2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (MIN leads 2-1)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Mon May 12, 2025 4:06 pm

Wolves in 5
23
45%
Wolves in 6
16
31%
Wolves in 7
2
4%
Warriors in 5
0
No votes
Warriors in 6
5
10%
Warriors in 7
5
10%
 
Total votes: 51

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2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #7 Golden State Warriors (MIN leads 2-1) 

Post#1 » by bisme37 » Sat May 10, 2025 4:06 pm

Game 3: Saturday May 10, 8:30pm ET on ABC

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Post#3 » by 80HD » Sat May 10, 2025 5:07 pm

Warriors without Steph are a lottery team.

Wolves have been awful so far in the 2nd round…they can’t possibly play any worse. I expect the Wolves to finish this off in 5.

…but it’s the Wolves, so it’ll probably go Game 7 with Steph returning in epic fashion.
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Post#4 » by nazario » Sat May 10, 2025 5:34 pm

80HD wrote:Warriors without Steph are a lottery team.

Wolves have been awful so far in the 2nd round…they can’t possibly play any worse. I expect the Wolves to finish this off in 5.

…but it’s the Wolves, so it’ll probably go Game 7 with Steph returning in epic fashion.


True. The GSW roster has no shotcreation or shooting. For everyone that gripes about the gsw cast being deep, they are not. It is a depth of "would not see any meaningful minutes on any other team". There is a max of 5 teams in the nba that has less offense than GSW if star players are excluded.

But, they just need to get 1 out of 3. 1 out of 3.
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Post#5 » by karmew32 » Sat May 10, 2025 6:09 pm

I'm thinking Warriors in 7 at this point. Jimmy wills the Warriors to a win in one of the home games. Minny gets 2 more blowouts. Curry returns for Game 6 since they don't bring him back until they're facing elimination.
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Post#6 » by Impuniti » Sat May 10, 2025 6:14 pm

Please win this one. Some of these guys need to show up. :cry:

The effort level needs to be noticeably greater than the Wolves tonight.
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Post#7 » by ProcessDoctor » Sat May 10, 2025 11:26 pm

Minnesota should be clearly favored, but gut tells me Golden State somehow wins an ugly one.

Anywho, winner of this series will get annihilated by OKC/DEN.
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Post#8 » by xdrta+ » Sat May 10, 2025 11:42 pm

ProcessDoctor wrote:Minnesota should be clearly favored, but gut tells me Golden State somehow wins an ugly one.

Anywho, winner of this series will get annihilated by OKC/DEN.


Might as well not even bother playing then.
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Post#9 » by azcatz11 » Sat May 10, 2025 11:54 pm

Just throwing this out there. This could be a Jimmy game
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Post#10 » by SlimShady83 » Sun May 11, 2025 12:10 am

Is Curry playing yet? oh I see his not.
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Post#11 » by JustBuzzin » Sun May 11, 2025 12:10 am

azcatz11 wrote:Just throwing this out there. This could be a Jimmy game

Nah Ant sends a message he's the best player in this series. Wolves win comfortably.
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Post#12 » by guest81 » Sun May 11, 2025 12:10 am

If the wolves play a B level game they'll win. Won't matter what anyone else on the Warriors does
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Post#13 » by SlimShady83 » Sun May 11, 2025 12:11 am

Warriors players just got to imagine they're playing the Lakers and win the game :nod:
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Post#14 » by Revived » Sun May 11, 2025 12:12 am

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Post#15 » by f4p » Sun May 11, 2025 12:13 am

azcatz11 wrote:Just throwing this out there. This could be a Jimmy game


It's tough to tell if a Jimmy game is one where he shows up huge or one where he just mails it in like last game (or half the season).
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Post#16 » by Revived » Sun May 11, 2025 12:17 am

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azcatz11 wrote:Just throwing this out there. This could be a Jimmy game


It's tough to tell if a Jimmy game is one where he shows up huge or one where he just mails it in like last game (or half the season).

More like 85% of the season.
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Post#17 » by Statlanta » Sun May 11, 2025 12:27 am

bisme37, did the mods decide on game threads or is it just you. Why are threads ending every game now even when under 100 pages?
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Post#18 » by CelticSooner » Sun May 11, 2025 12:35 am

Minnesota needs to show out tonight. They already no showed Game 1. No excuses letting Curry less Dubs keep putting you a game back.
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Post#19 » by RookieStar » Sun May 11, 2025 12:39 am

Any odds on how long Dray plays before he gets ejected?

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