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

rockmanslim · Post #41 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:05 am

Dan33185 wrote:Good start for the Wolves, more importantly, no testicles kicked or faces/necks punched yet.

the night is still young

Tracymcgoaty · Post #42 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:06 am

Wtf are these refs doing? Thats a shooting foul on Gobet.

EmpireFalls · Post #43 » by **EmpireFalls** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:07 am

rockmanslim wrote:
Dan33185 wrote:Good start for the Wolves, more importantly, no testicles kicked or faces/necks punched yet.

the night is still young

And so is Dray

jehosafats · Post #44 » by **jehosafats** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:07 am

Warriors play like a completely different team from a different planet without Steph. They’re extrapedestrians.

rockmanslim · Post #45 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:07 am

Even when Jimmy makes those bunnies it looks like a struggle

Dan33185 · Post #46 » by **Dan33185** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:07 am

Such a luxury having Gobert to clean up mistakes

EDIT- And then he goes and does that :evil:

okboomer · Post #47 » by **okboomer** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:08 am

I just dont see how the Warriors will score enough. They werent a good team offensively with Steph.

Post #48 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:08 am

When we have Jaden getting to play more like a help defender when Gobert is already on the floor... it's pretty hard for the Steph-less Warriors to score. 2 mobile help defenders who are taller than anyone in the Warriors rotation.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #49 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:08 am

West is wide open. Every team is kind of mid to be honest.

And OKC are still unproven.

TimberKat · Post #50 » by **TimberKat** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:09 am

Wolves need a Kuminga stopper :nonono:

Post #51 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:10 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:West is wide open. Every team is kind of mid to be honest.

And OKC are still unproven.

I don't think any of these teams are mid. I think every team plays good enough defense to make each other look mid.

baldur · Post #52 » by **baldur** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:10 am

split wont be enough for the wolves. they should go 3-1 back home.

rockmanslim · Post #53 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:10 am

Kuminga lucky Ant missed that bunny, wasn't in a defensive stance and got blown by

The4thHorseman · Post #54 » by **The4thHorseman** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:11 am

Green on pace for 8 flops tonight.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #55 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:12 am

I know lakers suck but honestly Wolves just aren't all that impressive. The offense is unreliable and they've got a big who cant punish teams going small.

I can easily see Warriors keeping things alive until Curry comes back and torches them. Because if this series has shown anything. It's that Curry is about 2 levels better than any other player on that court.

ImmortalD24 · Post #56 » by **ImmortalD24** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:12 am

Jimmy Butler saving the Warriors tbh

CelticSooner · Post #57 » by **CelticSooner** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:12 am

This series is making the Lakers look even worse.

Zeno · Post #58 » by **Zeno** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:12 am

Edwards is pretty horrific at finishing in the paint on anything other than a dunk. It really is surprising for someone so athletic.

Hitachi77 · Post #59 » by **Hitachi77** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:13 am

The warriors way to win without Steph is a defensive slugfest that stays in double digits scoring, like game 1. So far they are on pace for that.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #60 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:14 am

cupcakesnake wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:West is wide open. Every team is kind of mid to be honest.

And OKC are still unproven.

I don't think any of these teams are mid. I think every team plays good enough defense to make each other look mid.

I dont think Wolves are anywhere close to being legit contenders. Warriors with Curry might actually get past the west.

OKC is the only team i can see being above the rest of the west in the coming years.

Who wins?