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

scrabbarista · Post #181 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:29 am

It's a Timberwave!!!

JustBuzzin · Post #182 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:29 am

azcatz11 wrote:
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

I wouldn't go that far. :lol:

I like him tho he has potential as a scorer. I'm guessing his defensive assignments is why he's not getting playing time so far.

Patches Perry · Post #183 » by **Patches Perry** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:30 am

Now that OKC is down 30, they should start extremely hard fouling Ant to send a message. #AmIDoingThisRight

ILC · Post #184 » by **ILC** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:30 am

Dan33185 wrote:
ILC wrote:
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

And now they're desperate and they were up 20 before TSJ came in.

I love the kid and he'll be a big part of the rotation next year, maybe in these playoffs even, but let's relax.

durden_tyler · Post #185 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:30 am

Adding Wolves -15.5 live bet and going to sleep.

i now fully expect the Thunder to do a Pacers to mess up all of my Wolves’ bets.

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scrabbarista · Post #186 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:30 am

levon wrote:This first half by the Wolves should make us appreciate Jokic more

I was literally just thinking how it makes me appreciate LeBron more.

cjx · Post #187 » by **cjx** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:30 am

Ant is MJ and Mitch Richmond's son

Shannon Jr is Gerald Wilkins and Desmond Mason's son :lol:

scrabbarista · Post #188 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:32 am

azcatz11 wrote:
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

It'll be called TSJ Arena.

ILC · Post #189 » by **ILC** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:32 am

Rubio9Guy wrote:
ILC wrote:
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

The biggest thing I fault him for is how this team isn't #1 in transition offense BY FAR. The athletes they have, they shooting they have, I don't get it. Look how many times they kicked it ahead in this game only and how much better they look.

thelead · Post #190 » by **thelead** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:32 am

This game is not over. OKC can cut this to ~15 by midway through the 3rd and then we'll have a game. Now, if it's still a 30 point game half way through the 3rd, y'all can go to bed.

TimberKat · Post #191 » by **TimberKat** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:32 am

scrabbarista wrote:It's a Timberwave!!!

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=yelling++timber&&mid=FF6ADB83F5E4AEC9C720FF6ADB83F5E4AEC9C720&&FORM=VRDGAR

uncleduck13 · Post #192 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:32 am

Timberwolves doing to OKC what the Grizzlies were about to do before Ja went down. That’s making a statement, giving themselves life and enough confidence to potentially tie the series.

levon · Post #193 » by **levon** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:33 am

scrabbarista wrote:
levon wrote:This first half by the Wolves should make us appreciate Jokic more

I was literally just thinking how it makes me appreciate LeBron more.

Did you know LeBron is Shai's 41 year old cousin?

Ridicululz · Post #194 » by **Ridicululz** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:34 am

Damn more TOs than FGs made is a wild stat

NotaHypeJob · Post #195 » by **NotaHypeJob** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:34 am

This reminds me of the Memphis game 3 before Dort recklessly injured Morant. OKC has some weird stinkers

levon · Post #196 » by **levon** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:34 am

thelead wrote:This game is not over. OKC can cut this to ~15 by midway through the 3rd and then we'll have a game. Now, if it's still a 30 point game half way through the 3rd, y'all can go to bed.

It's 6:30 pm though

uncleduck13 · Post #197 » by **uncleduck13** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:34 am

I predict the Pacers to be the team to go up 3-0 and possibly close it in a sweep. This series here could drag.

durden_tyler · Post #198 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:34 am

Yes, any contact from the Thunder just fall down too and maybe the refs call the foul.

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Dan33185 · Post #199 » by **Dan33185** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:35 am

ILC wrote:
Dan33185 wrote:
ILC wrote: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

And now they're desperate and they were up 20 before TSJ came in.

I love the kid and he'll be a big part of the rotation next year, maybe in these playoffs even, but let's relax.

All I meant was they have the depth, and I wish they'd use it more. Obiviously they've gotten to this point without it, but who knows how much better they could be with a 9-10 man rotation? Maybe not at all, but it sure would be nice to find out.

___Rand___ · Post #200 » by **___Rand___** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:36 am

Calinks wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Now I'm wondering if Wolves can maintain this focus and intensity through out this game. And keep it going into next game.

Nearly impossible to hold on to a huge lead in the playoffs but if they can play well enough to get the win this can go a long way to giving them juice in game 4.

Wolves can be too casual at times. Yeah be casual in regular season. Turn it on only when you need to. Not playoffs. If they learn to focus at game time and learn to keep that through out games, they'll be very dangerous and a serious contender. It was for this reason I picked OKC to win the series. Not because of talent, depth etc.

But ironically, it is OKC who came in too casual for this game and getting their butt handed.

Who wins Game 3?