2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-1)

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Who wins Game 3?

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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#161 » by durden_tyler » Sun May 25, 2025 1:23 am

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donkki wrote:I told ya'll that the Thunder is not some kind of unbeatable juggernaut some people seem to think they are. They have flaws, just like every team.


They have played 95 games and won 60 of them by double digits.


Which is impressive but doesn't make them unbeatable. We've seen #1 seeds crash out from the Playoffs many times before, regardless of their success during the regular season.

Of course. But it’s on the Wolves to match their energy throughout the series. While tonight may be a letdown game for the Thunder, they are still the big favorites this series.

Minnesota’s final test this series will be Game 4– they are not winning this series if they go down 1-3. Now if they manage to also get that W there and force the 2-2 tie, now we’ll have an interesting series…


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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#162 » by ILC » Sun May 25, 2025 1:24 am

Dan33185 wrote:Gee, it's almost like Finch should play some of these bench guys more.

Gee, it's almost like he got to the conference finals without them?
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Post#163 » by RiotPunch » Sun May 25, 2025 1:25 am

TSJ is a great option against this OKC team. Glad he's getting some burn.
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Post#164 » by Rubio9Guy » Sun May 25, 2025 1:26 am

TSJ will at minimum get one 5 minute stint moving forward.

He just provides such a spark.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#165 » by TimberKat » Sun May 25, 2025 1:26 am

jkvonny wrote:Now theses are the Minnesota TWolves we know!
See what happens when they stop with the silly turnovers. :-D :D

The frustration of watching Twolves all season do we get jekyll or hyde or just Jackal :D
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Post#166 » by JustBuzzin » Sun May 25, 2025 1:26 am

Minnesota should have been playing Shannon Jr more. He's young and athletic and provides energy. This is the perfect matchup to play a young guy vs this OKC team.
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Post#167 » by azcatz11 » Sun May 25, 2025 1:27 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Minnesota should have been playing Shannon Jr more. He's young and athletic and provides energy. This is the perfect matchup to play a young guy vs this OKC team.


That kid is going to have a statue outside the arena one day
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#168 » by Dan33185 » Sun May 25, 2025 1:27 am

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Dan33185 wrote:Gee, it's almost like Finch should play some of these bench guys more.

Gee, it's almost like he got to the conference finals without them?


And now they are down 2-0...so I guess changing things up this game worked
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Post#169 » by Rubio9Guy » Sun May 25, 2025 1:27 am

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Dan33185 wrote:Gee, it's almost like Finch should play some of these bench guys more.

Gee, it's almost like he got to the conference finals without them?


He deserves some criticism, but yeah lol. The strategy of getting the top 8 guys to mesh clearly worked.

Finch gets way too much hate
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Post#170 » by durden_tyler » Sun May 25, 2025 1:27 am

As impressive this is for the Wolves, i think they can do more defensively. More of those hard fouls on SGA please. More hacking the flailing arms and make it count and make it hurt!!!


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Post#171 » by rockmanslim » Sun May 25, 2025 1:27 am

Wasting all their ammo on this one game
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Post#172 » by levon » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

This first half by the Wolves should make us appreciate Jokic more
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#173 » by SlimShady83 » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

I guess I spoke to soon, this game might be over LOL
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Post#174 » by JustBuzzin » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

Put the kids to bed folks this one is ova!
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Post#175 » by life_saver » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

Finch really should have used TJ more often earlier in the series
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Post#176 » by cjx » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

Terrence Shannon Jr's house, Fam :lol:

OKC ain't serious

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Post#178 » by GeorgeSears » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

This was the statement game the TWolves needed.
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Post#179 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun May 25, 2025 1:28 am

That Terrance Shannon sequence could never happen with Thibs because Thibs would never give a guy like him burn in a game.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0) 

Post#180 » by knicksfan974 » Sun May 25, 2025 1:29 am

Might look like game over but what I have learned during these Playoffs is that the game ain't over until the final buzzer sounds. Trust me, as a Knicks fan we learned this during the Celtics and the current Pacers series.

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