2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN WINS 4-3)

tmorgan · Post #21 » by **tmorgan** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:19 am

Wallace_Wallace wrote:Media is gonna all the over Minnesota on this one.

American Born (Anthony Edwards) vs America’s Most Hated (Nikola Jokic).

Games will be coming down to late game execution. Edwards did a great job in game 4, can he keep it up against a better cerebral team in Denver? We’ll see

No one hates Jokic. WTF?

Marvin Martian · Post #22 » by **Marvin Martian** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:19 am

As much as I like MIN and Edwards, I think DEN wins in 5. You have to give Lebron and AD credit. They are future HOFs for a reason and made DEN look vulnerable when they really aren't. MIN doesn't have that kind of talent.

Wallace_Wallace · Post #23 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:20 am

tmorgan wrote:
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Media is gonna all the over Minnesota on this one.

American Born (Anthony Edwards) vs America’s Most Hated (Nikola Jokic).

Games will be coming down to late game execution. Edwards did a great job in game 4, can he keep it up against a better cerebral team in Denver? We’ll see

No one hates Jokic. WTF?

Here in RealGM is fine. Sports media? ESPN/Fox aren’t doing him any good.

CodeBreaker · Post #24 » by **CodeBreaker** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:23 am

jigga_man wrote:Somebody photoshop in Ant & Jokic

Shai*

jkvonny · Post #25 » by **jkvonny** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:23 am

Wallace_Wallace wrote:Media is gonna all the over Minnesota on this one.

American Born (Anthony Edwards) vs America’s Most Hated (Nikola Jokic).

Games will be coming down to late game execution. Edwards did a great job in game 4, can he keep it up against a better cerebral team in Denver? We’ll see

Who the hell hates Jokic?

NCHeels2008 · Post #26 » by **NCHeels2008** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:24 am

Calinks wrote:This feels like a Western conference finals match-up come early. I think whoever wins this, comes out the west and goes to the finals.

I think whoever wins this wins the title barring injuries. This feels like those old Lakers Spurs second rounders in the early 00s

BigGargamel · Post #27 » by **BigGargamel** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:25 am

Whoever wins this series beats Boston in the Finals IMO.

I'm never going to pick against my team but I'm officially terrified haha. The Wolves are very very good.

Can't wait for the series to start!

eyeatoma · Post #28 » by **eyeatoma** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:31 am

I'm picking the Wolves, but Chris Finch being out with a torn patellar tendon, is a huge blow. if he can't coach at all, I'd say it's the Nuggets series to lose.

Post #29 » by **JDR720** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:31 am

Starters- Denver
Bench- Wolves
Health- Wolves (not counting the coach)
Clutch- Denver
Best Player- Denver
2nd best player- Wolves

This could go either way. The Nuggets haven't played well, and the Wolves had an easy first series. So to me this boils down to the Wolves defense vs the Nuggets poise.

PhilBlackson · Post #30 » by **PhilBlackson** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:44 am

With all due respect to OKC just due to it being their first run…MIN/DEN feels like it should be the WCF.

This should be the best series until the Finals (period).

Wolfgang630 · Post #31 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:49 am

Thank god this game is on Saturday. Need a break from the rollercoaster series with the Lakers lol

SportsGuru08 · Post #32 » by **SportsGuru08** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:51 am

I'm going to say Minnesota in 7, but only if KAT growns a spine and uses his size on those undersized defenders. If he just settles for threes, Denver wins.

Wolfgang630 · Post #33 » by **Wolfgang630** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:56 am

Looks like Denver is the underdogs according to this place.

sikma42 · Post #34 » by **sikma42** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:57 am

Gonna go Minny in 6. Minnesotas size and athleticism will have Jokic in foul trouble. Murray will have trouble. Naz Reid will play very well against Gordon and Jokic.

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durden_tyler · Post #35 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:06 am

Regular Season Series (2-2)

Nov 2 -Nuggets 89, Timberwolves 110
Mar 20 -Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 112
Mar 30 - Timberwolves 111, Nuggets 98
Apr 11 -Timberwolves 107, Nuggets 116

BOTH teams coming off impressive, dominating first round wins:

Minnesota Timberwolves (3) defeat the Phoenix Suns (6), 4-0
Game 1: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95
Game 2: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93
Game 3: Timberwolves 126, Suns 109
Game 4: Timberwolves 122, Suns 116

Denver Nuggets (2) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (7), 4-1
Game 1: Nuggets 114, Lakers 103
Game 2: Nuggets 101, Lakers 99
Game 3: Nuggets 112, Lakers 105
Game 4: Lakers 119, Nuggets 108
Game 5: Nuggets 108, Lakers 106

Series Odds:
Nuggets (-220) vs Wolves (+200)

Series Handicap (Games)
Nuggets -1.5 vs Wolves

Series begins play May 4, 2024 (Saturday) so good 4 day rest for both teams-- better for Nuggets which has seen injuries to their key players recently (KCP and Murray, who may not be injured too and just pretending after dropping those bomb vs LA)

May 4 - G1 Timberwolves vs Nuggets
May 6 - G2 Timberwolves vs Nuggets
May 10 - G3 Nuggets vs Timberwolves
May 12 - G4 Nuggets vs Timberwolves
May 14 - G5 Timberwolves vs Nuggets
May 16 - G6 Nuggets vs Timberwolves
May 19 - G7 Timberwolves vs Nuggets

*Will add more info later on but we need to discuss this already (and stop these Lakers fans from their theoreticals and excuses. LOL)

EmpireFalls · Post #36 » by **EmpireFalls** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:10 am

I just blindly bet Wolves +200 without thinking at all.

Seems way way way too high to my initial eye. They actually have depth, a star guard who can get to the rim (Nuggets clear weakness) and are somehow a better rebounding and defensive team than Denver at that.

MoreyWins · Post #37 » by **MoreyWins** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:11 am

Not improbable the Wolves could pull this off

AleksandarN · Post #38 » by **AleksandarN** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:14 am

Nuggets health is the biggest factor. With that being said I have nuggets in 6.

durden_tyler · Post #39 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:14 am

EmpireFalls wrote:I just blindly bet Wolves +200 without thinking at all.

Seems way way way too high to my initial eye. They actually have depth, a star guard who can get to the rim (Nuggets clear weakness) and are somehow a better rebounding and defensive team than Denver at that.

Same here, made a bet (Wolves +1) even before the odds were set (it's 1.5 now) and i still like my bet. i should go your way to and bet moneyline, looks like a tasty proposition at those payout.

AleksandarN · Post #40 » by **AleksandarN** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:15 am

sikma42 wrote:Gonna go Minny in 6. Minnesotas size and athleticism will have Jokic in foul trouble. Murray will have trouble. Naz Reid will play very well against Gordon and Jokic.

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Jokic in foul trouble? It is the other way around KAT usually has a hard time staying out of foul trouble guarding Jokic.

Who wins GAME 7 and goes to the WCFs?