Fun fact: TJ McConnell is the all time leader of stolen inbound passes in NBA history

This was the TJ McConnell and Mathurin game.

NBA record for most steals in a half (9) 

Such a monster performance from him and Mathurin. Pacers rode the momentum after they subbed in the game

Absolute DAWG

Worst turnover of the season

it was funny seeing all the “OKC has too much depth for Indiana” hot takes before this series

I was told by many that it was “Thunder in 5” I am pleasantly suprised.

lmao

Don’t care about the stats, Myles Turner was an absolute menace in that 4th quarter

genuinely looked nervous by the end

Not bad for a team that was supposed to get swept or lose in 5 games max, according to most “experts”

Shoutout to Turner and McConnell. Turner had the paint locked down in the fourth and TJ was cooking with the interceptions

yeah, that Haliburton OREB where he was just standing and watching made it pretty clear his legs were shot by the end.

Insane pressure by the Pacers. This team never gives up and just grinds opponents relentlessly

Brotha looked TIRED tired

The Pacers’ stamina is absolutely unreal. Not sure when I’ve ever seen something like this

Pacers played 2 of their bench players for 20+ minutes and having almost a 9 man rotation, gave their starts a lot of rest. Really hard for anyone to match that.

Held OKC to only 18 fourth quarter points. Gotta think a lot of that is just OKC being completely gassed.

Pacers and Thunder are just so fun to watch, helps that the crowd is intense as well

Yeah…fun…

Yeah the cba’s great for achieving parity

I actually like it because it ensures teams can’t achieve dynasties

I WANT IGOUDALA

4th quarter Pacers is like everyone +10 in every attribute

Honestly what a fucking capper on this atrocious day for Knicks fans

I knew my Knicks fandom was gonna kick me in the balls again this year. I just didn’t think Game 1 of the ECF was not gonna be the worst of it!! IT’S GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY!!

Maybe if Chet can weigh more than 125 pounds.

with ⁹⁄₁₁ rebounds/assists 😭

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I been tryna tell yall for years. Now I just need to add a F to my username.

Snip snap

checks box score

Superstar confirmed

Until Friday when he drops 11 points on 4-9 shooting to continue the trend

The first IcyHot superstar

As much as I want us to be special, watching basketball would be so much more fun.

And the media “experts” can stop jerking themselves about a new dynasty. 

Maybe let them get 1 first. 

Yeah that game was really fun to watch. Indiana was giving so much effort and you could literally see then getting stronger the more the game wore on while OKC got weaker.

Suns fans know 2-1 isn’t safe 😩

In all 7 game series, the “road” team being up 2-1 is 68-42 (61.8%). This is for the 2-2-1-1-1 format only.

For the Finals? 0-3.

84 Lakers
15 Cavs
22 Celtics

Keep in mind much of the Finals took place in the 2-3-2 format.

Game of Mathurin’s life in the biggest game he ever played. Shot the hell out of the ball. Was the go-to iso scorer on one of the best defenses of all time in the NBA Finals and came out on top. That’s dream shit.

27 points on 75/67/88 splits, in 22 minutes.

Insanity.

They might do it man I’m happy

Pacers depth is scary ngl

TJ’s minutes in the second really shifted the game in the Pacers’ way. Dude was a flash and hustler out there.

And they have Benedict Mathurin - the Black Larry Bird

T. J. McConnell = Ethical version of Caruso

They were fucking gassed.

Only Indiana is allowed to come back from a 7 point deficit in under a minute.

Their youth really shows at times. You can see it with Chet and JDub.

They look TERRIFIED of the moment. Nobody wants to shoot, second guessing what they’re doing defensively. If they’re not blowing the other team out they can’t handle pressure down the stretch

He’s the NBAs all time leader in inbound pass steals

He had a triple-double few years ago with steals, had like 9 in the first half

I went up to get a drink and dude stole my girl wtf

I asked Shai for a dollar but he only had two quarters

I feel like not having a home crowd affected them

Underdog merchants

Their playoff run has been so fun to follow and watch as a neutral fan

Its beautiful to watch. They play 5-man basketball the way it should be played

The block on that 3 was insane

Myles Turner: “I’m a grown ass man!”

Chet: 😳

Feels like Pacers finally stopped playing scared

What a weird moral stand for Jefferson to take.

They literally brought on the rules expert to say he didn’t think it was a flagrant, but Jefferson stayed certain of his perspective.

or the knee to the crotch that’s a “natural shooting motion”

RJ was SO fking annoying commentating this game. Even at the end, when the Pacers had the game well in hand, he was critiquing where they were standing on the court to get fouled??? What was his problem

It legitimately feels like OKC fouls 60 times a game and they only get called for 20.

Pacers are honestly insane for winning this game.

That’s exactly what I think too. They got put through the ringer tonight.

Don’t say stuff like this. The basketball gods are listening

No one was saying this before the series. Talent wise, OKC still has better bench but their youth is showing in coming up short when it counts.

The best day of your year so far