2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-1)

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Who wins Game 4?

Mavericks win and advance to the NBA Finals
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Timberwolves win and force a Game 5
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#341 » by cpower » Wed May 29, 2024 1:42 am

wolves offense close to non existence lol
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#342 » by rockmanslim » Wed May 29, 2024 1:42 am

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rockmanslim wrote:How did Luka gain so much weight over the course of a season while playing regular minutes? In highlights from earlier in the season he looks like 15 lbs lighter


Cause the practices in the NBA during the season are a joke compared to Europe....anyway, do you who his father is...Google Saša Dončić,watch some clips on YouTube, and you'll see he has his father's build....and his da was built like a tank

He could just eat less, idk
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#343 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 29, 2024 1:42 am

Mavs are shooting 36% from the field and yet the game is tied. Sorry Minnesota.
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Post#344 » by CobraCommander » Wed May 29, 2024 1:42 am

Kalela wrote:The Timberwolves are defeated mentally.

Can’t beat Dallas and refs - and even if they are fouls it doesn’t seem like the fouls being called fairly
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#346 » by JustBuzzin » Wed May 29, 2024 1:42 am

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JustBuzzin wrote:I keep forgetting Kyrie lost his Nike shoe deal. His shoes were one of the top sellers for Nike basketball players. Dude fumbled the bag.


He could always get it back. But I have been noticing that more stars are not sticking with Nike anymore indefinitely especially if they’re not the absolute biggest ones like Lebron, KD, Giannis, and now Wemby

No way he gets it back they already replaced him with Ja.

Also Kyrie is not some young guy, he's already in his prime. There isn't much upside left. Kyrie will look back at this and say "damn what was I thinking". No way he's getting Nike money with whoever he signed with now.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#347 » by rapstarter » Wed May 29, 2024 1:43 am

14 and 12 fouls each, and 15 and 14 free throws each. Zero rhythm to the game.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#348 » by cpower » Wed May 29, 2024 1:43 am

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It was far from crazy at the time.

about right, most of NBA GMs are idiots thats why you have so many busts around the league.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#349 » by CobraCommander » Wed May 29, 2024 1:44 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Mavs are shooting 36% from the field and yet the game is tied. Sorry Minnesota.

The Mavs a special team - remember they beat okc when SGA was out playing everyone by a mile and like was shooting 1-9 from 3 with 7 TOs and Dallas was winning.

The Mavs have that it factor
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#350 » by jym85 » Wed May 29, 2024 1:44 am

rockmanslim wrote:
BliscoSantos wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:How did Luka gain so much weight over the course of a season while playing regular minutes? In highlights from earlier in the season he looks like 15 lbs lighter


Cause the practices in the NBA during the season are a joke compared to Europe....anyway, do you who his father is...Google Saša Dončić,watch some clips on YouTube, and you'll see he has his father's build....and his da was built like a tank

He could just eat less, idk


would love to see a vid where he breaks down what he eats in a day
must be an insane amount

all he needs is one or 2 weeks where he's not playing regularly and he can put on 15 pounds
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#351 » by GSP » Wed May 29, 2024 1:44 am

CobraCommander wrote:
Kalela wrote:The Timberwolves are defeated mentally.

Can’t beat Dallas and refs - and even if they are fouls it doesn’t seem like the fouls being called fairly


This game has been called evenly Imo

Game 3 was bad tho. Ant was getting assaulted near the paint w/ barely any calls. Luka was getting calls for much less contact.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#352 » by -Sammy- » Wed May 29, 2024 1:46 am

Oh, good-- Dray's on again tonight! Now I won't feel like I'm missing anything when I mute this until the 3Q.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#353 » by Jasen777 » Wed May 29, 2024 1:48 am

jym85 wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:
BliscoSantos wrote:
Cause the practices in the NBA during the season are a joke compared to Europe....anyway, do you who his father is...Google Saša Dončić,watch some clips on YouTube, and you'll see he has his father's build....and his da was built like a tank

He could just eat less, idk


would love to see a vid where he breaks down what he eats in a day
must be an insane amount

all he needs is one or 2 weeks where he's not playing regularly and he can put on 15 pounds


Like the break before the finals if they sweep?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#354 » by Badlands » Wed May 29, 2024 1:48 am

Did Barkley just say it's snowing in Minnesota?? It's currently 61 degrees in Minneapolis.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#355 » by Syd-TK3 » Wed May 29, 2024 1:51 am

cpower wrote:wolves offense close to non existence lol

The greatest shooting big man of all time is non existent
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#356 » by JustBuzzin » Wed May 29, 2024 1:51 am

Badlands wrote:Did Barkley just say it's snowing in Minnesota?? It's currently 61 degrees in Minneapolis.

Snowing a couple of days from June is WiLD!


Chuck is a damn fool! :lol:
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#357 » by NyKnicks1714 » Wed May 29, 2024 1:53 am

cpower wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:
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It was far from crazy at the time.

about right, most of NBA GMs are idiots thats why you have so many busts around the league.


He was 20, coming off an 18-10-2 rookie season, ROY. A big who can rebound, shoot, offer decent rim protection, and has room to grow. If you're picking a player to "start a franchise with" you're going to go with someone young, and there was really no one else that fit the bill. Embiid hadn't played a game yet, Giannis was coming off a 17 and 8 season and no one was predicting an MVP future for him, AD had injury concerns. Everyone was high on KAT at the time.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#358 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 29, 2024 1:53 am

KAT is shooting 66%, but only 3 shots. Come on KAT get involved.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#360 » by TimberKat » Wed May 29, 2024 1:54 am

Badlands wrote:Did Barkley just say it's snowing in Minnesota?? It's currently 61 degrees in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota offense certainly make it feel like snowing.

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