2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 1-0)

Revived · Post #1061 » by **Revived** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:34 am

Domejandro wrote:I would honestly be pretty shocked to see the Golden State Warriors win this series. Minnesota was catastrophically horrible in that first quarter and are still up by two.

Still think that way? Especially if Steph is back, will you be “shocked” if Warriors win?

Domejandro wrote:Gotta be honest, the Jonny Flynn Timberwolves squad could have beaten this team.

The duality of man lol

Twinkie defense · Post #1062 » by **Twinkie defense** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:35 am

whatisacenter wrote:Houston's defense was on another level than the Wolves just played.

Maybe this game was a fluke and IDK if it will repeat but it seemed much easier to get up decent shots tonight.

mg · Post #1063 » by mg » Wed May 7, 2025 4:35 am

Regardless of Curry's status I don't see the Wolves winning this series. The Warriors defense is better without Steph. Not sure the Wolves are good enough offensively to win 4 out of the next 6 games against this GS team.

Post #1064 » by **Ice Man** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:36 am

This board ... man. Rockets in 5, Rockets in 5, Rockets in 5. Why Rockets in 5, when the teams had similar records? "Oh, but the Rockets are so much better for A, B, C reasons. Oh, matchups." Yeah right.

Then Wolves in 5, Wolves in 5, Wolves in 5. (Go to the start of the thread if you don't believe me.) Why Wolves in 5, when GSW has just beaten a higher-seeded team? "Oh, the Wolves are so much better than the Rockets for A, B, C reasons. Oh, matchups." Yeah, right.

I mean, none of that stuff made a lick of sense. These three teams all had similar records, and of the three, the Warriors had the best case for saying they had an extra gear, since they played better after getting Butler.

Admiral-Kizaru · Post #1065 » by **Admiral-Kizaru** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:36 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Mamba81p wrote:MRI will tell us more tomorrow. If curry doesn't come back, wolves will just look at this game as a bad dream, but if he does they are in trouble and they missed a huge opportunity tonight

Curry won’t come back , mri will tell you nothing

MRI is for soft tissue. It's going to tell you much more than any other imaging modality.

whatisacenter · Post #1066 » by **whatisacenter** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:36 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Mamba81p wrote:MRI will tell us more tomorrow. If curry doesn't come back, wolves will just look at this game as a bad dream, but if he does they are in trouble and they missed a huge opportunity tonight

Curry won’t come back , mri will tell you nothing

Not a doctor :lol:

TrueFan420 · Post #1067 » by **TrueFan420** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:36 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Nickell Alexander-Walker is showing to be quite the playoff dropper. Numbers pretty much down across the board and he's not really playing his intense defense either. If this continues, I wonder how long Finch sticks with him and whether or not he's going to give Jaylen Clark or Terrance Shannon, some real minutes.

Was surprised bones didn’t get a look. He can get a bucket and that’s what they needed.

TrueFan420 · Post #1068 » by **TrueFan420** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:37 am

I’d guess Curry sits game 2 having stolen game 1. They play it safe. Similar to what they did with Jimmy vs Houston.

Hello Brooklyn · Post #1069 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:38 am

I had Warriors in six but without Steph is very tough to see.

Wolves got bailed out. They got overrated because they exploited a Lakers team with no Center at all. And Warriors got underrated because they had to deal with a tough Rockets team.

Maybe if Steph comes back Game 4 Warriors can pull it out. But I don't see it.

Alatan · Post #1070 » by **Alatan** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:40 am

Mamba81p wrote:MRI will tell us more tomorrow. If curry doesn't come back, wolves will just look at this game as a bad dream, but if he does they are in trouble and they missed a huge opportunity tonight

He definitely should not play the next 2-3 games or else he might make the injury worse and possibly force himself into an earlier retirement. He cant win a championship playing on a busted hamstring. If he forces it its most likely he would aggravate it further without much to show for it.

rolling_91 · Post #1071 » by **rolling_91** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:41 am

Twolves putting dents in the rim for the 2nd game in a row. I guess it starts with Ant but the team wide funk is puzzling especially because they had a rest advantage, were at home and didn’t have to face Curry. Terrible basketball. DiVincenzo has been flaming hot garbage this whole playoffs. He needs to play better. At least Ant was taking the ball to the rim in the 4th. But he has to take the reins of the team and play his game.

G35 · Post #1072 » by **G35** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:42 am

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Djoker · Post #1073 » by **Djoker** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:42 am

If Steph cannot come back, I don't really see the Warriors this series. Heck wouldn't be surprised if Minny gets four straight...

If Steph can come back, then it makes sense to bring him back in Game 3. Rest him for Game 2 which is a likely loss anyway and then you're in business. Still going to be a tough series but I'd favor the Warriors in this scenario.

Curry's health will obviously decide it.

darkse1d · Post #1074 » by **darkse1d** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:42 am

So Curry is super human. Any chance he returns game 3? The warriors might give him an extra game rest considering they won tonight.

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Jta444 · Post #1076 » by **Jta444** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:46 am

Kawaii Leonard wrote:
Curry blew a a 3-1 lead in the finals and went to KD’s hampton beach house to recruit KD. We have been in the age of player-empowerment ever since the celtic big 4. Get over your hatred for a person who doesn’t even know you exist. It’s not healthy man.

Well Lebron recruited Wade and Bosh AND STILL lost to Dirk. Lmao. At least when Curry recruited KD, they immediately won back to back titles.

SHAQ32 · Post #1077 » by **SHAQ32** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:47 am

Curry played 13 minutes and Dubs won by 11.

Goes to show you how crappy LeBron and the Lakers really were.

rilamann · Post #1078 » by **rilamann** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:49 am

Jimmy is signing this to Buddy Hield after game 7 and tonight...lol.

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ArksNetsSince99 · Post #1079 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:49 am

Admiral-Kizaru wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Mamba81p wrote:MRI will tell us more tomorrow. If curry doesn't come back, wolves will just look at this game as a bad dream, but if he does they are in trouble and they missed a huge opportunity tonight

Curry won’t come back , mri will tell you nothing

MRI is for soft tissue. It's going to tell you much more than any other imaging modality.

It’s going to show you he supposed to rest long time , if he comes back he won’t have explosiveness speed and first step risking further his health

cpower · Post #1080 » by **cpower** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:50 am

SHAQ32 wrote:Curry played 13 minutes and Dubs won by 11.

Goes to show you how crappy LeBron and the Lakers really were.

to be fair that 13 mins was probably the most important 13 mins of the game. We were up 10 and role players are defending and looking comfortable out there. They just carried the momentum to the end.

Who wins and goes to the WCF's?