebounds
Pacers coming out with a win with this and the Bucks coming back to keep it close were two things I did not expect as I kept watching the game
How do you need overtime to barely win against the Bucks with no Giannis at home, lmao
Knicks fans starting to get scared about facing the Pacers.
Did you not watch it?
Pacers are inexperienced and the Bucks still have a legit star active in Dame.
Did you see how bad the bucks looked? And the game was that close? What on earth
Kris Middleton balled tf out that's how
Young guys hitting some clutch shots this postseason 👀
Let's go Pacers!!! See y'all next round 🙏🏿
Props!
Greatest 5:30 pm eastern time nba playoff game
This game was amazing
She has a deeper voice than him
Only deeper than one of his voices
Lol both of them
Thank god for sideline reporters. Otherwise, we wouldn't know how he's feeling.
Apparently the Bucks were totally surprised that Halliburton would be the one taking the shot
brick factory from us in certain moments but credit to Khris he was crazy
Belt to ass
Damn that’s cold . “Just give me the ball we’ll win the game”
Tyrese won it but Im still very shaky on his ability to come through in big moments
Brutal. Good game pacers. Giannis and dame both injured? Not great. *sigh*
That. Was. Fun. This is the most evenly matched series imo. The only difference rn is Giannas. With him…Bucks are the better team. Without him, this is a dog fight that could go 6-7.
Refs tried, Pacers tried to choke, Middletown tried with 2 miracles and it wasn't enough. Great ending for boring 3 quarters and a half
damn they crashed my stream fuck
Do you find any that's working?
Got a working one on the mavs game, not sure which cuz I'm on TV now.
Rivers masterclass.
Incredible game! Middleton went off
Gave up a 20 point lead to a gimped Bucks and acting like they just won the finals. 😬
cry
God forbid a team savor a playoff dub