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

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Who wins and goes to the WCF's?

Poll ended at Fri May 9, 2025 3:17 am

Wolves in 4
10
4%
Wolves in 5
39
17%
Wolves in 6
71
32%
Wolves in 7
23
10%
Warriors in 4
5
2%
Warriors in 5
3
1%
Warriors in 6
53
24%
Warriors in 7
20
9%
 
Total votes: 224

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

Post#1101 » by EmpireFalls » Wed May 7, 2025 5:35 am

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If it's anything like CP3 in 2018, Curry will be out till at least game 4 or longer. Hamstrings are notoriously slow healing and easy to re-injure of any single injury out there. When you have a player like Curry whose game revolves around running around the court on offense to be effective, it makes it even worse to rush him back just to reinjure it.

All the Warriors have to do is keep it to 2-2 by Game 5 and the series is in the bag.
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Post#1102 » by California Gold » Wed May 7, 2025 5:36 am

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California Gold wrote:
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If it's anything like CP3 in 2018, Curry will be out till at least game 4 or longer. Hamstrings are notoriously slow healing and easy to re-injure of any single injury out there. When you have a player like Curry whose game revolves around running around the court on offense to be effective, it makes it even worse to rush him back just to reinjure it.

All the Warriors have to do is keep it to 2-2 by Game 5 and the series is in the bag.


That's what Lakers fans thought too.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 1-0) 

Post#1103 » by Optms » Wed May 7, 2025 5:42 am

Potential wrote:The Warriors look unbeatable no matter who's playing. I don't think anyone can beat them even if Steph doesn't play another game this year. But he'll definitely be back next game. Denver and OKC playing to see who will get destroyed next round. It's over for the league unless Boston can get their **** together especially Porzingis. Crazy how Jimmy wins a ring 4 months after leaving Miami


Celtics were the only team that could slow down the Dubs. I've been saying it since Butler got there. They look like the dynasty Warriors. Chemistry through the roof. The old Steph returned. Dray playing DPOY level basketball. Butler is basically Klay only better.

So much for the Wolves. No matter who they play, they make their opponents look bad.
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Post#1104 » by Optms » Wed May 7, 2025 5:49 am

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

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


Or maybe it just show how great the Dubs are? :roll:
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Post#1105 » by DonaldSanders » Wed May 7, 2025 5:49 am

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If it's anything like CP3 in 2018, Curry will be out till at least game 4 or longer. Hamstrings are notoriously slow healing and easy to re-injure of any single injury out there. When you have a player like Curry whose game revolves around running around the court on offense to be effective, it makes it even worse to rush him back just to reinjure it.



Rough injury for sure, and likely ends the Warrior chances this year.

But who cares about 2018? Rockets fans reaching tonight.
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Post#1106 » by Ice Man » Wed May 7, 2025 5:50 am

Yeah well, as Steph ain't going to be playing the rest of this series, we can scratch the "kinda like the dynasty" talk.
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Post#1107 » by California Gold » Wed May 7, 2025 5:50 am

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If it's anything like CP3 in 2018, Curry will be out till at least game 4 or longer. Hamstrings are notoriously slow healing and easy to re-injure of any single injury out there. When you have a player like Curry whose game revolves around running around the court on offense to be effective, it makes it even worse to rush him back just to reinjure it.



Rough injury for sure, and likely ends the Warrior chances this year.

But who cares about 2018? Rockets fans reaching tonight.


Relax I know you're bummed out but you don't need to take it out on the Rockets. :lol:

Go enjoy the fog.
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Post#1108 » by Ugly0598 » Wed May 7, 2025 5:55 am

The Warriors are a tired & monotonous team, at this point. Nothing excites me about them besides Buddy Hield.
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Post#1109 » by Twinkie defense » Wed May 7, 2025 5:55 am

floppymoose wrote:I doubt Curry comes back in this series. If he does i would expect re-injury.

