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

Post#181 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 23, 2025 1:26 am

Chuck Everett wrote:The Wolves bench is alive. Finally.


I was saying last game there was nothing wrong with their shooting motion or their shot selection. It was going to go in sometime. Sometimes when guys are missing you can see there's a slight hitch or tightness in their stroke. Didn't see that from them last game. It just wasn't falling. Donte had a few that rimmed out last game. then he stopped taking the shots all together.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#182 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 23, 2025 1:26 am

Naz, Donte and Nickell

Game 1: 7-38, 5-28 from 3, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers, 5 fouls
Game 2: 7-11, 4-7 from 3, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 2 fouls (so far)
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#183 » by CelticSooner » Fri May 23, 2025 1:27 am

Every game that goes by Curry will be even more sad about his injury.
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Post#185 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:27 am

Not a flagrant but shouldn’t be a Caruso foul
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#186 » by cjx » Fri May 23, 2025 1:27 am

Salutations my valiant RealGM Fam

Can Caruso become the Randle neutralizer too :D?!
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Post#187 » by knicksfan974 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:27 am

Turnovers and Thunder transition offense is a recipe for a loss for the Wolves. Have to play smarter against the Thunder defense.
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Post#188 » by Wolfgang630 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:27 am

Randle got a nice free hit on Caruso lol
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#189 » by Chuck Everett » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

___Rand___ wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:The Wolves bench is alive. Finally.


I was saying last game there was nothing wrong with their shooting motion or their shot selection. It was going to go in sometime. Sometimes when guys are missing you can see there's a slight hitch or tightness in their stroke. Didn't see that from them last game. It just wasn't falling. Donte had a few that rimmed out last game. then he stopped taking the shots all together.


When you shoot bad as a group for 8-10 straight games though, it's hard ignore the trend.
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Post#190 » by azcatz11 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

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

Post#191 » by The4thHorseman » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

Caruso still got that herpe on his bottom lip
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#193 » by G R E Y » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

And why does the commentator audio sound like dudes on headphones talking while playing video games together?

Looks and sounds like the league is trying new things on viewing guinea pigs tonight.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#194 » by Rubio9Guy » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

CelticSooner wrote:Every game that goes by Curry will be even more sad about his injury.


Why? They would get killed by this okc team
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#195 » by ___Rand___ » Fri May 23, 2025 1:28 am

Gobert crowds the paint. That's why when Randle and Reid was in there Wolves were getting into the paint easier.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#196 » by Kawaii Leonard » Fri May 23, 2025 1:29 am

This man locked up Jokic.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#197 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Fri May 23, 2025 1:29 am

Oh man that defense on Ant with Shai in front and Wallace to the side was pretttyyyyy
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#198 » by Domz » Fri May 23, 2025 1:29 am

Rubio9Guy wrote:Kind of crazy how quickly OKC makes you pay for stupid mistakes

From this perspective, they remind me of the '15-19 Warriors to an extent. It felt like that it was their powerup all charged up when they go on those blistering fast scoring runs.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 1-0) 

Post#200 » by Marvin Martian » Fri May 23, 2025 1:30 am

Can anyone remember a finals contender that was shooting as badly as OKC is right now?

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