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#461 » by sp6r=underrated » Wed May 21, 2025 1:08 am

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Mamba Mentality wrote:Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. That’s gonna be the death of the TWolves as predicted.

Anyone with a brain knew how this series would go. Wolves beat a pathetic Lakers team and a Curryless Warriors team. And we saw how many bonehead mistakes they would make in those series. We saw how ice cold shooting they could have. They’re a very up and down team.


Personally not a fan of downplaying another's road through the playoffs everytime they get outmatched by a difficult opponent. OKC is just really that good


100% agreement. I don't know why people can't say "XYZ is a good club but due to ABC they'll struggle against the top 2-3 teams in the NBA." Instead everyone likes to pretend teams they dislike are basically no different than 40 win clubs.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#462 » by levon » Wed May 21, 2025 1:08 am

5 Wolves gonna foul out and get ejected before this game ends. They're gonna need way better poise for this series than their first two rounds
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#463 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:09 am

A little too much English on that Chet move you could see it
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#464 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 21, 2025 1:09 am

Interesting to see Isaiah Joe playing over Wiggins after being benched in the previous series. Wiggins is the better player.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#465 » by ___Rand___ » Wed May 21, 2025 1:09 am

This is bad news for Wolves. Refs say they aren't going to let them play physical.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#466 » by Sealab2024 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:10 am

OKC on track for 44 free throws tonight
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#467 » by AbeVigodaLive » Wed May 21, 2025 1:10 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. That’s gonna be the death of the TWolves as predicted.

Anyone with a brain knew how this series would go. Wolves beat a pathetic Lakers team and a Curryless Warriors team. And we saw how many bonehead mistakes they would make in those series. We saw how ice cold shooting they could have. They’re a very up and down team.




Minnesota had 94 turnovers in the first 372 minutes of the playoffs.
They've had 81 TOs in the last 120 minutes.

Those aren't made-up stats.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#468 » by Wolfgang630 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:10 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
guynumber45 wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Anyone with a brain knew how this series would go. Wolves beat a pathetic Lakers team and a Curryless Warriors team. And we saw how many bonehead mistakes they would make in those series. We saw how ice cold shooting they could have. They’re a very up and down team.


Personally not a fan of downplaying another's road through the playoffs everytime they get outmatched by a difficult opponent. OKC is just really that good


100% agreement. I don't know why people can't say "XYZ is a good club but due to ABC they'll struggle against the top 2-3 teams in the NBA." Instead everyone likes to pretend teams they dislike are basically no different than 40 win clubs.


Everyone said before the playoffs that was the weak side of the bracket. Obviously Minnesota was better than the Lakers and a Curryless Warriors. But we all watched the games and we saw their weaknesses which would hurt them a lot against OKC.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#469 » by NiceLikeChrist » Wed May 21, 2025 1:10 am

12 FTA to 0 and the score is 19-17 with the 0 FTA team winning :lol:

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

Post#470 » by Wolfgang630 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

Sealab2024 wrote:OKC on track for 44 free throws tonight

Half from free throw merchant Alexander
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#471 » by Tracymcgoaty » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

Wtf was that donte lol.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#472 » by Chuck Everett » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

Holmgren has had a pretty bad first quarter.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#473 » by mkot » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

Doris is showing her bias :nonono:
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#474 » by scrabbarista » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

Tyrese Haliburton secretly has an INSANE highlight reel!!!!!!!
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#475 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:11 am

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

Post#476 » by Mk0 » Wed May 21, 2025 1:12 am

If they ref the ECF like this I am gonna lose my sh#%

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

Post#477 » by Optms » Wed May 21, 2025 1:12 am

Great game so far.

Love the defense on both sides.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#478 » by jkvonny » Wed May 21, 2025 1:12 am

Castle Black wrote::lol:

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

Post#479 » by Optms » Wed May 21, 2025 1:12 am

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

Post#480 » by Castle Black » Wed May 21, 2025 1:13 am

12-1 Free Throw disparity in favor of OKC :lol:
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