2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1)

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Who wins Game 5?

Mavs win and advance to Finals
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Wolves win and force Game 6
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1061 » by socal74 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

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Chuck Everett wrote:Ant should have at least congratulated the Mavs.

LOL **** hilarious next MJ my ass. No class, dumb as a box of rocks, Can't put a coherent sentence together during interviews. NBA is really putting all their marbles into this guy?

Got a better face for the league?

If you're asking me a better face for the league that is American then no since the top players are mostly foreign. Im no Luka fan but he has the game and personality on the court to be the one.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1063 » by slicedbread2 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

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socal74 wrote:LOL at these fans. Your team just gave up wtf is going on


To be fair to Minnesota fans, this is the best season they've had in 20 years. There hasn't been much to cheer for and quite frankly it wasn't their time yet. Luka and Kyrie are on a mission and are ready to tear heads off.

Quite frankly, they'll be better next year with some adjustments and it's really nice the fans showing appreciation for their team. Then again, Luka becomes a monster in elimination games: see Lil Wayne and Devin Booker. Now it's Snoop and Minnesota.

Really looking forward to the Dallas-Boston match up.


I mean, we cheer winning a play-in

this is the literally the worst NBA organization in history


That's a fair point. Honestly, I think if Minnesota keeps building off of this, they'll have far more sustained success. Will they win a title? who knows. But honestly, I hope this team does well going forward for the sake of the long time suffering fans.

It could be worse. See Washington Wizards.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1064 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

rockmanslim wrote:Is this the last ever Inside the NBA? Damn :cry:


They (TNT) still have the NBA next season.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1065 » by MN7725 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

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Patches Perry wrote:Good season for Minnesota, a lot to be excited about. No drastic moves needed, but perhaps a supplementary perimeter scorer to act as a pressure valve for Ant would help. All of these guys have room for internal growth as well.


2nd apron makes it really really really tough to improve your roster.


Wolves will have to have some fluke 2nd round pick that becomes better than NAW or Slo-Mo
thats about their only way
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1066 » by Mk0 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

Happy for ex-Bulls DJJ and Gafford. Great work by those two.
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Post#1067 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:07 am

Papi_swav wrote:Ant is still very young. Remember it took a while before MJ beat those dirty Pistons and to win a chip. The Wolves will be fine, but I think they need to swap KAT. He's too soft


K Love can replace KAT for a fraction of the cost. I’ve been saying it for 6 months
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1068 » by SweaterBae » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

MN7725 wrote:
djsunyc wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:Good season for Minnesota, a lot to be excited about. No drastic moves needed, but perhaps a supplementary perimeter scorer to act as a pressure valve for Ant would help. All of these guys have room for internal growth as well.


2nd apron makes it really really really tough to improve your roster.


Wolves will have to have some fluke 2nd round pick that becomes better than NAW or Slo-Mo
thats about their only way


Same with Denver.
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Post#1069 » by dygaction » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

socal74 wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Ant should have at least congratulated the Mavs.

LOL **** hilarious next MJ my ass. No class, dumb as a box of rocks, Can't put a coherent sentence together during interviews. NBA is really putting all their marbles into this guy?


He will be praised for competitiveness for this, believe it or not…
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-1) 

Post#1070 » by chrismikayla » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

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chrismikayla wrote:KAT's garbage points will make it look like he had a good game, but he has been bad this game and most of the series when it counts. Unfortunately Rudy will be the scapegoat.


Yeah, the 4x DPOY has a put forth a monumental performance of 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 block and a team low -22 through 3 quarters so far. His efforts should not be forgotten.


As I stated above, he should not take ALL the blame or even the majority of the blame. There's plenty of blame to go around. Both things can be true.
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Post#1071 » by whatisacenter » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

djsunyc wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:Good season for Minnesota, a lot to be excited about. No drastic moves needed, but perhaps a supplementary perimeter scorer to act as a pressure valve for Ant would help. All of these guys have room for internal growth as well.


2nd apron makes it really really really tough to improve your roster.


Makes it hard to keep a roster together.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1072 » by Mags FTW » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

"Bring Ya Ass" joins the Minneapolis Miracle as high points in Minnesota Sports that were followed by complete embarrassments the following week.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1073 » by jigga_man » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

MN7725 wrote:
MavsDirk41 wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Ant should have at least congratulated the Mavs.


Yea im surprised he just walked off the court like that. Classless on his part.


he did the same thing last season against Denver

I think against Memphis he shook hands


He was literally charged with assault the last time he was eliminated.
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Post#1074 » by Tor_Raps » Fri May 31, 2024 3:08 am

rockmanslim wrote:Is this the last ever Inside the NBA? Damn :cry:


They have one more year, get it together man *slap*
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1075 » by jc23 » Fri May 31, 2024 3:09 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:This is a successful season for the Timberwolves. I hope years from now they aren’t bashed for not winning the championship this season after making improvements


few people had them picked until they beat Denver. imo they needed to experience this growing pain.

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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1076 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 31, 2024 3:09 am

Archx wrote:Cuban selling the team at the right time loool


Sold a bit too early IMO. Should've sold this off-season, not one coming off missing playoffs.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1077 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 31, 2024 3:10 am

Mk0 wrote:Cuban selling the team is wild. So odd to see this random dude get handed the trophy.


There were rumors that he lost a bit of bread shorting bitcoin. However, he still is a minority owner and he made 1 billion plus from the sale after taxes. He didn't even lose his courtside seat.
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Post#1078 » by whatisacenter » Fri May 31, 2024 3:11 am

People were crowning this Wolves team a little too early.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

Post#1079 » by BliscoSantos » Fri May 31, 2024 3:12 am

jigga_man wrote:
MN7725 wrote:
MavsDirk41 wrote:
Yea im surprised he just walked off the court like that. Classless on his part.


he did the same thing last season against Denver

I think against Memphis he shook hands


He was literally charged with assault the last time he was eliminated.


Maybe after playing in Hustle he Just doesn't like the fact that another white player beat him :roll:
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1) 

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