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

ForeverTFC · Post #741 » by **ForeverTFC** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I've never seen a bigger bitch on a big stage like this in the 40 years I've watched the NBA. Excuse my French but it is what it is.

Who?

ibraheim718 · Post #742 » by **ibraheim718** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

slick_watts wrote:the wolves need to just bite the bullet and send a body to shai every possession he is handling the ball and live with those results. thunder shot < 30% from three again, just let them beat you with long distance shot making. plus you get some turnover potential by forcing shai into making contested passes instead of getting past his primary defenders and doing whatever he wants. wolves did a bit of this late when the game was already over. they need to do it more.

That's exactly it. Sit Gobert so you can rotate quicker.

Wolfgang630 · Post #743 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I've never seen a bigger bitch on a big stage like this in the 40 years I've watched the NBA. Excuse my French but it is what it is.

Who?

scrabbarista · Post #744 » by **scrabbarista** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

Fun times.

CelticSooner · Post #745 » by **CelticSooner** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

SFour wrote:OKC isn't even in their final form....they have a real chance to be repeat champs....maybe even 3peat

Let's see if they finish this season healthy first lol

Enso · Post #746 » by **Enso** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I've never seen a bigger bitch on a big stage like this in the 40 years I've watched the NBA. Excuse my French but it is what it is.

who is this bitch you speaketh of

Jazz9 · Post #747 » by **Jazz9** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

OKC will win imo but this isn't gonna be a sweep.
As for Indy, or even the Knicks, I think they'd give OKC more trouble than the Wolves.

Post #748 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

CelticSooner wrote:
SFour wrote:OKC isn't even in their final form....they have a real chance to be repeat champs....maybe even 3peat

Let's see if they finish this season healthy first lol

Gonna need you to not do that

Felixians4 · Post #749 » by **Felixians4** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

Okay, OKC stacked and we have superteam, first one since Warriors?

Finch can figure stuff for game3, but if JDub&Chet playing better than Minny second and third banana, iz is over

JustBuzzin · Post #750 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

jkvonny wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

Why smh?

Should be a good one.

Oh no doubt, just not 2 teams I want to see on the biggest stage.

No disrespect to OKC I respect them as a team, I just don't find them interesting to watch.

ibraheim718 · Post #751 » by **ibraheim718** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:22 am

___Rand___ wrote:
bbms wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Of the 2 east teams, which one will give OKC more problems?

in theory the knicks

iso heavy. more passes more turnover opportunities

if adelman could hide jokic, thibs can hide kat

I still think OKC has problem with physicality. Denver was physical and Knicks are the more physical of the 2. Of course it also depends on the whistle, if refs will let them play. Here they're calling almost everything.

Pacers match up well against OKC's strength - their guards and wings. OKC Pacers will be the more fun match up to watch.

The Knicks can't even protect a 14 point lead with 2 minutes left at home. They need to figure out how not to wet the bed at the end of the game first and they only have a few games to do it.

___Rand___ · Post #752 » by **___Rand___** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:23 am

Last night's game was a tough act to follow.

Chuck Everett · Post #753 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:23 am

ForeverTFC wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:This series is ending in 5, just a massive gap between the 2 teams.

Hard to see a different outcome. In hindsight, Wolves had by far the easiest road to the conference finals of all 4 teams which is probably why I’m so surprised by how uncompetitive they are.

The road was easier per se, but they really weren't playing that well collectively. Ant, Randle and McDaniels were, but their best game as a team, where it felt like everyone was contributing, was Game 1 against the Lakers in the first round. Can they summon up something like that again? We have 11 additional playoff games of data that say doubtful.

scrabbarista · Post #754 » by **scrabbarista** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:23 am

azcatz11 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

That’s a legit series bro. Pacers are a hard matchup

OKC is a hard matchup.

Muskies97 · Post #755 » by **Muskies97** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:23 am

Gobert is my least favorite player to watch in the NBA.

Post #756 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:24 am

___Rand___ wrote:Last night's game was a tough act to follow.

I thought this one was better

JustBuzzin · Post #757 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:24 am

azcatz11 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

That’s a legit series bro. Pacers are a hard matchup

The series would be great. Just not 2 teams I find interesting. Also 2 small markets I just don't see how this will be get a lot of hype.

I'm gonna watch tho. :lol:

RunOKC · Post #758 » by **RunOKC** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:25 am

The Thunder were nowhere near as aggressive on defense like they were in G1 and the Wolves still couldn't take advantage

___Rand___ · Post #759 » by **___Rand___** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:25 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
bbms wrote:in theory the knicks

iso heavy. more passes more turnover opportunities

if adelman could hide jokic, thibs can hide kat

I still think OKC has problem with physicality. Denver was physical and Knicks are the more physical of the 2. Of course it also depends on the whistle, if refs will let them play. Here they're calling almost everything.

Pacers match up well against OKC's strength - their guards and wings. OKC Pacers will be the more fun match up to watch.

The Knicks can't even protect a 14 point lead with 2 minutes left at home. They need to figure out how not to wet the bed at the end of the game first and they only have a few games to do it.

Knicks will be better. Thibs is not an emotional coach. He's going to get their heads out of their asses. There are obvious solutions to Knicks' problems from last night.

scrabbarista · Post #760 » by **scrabbarista** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:25 am

JustBuzzin wrote:
jkvonny wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

Why smh?

Should be a good one.

Oh no doubt, just not 2 teams I want to see on the biggest stage.

No disrespect to OKC I respect them as a team, I just don't find them interesting to watch.

Watch them for the history. Looks like one of the all-time great teams.

Who wins?