2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-0)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Fri May 23, 2025 7:44 pm

Thunder in 4
16
19%
Thunder in 5
33
39%
Thunder in 6
19
23%
Thunder in 7
4
5%
Wolves in 5
3
4%
Wolves in 6
8
10%
Wolves in 7
1
1%
 
Total votes: 84

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

Post#141 » by ILC » Fri May 23, 2025 1:11 am

Naz is a disaster defensively
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#142 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:11 am

levon wrote:OKC overhelping off the corners again. Stop overreacting


Makes me so mad. It’s how they lost to Dallas. Don’t need to do that! Especially Shai, helping way too deep
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#143 » by rockmanslim » Fri May 23, 2025 1:12 am

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

Post#147 » by cgf » Fri May 23, 2025 1:13 am

Fun quarter, wolves need to tighten things up a little more and they can send this back to minnesota tied.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#148 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:13 am

Minny has to feel pretty good about that Q
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#149 » by Dadouv47 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:13 am

Gotta make those 3's sometimes
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Post#150 » by Rubio9Guy » Fri May 23, 2025 1:13 am

ILC wrote:Naz is a disaster defensively

Its pretty glaring when Rudy leaves the floor. Just a relentless attack at the rim.
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Post#151 » by Rubio9Guy » Fri May 23, 2025 1:14 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Minny has to feel pretty good about that Q

Offense looks much better.

Defense does not.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#152 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 23, 2025 1:14 am

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That's a complete DISS on SGA. Jefferson's never been talented enough to sniff at it so he has to make it small he could feel better about it.
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Post#153 » by bbms » Fri May 23, 2025 1:14 am

this feels like a regular season game
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#154 » by Domejandro » Fri May 23, 2025 1:15 am

It’s brutal how Minnesota’s shooting on open looks has cratered in the post-season. They keep getting wide open looks that they just can’t convert on.

They honestly are better off when contested. Percentages overall are fine tonight, but it’s been so bizarre.
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Post#155 » by ball_takes23 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:15 am

okc on pace for 4 fouls for the entire game
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Post#156 » by Archx » Fri May 23, 2025 1:15 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
levon wrote:OKC overhelping off the corners again. Stop overreacting


Makes me so mad. It’s how they lost to Dallas. Don’t need to do that! Especially Shai, helping way too deep


ANT said he watched a ton of Doncic footage and you can see he's trying those same passes into the corner from double teams. Wolves getting some clean open looks.
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Post#157 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 23, 2025 1:16 am

Domejandro wrote: It’s brutal how Minnesota’s shooting on open looks has cratered in the post-season. They keep getting wide open looks that they just can’t convert on.

They honestly are better off when contested. Percentages overall are fine tonight, but it’s been so bizarre.


41.7% from 3 this game. It's the paint that's a problem right now.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#158 » by LSWF » Fri May 23, 2025 1:17 am

Naz lowering that next contract
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#159 » by jkvonny » Fri May 23, 2025 1:17 am

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IDK. But, I'm in TX and watching it.


I’m in CA and watching it.

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