ODDBALL - Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals Preview

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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We made it to the NBA Finals! The Thunder take on the Pacers (aka Thunder Lite) in what Izzy and Amin predict will be a tight, fast-paced clash of styles series. Everything the Pacers can do, the Thunder can do better. The only time the Pacers have a glimmer of hope is when it comes to coaching and pace of play. The biggest question is, who should guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? Everybody? The Thunder have already climbed the biggest mountain, beating Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets, so the Pacers should be an easier hill to climb. Plus, we break down the week's biggest Headlines! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I mean, the Knicks ruined it.
0:06.6	The Knicks ruined it all.
0:08.3	They took all that happiness, all that flooding of the streets,
0:11.8	and they ruined it all by blaming Coach Thibito and firing him like two,
0:16.3	three days after they got knocked out of the playoffs.
0:18.8	Why would they do that?
0:19.7	It's amazing, right?
0:20.8	Like, you haven't been to the conference finals for 25 years. 25 years. after they got knocked out of the playoffs. Why would they do that? It's amazing, right?
0:23.6	Like, you haven't been to the conference finals for 25 years.
0:24.4	25 years. And the guy who does it, you're like, get out of here.
0:26.8	This is all your fault.
0:27.8	Like, what?
0:29.0	And everybody watching that series said,
0:31.6	hmm, can't play defense.
0:33.7	Jayley can't play defense.
0:35.0	Get out of here, Timbs.
0:36.2	That's your fault.
0:38.5	Should have taught them better.
0:41.2	Now this twice now.
0:42.9	I should have talked him. You can't better, right?
0:45.9	It's a little bit of a crazy deja vu there.
0:49.0	But, okay, the reason they did it three days after,
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