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

tmorgan · Post #1481 » by **tmorgan** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:17 am

Any other analysis is a waste of words:

Minnesota has to make 40-50% of these mostly open kick out threes to hang with OKC. That’s the offense they’re going to get vs. this defense. Don’t make them, don’t win. Simple.

This game they made like 20% of them and got smoked.

Enso · Post #1482 » by **Enso** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:18 am

Game was up for grabs, kudos to OKC for not fumbling game 1. Don't think it would have been as close going into the second half if SGA didn't get his calls. Eventually it opened the game for him and his jumper in the second half.

Think there's gonna be an adjustment with how the refs call some of those fouls. There's a lot of eyeballs on OKC now since it's the Conference finals and if you read the room Ball fans in general are noticing some of these iffy calls. It's not "haters" if everyone is noticing it.

Post #1483 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:18 am

azcatz11 wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:70-40 in the second half. Beatdown.

Pretty disappointed to watch as a neutral.

I’m trying to imagine a universe OKC doesn’t win a world championship

Does that mean they need to beat the French national team

NiceLikeChrist · Post #1484 » by **NiceLikeChrist** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:19 am

ForeverTFC wrote:
NiceLikeChrist wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
Dude, Brunson isn't even in the same stratosphere as Shai... just stop lol.

And I still think Brunson's great as hell even with his constant flopping.

Right. A guy averaging 29/8/4 on 44/36 isn’t in the same stratosphere as the guy averaging 29/6/6 on 48/29

Not to mention one roster is better than the other and are empowered by the stripes.

Ah yes. I see you can divide and count. Well done.

And I see the aura gnats think SGA is in his own stratosphere when there are multiple players better than him in his own conference and another undisputed better player out east too

Come down to earth a little bit

durden_tyler · Post #1485 » by **durden_tyler** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:19 am

stuporman wrote:
ImmortalD24 wrote:
stuporman wrote:Has any team been the darling and villain of the league at the same time?

Read on Twitter

How soon we forget

Watch on YouTube

Kobe worked hard, had the right mentality and played the right way in a more physical era, he didn't have the villain aura about him unless you were an opponent who couldn't beat him, then you hated him.

Nah, he was one of the most hated players in his era. That rape case did not help.

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lethalizer · Post #1486 » by **lethalizer** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:20 am

GG Wolves. They kinda looked shellshocked out there. After the Denver series, OKC looks much more hardened and can also play more of their players who were not playable against the Nuggets.

Reid has to be better. Gobert has to stay more on the floor. I expect Finch to come up with some adjustments.

stuporman · Post #1487 » by **stuporman** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:20 am

Capn'O wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:
KingFox wrote:This OKC team ain’t no joke man

Heavy, heavy favorites at this point. People seem to forget just how dominant they were this season after going seven with Denver. Reminds me a little bit of the Spurs back in 2014; their toughest series came in the first round and then they pretty much trucked everybody. I will be stunned if anybody takes more than two games off them from here on out.

Nuggets were playing really well until Gordon got hurt. Great test for OKC.

They literally just came off a 7 game series...yea, what the truck is that guy talking about.

azcatz11 · Post #1488 » by **azcatz11** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:21 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:
Pretty disappointed to watch as a neutral.

I’m trying to imagine a universe OKC doesn’t win a world championship

Does that mean they need to beat the French national team

Hey let’s not go there :lol:

ForeverTFC · Post #1489 » by **ForeverTFC** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:21 am

CIN-C-STAR wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:Jordan averaged 10 FTA per game in the playoffs. Just so we’re all on the same page.

Did he also grab defenders arms and then collapse to the ground for no reason?
Or push off defenders then kick them on his jumper while snapping his head back when they try to get back in the play to contest?
Just so we are on the same page

Thoughts?
https://youtube.com/shorts/eulB5MtYTXI?si=PHD5aYTHTOgb7RVR

azcatz11 · Post #1490 » by **azcatz11** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:21 am

OKC is now a -240 favorite to win it all….

durden_tyler · Post #1491 » by **durden_tyler** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:22 am

Other than Randle, who also got shut out in the 2nd half, nobody else had a good game for the Wolves. That’s good news for Minnesota.

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Rubio9Guy · Post #1492 » by **Rubio9Guy** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 am

Fully expect Finch to take a fine and go at the officiating tonight. Kind of have to

ImmortalD24 · Post #1493 » by **ImmortalD24** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 am

durden_tyler wrote:
stuporman wrote:
ImmortalD24 wrote:How soon we forget

Watch on YouTube

Kobe worked hard, had the right mentality and played the right way in a more physical era, he didn't have the villain aura about him unless you were an opponent who couldn't beat him, then you hated him.

Nah, he was one of the most hated players in his era. That rape case did not help.

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I agree. For him to be able to play at a high level despite being in the middle of a criminal case and beefing with his superstar teammate is still a mystery to me. :lol:

Dubnation · Post #1494 » by **Dubnation** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 am

Wait? No group shenanigans on the after-game interview?

stuporman · Post #1495 » by **stuporman** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 am

durden_tyler wrote:
stuporman wrote:
ImmortalD24 wrote:How soon we forget

Watch on YouTube

Kobe worked hard, had the right mentality and played the right way in a more physical era, he didn't have the villain aura about him unless you were an opponent who couldn't beat him, then you hated him.

Nah, he was one of the most hated players in his era. That rape case did not help.

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Sure the rape situation tarnished his reputation but it seems only Jordan fans had hard feelings about him because of the 'heir apparent' talk. Plus I'm talking about a team...not a player so what the eff are you people arguing about? Move the goalpost much?

Post #1496 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 am

Randle shot the same percentage from 3 as he did from the free throw line (83%)

Raps in 4 · Post #1497 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:24 am

The Wolves have been exposed. They were never tested by the play-in Lakers and injured Warriors.

Post #1498 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:24 am

Rubio9Guy wrote:Fully expect Finch to take a fine and go at the officiating tonight. Kind of have to

I guess it beats addressing the causes of the loss

azcatz11 · Post #1499 » by **azcatz11** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:25 am

Raps in 4 wrote:The Wolves have been exposed. They were never tested by the play-in Lakers and injured Warriors.

Maybe Denver is actually good.

mkot · Post #1500 » by **mkot** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:25 am

scrabbarista wrote:
marson wrote:It just makes Jokic’s showing in that OKC series even crazier when you think about how stacked that team was.

Came sort of close to the biggest upset ever.

AG's injury ended the series and their hope for a deep run, him along with MPJ's injury was just too much to overcome and so they quit game 7.

Who wins and advances to the NBA Finals?