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The Ringer NBA Show

“The Pacemakers” Take Game 3. Plus, Predicting Offseason Headlines. | Group Chat

The Ringer NBA Show

The Ringer

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4.49.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Justin, Rob, and Wos return to react to the Pacers taking a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. They discuss another great Tyrese Haliburton performance, Bennedict Mathurin and TJ McConnell's vital contributions off the bench, and more. Then, they take a look at some hypothetical offseason headlines about the Knicks' coaching search, Kevin Durant trade destinations, and Giannis potentially staying put in Milwaukee. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto This episode is presented by State Farm®️. Dishing the assists you need off the court. State Farm®️ with the Assist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.2

Hello and welcome to group chat. I am Justin DeVarrier and joining me back for another triumphant Indiana Pacers win.

0:48.7

Rob Mahoney, Big Waz.

0:51.0

Rob, what are we calling these guys?

0:52.2

The pacemakers, the cardiac pacers, I feel like we need

0:55.6

to name now. We got a lot to go through on that front, Justin. We asked the group chat listeners

1:01.0

for their recommendations for Pacer's sick names. Let me tell you, they delivered. My phone has

1:04.9

never blown up so much as registering with every email notification. So we're going to get into it. I think we have plenty of

1:11.8

time to sing the Pacers praises on this pod. But I just got to say for us, for the three of us and all

1:16.7

that we've been through as Corn Boys together, we still didn't give the Pacers enough credit.

1:21.1

We still haven't lavished them with enough praise. The Indiana Pacers are two wins away from

1:25.6

the NBA title. How about that?

1:28.2

Yeah.

1:37.8

Well, I don't know if you felt this, but after that game two, when the Thunder won, there seemed to be a resetting where everyone's like, oh, Thunder, Thunder and Five.

1:39.3

We're going to see what we all expected.

1:41.3

But clearly not.

1:43.2

The Pacers just ripped part out in this game.

1:44.1

Okay. I didn't feel that at all.

1:45.6

The Thunder in game two, they looked like a team with their actual backs against the

1:51.0

wall and they played hard.

1:52.4

They killed it.

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