2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0)

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Who wins and advances to the NBA Finals?

Poll ended at Wed May 21, 2025 10:04 pm

Thunder in 4
5
2%
Thunder in 5
55
21%
Thunder in 6
88
34%
Thunder in 7
30
11%
Wolves in 4
5
2%
Wolves in 5
7
3%
Wolves in 6
54
21%
Wolves in 7
18
7%
 
Total votes: 262

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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#41 » by ShootersShoot » Sun May 18, 2025 11:40 pm

HotRocks34 wrote:OKC in 6.

Minnesota is very good but the depth is suspect. That's a bad problem when facing OKC.


Minny has one of the best benches.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#42 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:41 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:Wolves in 6

Better coach
More resilient superstar
More physical which bodes better in playoffs
Randle is going to abuse the soft OKC front line


This but everything in the other direction I think
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#43 » by ibraheim718 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:44 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:Wolves in 6

Better coach
More resilient superstar
More physical which bodes better in playoffs
Randle is going to abuse the soft OKC front line


This but everything in the other direction I think


Because you're an OKC fan. I'm neutral
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#44 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:47 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:Wolves in 6

Better coach
More resilient superstar
More physical which bodes better in playoffs
Randle is going to abuse the soft OKC front line


This but everything in the other direction I think


Because you're an OKC fan. I'm neutral


Doesn’t make you right
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#45 » by duppyy » Sun May 18, 2025 11:49 pm

I’m saying OKC wins just cause Minnesota couldn’t even blow out a Curryless warriors.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#46 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:51 pm

Can't wait for Caruso to make Ant look like a G leaguer
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#47 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:52 pm

CLAP CLAP CLAP MIN

And good luck you need it. OKC just got tested big time and came out on top
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#48 » by ibraheim718 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:54 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
This but everything in the other direction I think


Because you're an OKC fan. I'm neutral


Doesn’t make you right


Makes me closer to right than you.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#49 » by TheGOATRises007 » Sun May 18, 2025 11:59 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Because you're an OKC fan. I'm neutral


Doesn’t make you right


Makes me closer to right than you.


Well no, because Ant hasn't been better than SGA the past 2 playoffs. It's close between the 2, but there's no real evidence supporting Ant being clearly more resilient in the playoffs.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#50 » by ibraheim718 » Mon May 19, 2025 12:00 am

TheGOATRises007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Doesn’t make you right


Makes me closer to right than you.


Well no, because Ant hasn't been better than SGA the past 2 playoffs. It's close between the 2, but there's no real evidence supporting Ant being clearly more resilient in the playoffs.


Resiliency doesn't mean better statistically. You know that right?
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#51 » by bbms » Mon May 19, 2025 12:01 am

JM00n69 wrote:Can't wait for Caruso to make Ant look like a G leaguer


ant is dort's job. ant won't have jokic screens to make dort look awful at on ball defense like murray did.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#52 » by TheGOATRises007 » Mon May 19, 2025 12:01 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
TheGOATRises007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Makes me closer to right than you.


Well no, because Ant hasn't been better than SGA the past 2 playoffs. It's close between the 2, but there's no real evidence supporting Ant being clearly more resilient in the playoffs.


Resiliency doesn't mean better statistically. You know that right?


What exactly does it mean then :lol:
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#53 » by ibraheim718 » Mon May 19, 2025 12:02 am

TheGOATRises007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
TheGOATRises007 wrote:
Well no, because Ant hasn't been better than SGA the past 2 playoffs. It's close between the 2, but there's no real evidence supporting Ant being clearly more resilient in the playoffs.


Resiliency doesn't mean better statistically. You know that right?


What exactly does it mean then :lol:


It means ANT has never choked.. not choking is resilient.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#54 » by TheGOATRises007 » Mon May 19, 2025 12:05 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
TheGOATRises007 wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
Resiliency doesn't mean better statistically. You know that right?


What exactly does it mean then :lol:


It means ANT has never choked.. not choking is resilient.


When did SGA choke?

If you say the Mavs series last year - SGA played better vs the Mavs than Ant did.

I'm rooting for Ant and the Wolves, but you're waffling with this take and waffling hard.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#55 » by namlede » Mon May 19, 2025 12:06 am

ibraheim718 wrote:Wolves in 6

Better coach
More resilient superstar
More physical which bodes better in playoffs
Randle is going to abuse the soft OKC front line

give me the most synergistic big dawg little dawg combo since Shaq and Kobe to be the difference here over the GenZ metrosexuals


OKC just made life hell for one of the greatest post offensive players of all time. Randle and ANT will be in clamps vs this OKC defense to be honest.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#56 » by Patches Perry » Mon May 19, 2025 12:16 am

Good luck Twolves friends. They have been the team I've feared most all year long. One of OKC or Minnesota is going to the finals and we can share in that excitement until we become enemies at game 1 tip off. :D
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#57 » by Patches Perry » Mon May 19, 2025 12:17 am

Also, people calling OKC soft will be whining about OKC's physicality within 6 minutes of game 1. Seems to be a trend.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#58 » by jkvonny » Mon May 19, 2025 12:18 am

Fat wrote:One of these teams will get swept

Lol.
I don't think so. Could be 6/7 games.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#59 » by sfernald » Mon May 19, 2025 12:21 am

This will go just like the second and seventh game of the Denver series but will only last four games. In other words, it will be hard to watch.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#60 » by littlerock2277 » Mon May 19, 2025 12:28 am

Chris Finch the man that started the free throw merchant complaints on SGA. Ever since his rant feels like a unnecessary critique on SGA game.
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