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#381 » by NotaHypeJob » Wed May 21, 2025 12:56 am

Free throw merchant and parity, the NBA is on the decline
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#382 » by JXL » Wed May 21, 2025 12:56 am

firedavidkahn wrote:Doris Burke just called shai a free throw merchant

The 1st truth she see with her eyes.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#383 » by Tracymcgoaty » Wed May 21, 2025 12:56 am

SGA sold his soul to get this whistle.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#384 » by TimberKat » Wed May 21, 2025 12:56 am

Wolves got to stop dumb turnovers. It was one on three with Ant. He needs to make that pass quicker
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#385 » by RoyalWun » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

OKC with A LOT of elbow/arm pushoffs.
Dammit...:

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

Post#386 » by Patches Perry » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

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

Post#387 » by Dubnation » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

_AIJ_ wrote:you cant touch sga but you can maul the opposing team


You didn't get the memo? :lol:
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#388 » by Statlanta » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

SGA and Brunson gonna compete for most FTs in a playoff run.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#389 » by Optms » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

Wolves don't look shook.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#390 » by ImmortalD24 » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

Doris Burke needs to go. Provides no insight into the game and just insulted one of the up and coming star on national television. It's like saying LeBrick before LeBron finally started to not shy away from big moments.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#391 » by Scoundreldays » Wed May 21, 2025 12:57 am

Special_Puppy wrote:Is anybody's else's broadcast sound just awful?

My sound went out for 30 seconds
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#392 » by Statlanta » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:SGA sold his soul to get this whistle.

Skinny man privileges, much like Durant and his rip through.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#393 » by TheProdigy » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

Wow SGA is the new Harden. Painful to watch.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#394 » by GeorgeSears » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

sikma42 wrote:SGA is allowed to bump you as hard as possible BUT IT CAN NEVER BE AN OFFENSIVE FOUL. This is a broken interpretation.

He can chicken wing you with enough force to kill a man. It’s still legal contact as far as the NBA.


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It's a loop hole that players found. If a defensive player is retreating in drop coverage, the offensive player can basically ram into them, draw contact and shoot free throws.

They need to get rid of it.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#395 » by sikma42 » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

The only way to guard SGA (in this ridiculous foul environment) Is to make the fouls hard ones. If you’re gonna foul him you gotta put him on his ass hard. Eventually he’ll slow down bc his body isn’t built to take a lot of contact like that.


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

Post#396 » by HiDef » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

Doris and Richard Jefferson are just awful together
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#397 » by guynumber45 » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

JustBuzzin wrote:This is what makes Ant special

He doesn't respect anyone. He just threw the ball at the MVP. Nobody else is doing that.


This is the year of the Antman!


OKC gonna lock that ass up. His playmaking isn't good enough yet to compete against the historic OKC defense.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#398 » by Sealab2024 » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

"Whaddya do when you can't hit shots and you're not strong enough to finish inside? Learn to pretend you got hit"

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

Post#399 » by rockmanslim » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

firedavidkahn wrote:Doris Burke just called shai a free throw merchant

She said it while hiding behind "NBA twitter" :lol:
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#400 » by Patches Perry » Wed May 21, 2025 12:58 am

OKC is so much better with a single big lineup. They can't afford to pay Hartenstein and Chet both beyond next season. They'll need to choose.

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