He told Draymond he was good and Kerr said he's day to day... of course it's up to Celebrini but I'm expecting Curry back for game three.
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Post#1110 » by SlimShady83 » Wed May 7, 2025 6:09 am

So It's true.

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Screw you Wolves, Go Warriors LOL
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Post#1111 » by DonaldSanders » Wed May 7, 2025 6:11 am

California Gold wrote:Relax I know you're bummed out but you don't need to take it out on the Rockets. :lol:

Go enjoy the fog.



Nice try. You threw an old Rockets series in there for a reason, still salty about Warrior dominance. I get it.

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Post#1112 » by megarover » Wed May 7, 2025 6:12 am

If you told me Steph would leave after playing less than 15 mins and the Warriors still won I would be shocked.

I picked them to win the series but that was with Curry available. Hard to see them pulling it off now which is a shame giving how little people believed in them.

Oh well thems the breaks sometimes. No way he plays till at leàst Game 4
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Post#1113 » by Spintown » Wed May 7, 2025 6:15 am

All I know is I don’t ever want to hear that Steph doesn’t have enough help. For the last couple years that has been the built in excuse for warriors failures
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Post#1114 » by metalinguss » Wed May 7, 2025 6:15 am

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

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


Or maybe it just show how great the Dubs are? :roll:


So annoying how people still make this about the Lakers
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Post#1115 » by Revived » Wed May 7, 2025 6:16 am

If Jonathan Kuminga wasn’t such hot trash despite actually showing signs of being a gifted scorer in the past then he could’ve helped keep Warriors afloat by winning at least 1 of the two home games for the Warriors.

But he looks like he’s lost all his basketball ability.
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Post#1116 » by HiRez » Wed May 7, 2025 6:22 am

Jazz9 wrote:So Curry out
If Wolves don't win this...

Narrator: They did not...
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Post#1117 » by multo » Wed May 7, 2025 6:25 am

Revived wrote:If Jonathan Kuminga wasn’t such hot trash despite actually showing signs of being a gifted scorer in the past then he could’ve helped keep Warriors afloat by winning at least 1 of the two home games for the Warriors.

But he looks like he’s lost all his basketball ability.

Add in Moses Moody to that mix. The guy is just in a bad slump.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 1-0) 

Post#1118 » by California Gold » Wed May 7, 2025 6:28 am

DonaldSanders wrote:
California Gold wrote:Relax I know you're bummed out but you don't need to take it out on the Rockets. :lol:

Go enjoy the fog.



Nice try. You threw an old Rockets series in there for a reason, still salty about Warrior dominance. I get it.

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Actually no the first hamstring injury in the playoffs in recent memory that I could think to a star player was CP3 and that's why I brought it up. But you do you.

Little man syndrome. Hope you sleep well tonight. :lol:
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Post#1119 » by Mamba81p » Wed May 7, 2025 6:30 am

cupcakesnake wrote:
Handlez wrote:Warriors are great defensively.

Very well coached.

Truly a joy to watch and wouldn't be surprised if they can get by Wolves without Curry.

That motion offense is beautiful.


The defense was great but Minnesota missed a million open threes tonight. GS did a good job of speeding them up but Wolves also just missed a lot.

Their offense was not beautiful tonight. They got some really nice relocation threes for Buddy Hield. Golden State got 6 3-pointers from Draymond and GP2. Those two only hit 14 the entire last series.

This game was just silly and insane. A win's a win, so congrats to the Warriors. Always huge to steal game 1.


3 point shooting is a lot about rhythm. Warriors defended the 3 point line very well early in the game, and that took wolves out of rhythm, and I think they played a big part in them not making open threes later in the game
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Post#1120 » by Statlanta » Wed May 7, 2025 6:56 am

As much as Curry is a fan favorite I mean, I get it if you are a Warriors fan but who wants to see the Warriors win another championship?

Between 73-9, 16-1 and 4 championships, are you guys such masochists to see this team win another one?
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