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#461 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 29, 2024 2:19 am

Luka’s gotta be a little more selfish on some of those drives. Probably won’t say that again.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#462 » by turnaroundJ » Wed May 29, 2024 2:19 am

Reeko wrote:Reid is too good to come off the bench.

yes perhaps on offense but he is pretty bad at D
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#464 » by Reeko » Wed May 29, 2024 2:20 am

turnaroundJ wrote:
Reeko wrote:Reid is too good to come off the bench.

yes perhaps on offense but he is pretty bad at D

Is he?
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#466 » by ForeverTFC » Wed May 29, 2024 2:20 am

Reggie must have x-ray vision. How did he see that was all ball from that angle? I mean it definitely could be all ball. But how could he tell??
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#467 » by NYPiston » Wed May 29, 2024 2:20 am

Ant is backing up the talk, he's straight ballin'
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#468 » by GSP » Wed May 29, 2024 2:20 am

Thats a clear steal

Wolves have gotten a bad whistle this series compared to the Mavs
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#469 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

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if yesterday's call was not flagrant then there will be no flagrant, you need to kill someone to get that


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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#470 » by Yuri36 » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

Luka looks so unfit and unathletic that he is even afraid to finish simple inside attacks and prefer to pass it when the obvious play is to finish it by himself.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#472 » by meh » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

Would have been nice to see other angle before the damn commercials.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#473 » by cjx » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#474 » by Jasen777 » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Luka’s gotta be a little more selfish on some of those drives. Probably won’t say that again.


He's been making odd decisions this game.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#476 » by Handlez » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

Towns starts flowing and refs take him out.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#477 » by jigga_man » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

Okay, time to end this Jaden Hardy experiment.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#478 » by GSP » Wed May 29, 2024 2:21 am

The difference in what Dallas is allowed to get away w/ without getting calls compared to the Wolves is kinda crazy
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#479 » by Domejandro » Wed May 29, 2024 2:22 am

jokeboy86 wrote:Question: do the T-Wolves eventually choose Reid over Towns? He would be substantially cheaper

Being honest, I am concerned about how badly it would crater Minnesota's defense. Naz Reid has defensive moments, but he is extraordinarily inconsistent on that end. Karl-Anthony Towns is a substantially better player, which was showcased during the first two series (despite this series).

In the end, I think Karl-Anthony Towns may get traded because of his contract, but losing him would be brutal on the court.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-0) 

Post#480 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 29, 2024 2:22 am

Four fouls on Ant.
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