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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/moby323 on 2025-06-08 05:37:58+00:00.

Watching in VR, the video feed does not cut away during commercials or during halftime, you stay “in your seat” so to speak and so you have a lot of time to look around and you get a good feel for the crowd and of the whole vibe of the arena.

Yes, crowds vary in noise but they also vary in energy (those two are not necessarily the same) and the Pacers and Thunder have some of the most amped-up crowds in the league. The fans are up and making noise 10 minutes before tipoff, they are reluctant to sit down during timeouts, and they are just fucking bouncy and boisterous for the entire game.

It’s one of the reasons I was excited for this series as soon as the matchup was decided.