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

JustBuzzin · Post #721 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:18 am

This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

Post #722 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:18 am

These are the games they were supposed to win.

Wolves need to implement a zone.

Patches Perry · Post #723 » by **Patches Perry** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

When Dub plays well OKC is so hard to beat

CIN-C-STAR · Post #724 » by **CIN-C-STAR** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
CIN-C-STAR wrote:Play Gobert & Conley more in the zone.
Play Divincenzo less.
Minny will definitely win at lest one in Minny imo.
I love Caruso but he is their second best player, that doesn’t scream sweep to me.

Honestly I don’t think it matters what they do. They can player A less or player B more changes defense up. They’re just overmatched.

Oh for sure. But there’s always a possibility of outlier 3-point shooting or injury.
Just try to extend the series and then you never know.
Not gonna be a sweep is all I was saying. Young team could easily have a letdown in game 3 and then Minny wins game 4 and who knows.
But OKC the better team completely agree.

mademan · Post #725 » by **mademan** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

Shai is really having an all-time season thats not being discussed enough. Stacks up to the best of any guard season of any post Jordan, and is arguably the best. Curry's 2016 RS was better, but he faltered some in the playoffs. If OKC goes on to win the title, Shai will have a claim over him

scrabbarista · Post #726 » by **scrabbarista** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:These are the games they were supposed to win.

Wolves need to implement a zone.

10000%.

jkvonny · Post #727 » by **jkvonny** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

Why smh?

Should be a good one.

PushDaRock · Post #728 » by **PushDaRock** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

OKC getting better as the playoffs go on as predicted. Still not shooting the 3 well but you can see the control they have over the entire game.

azcatz11 · Post #729 » by **azcatz11** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

JustBuzzin wrote:This is going to be a sweep lol

We really about to get OKC vs Indiana Finals smh

That’s a legit series bro. Pacers are a hard matchup

ForeverTFC · Post #730 » by **ForeverTFC** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

Mavrelous wrote:This series is ending in 5, just a massive gap between the 2 teams.

Hard to see a different outcome. In hindsight, Wolves had by far the easiest road to the conference finals of all 4 teams which is probably why I’m so surprised by how uncompetitive they are.

ibraheim718 · Post #731 » by **ibraheim718** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

I've never seen a bigger bitch on a big stage like this in the 40 years I've watched the NBA. Excuse my French but it is what it is.

Mamba Mentality · Post #732 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:19 am

Wolves stopped spamming threes, started driving to the rim with more frequency, and got a handful of fts in the 4th quarter. I’m no expert but maybe the amount you drive to the basket correlates with the amount of free throws you get. Hmmm…

Post #733 » by **slick_watts** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

the wolves need to just bite the bullet and send a body to shai every possession he is handling the ball and live with those results. thunder shot < 30% from three again, just let them beat you with long distance shot making. plus you get some turnover potential by forcing shai into making contested passes instead of getting past his primary defenders and doing whatever he wants. wolves did a bit of this late when the game was already over. they need to do it more.

Chuck Everett · Post #734 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

SGA and fouls aside, the Thunder are just a more well rounded team. And the fact that they have so many elite defenders on the perimeter to defend not only Ant, but the other Wolves, makes it very difficult for them to win. It's pretty apparent that Randle, Naz and Rudy all need to be good in the same game to even compete, because the backcourt is a total mismatch.

ibraheim718 · Post #735 » by **ibraheim718** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

scrabbarista wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:These are the games they were supposed to win.

Wolves need to implement a zone.

10000%.

Problem with the Wolves is they definitely have one player they just can't play maybe 2 if you include Conley.

duppyy · Post #736 » by **duppyy** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I've never seen a bigger bitch on a big stage like this in the 40 years I've watched the NBA. Excuse my French but it is what it is.

Randle?

Wolfgang630 · Post #737 » by **Wolfgang630** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

scrabbarista wrote:Thunder are going to win this game.

Thanks Magic

SFour · Post #738 » by **SFour** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:20 am

OKC isn't even in their final form....they have a real chance to be repeat champs....maybe even 3peat

jkvonny · Post #739 » by **jkvonny** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

Diop wrote:Wolves should win at least 1 game at home

I think so. Maybe even 2.
TWolves are tuff, well coached.

But OKC might just win this in 5 or 6.

___Rand___ · Post #740 » by **___Rand___** » Fri May 23, 2025 3:21 am

bbms wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Of the 2 east teams, which one will give OKC more problems?

in theory the knicks

iso heavy. more passes more turnover opportunities

if adelman could hide jokic, thibs can hide kat

I still think OKC has problem with physicality. Denver was physical and Knicks are the more physical of the 2. Of course it also depends on the whistle, if refs will let them play. Here they're calling almost everything.

Pacers match up well against OKC's strength - their guards and wings. OKC Pacers will be the more fun match up to watch.

Who wins?