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

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Who wins Game 3?

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

Post#361 » by Soca » Sun May 25, 2025 2:24 am

When Minnesota is this locked in on the defensive end good luck.


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Post#362 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

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G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the loudest stadiums in the NBA (actually something that dates back to the KG days... though there was a gap period). General attitude among Timberwolves fans is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a massive flopper (the extent to which that is fair doesn't really matter), so he's kind of on the **** list.


I mean the Thunder crowd is louder and they offer some respect.

Really speaks to the fans.
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Post#363 » by GeorgeSears » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

Lu Dort is not a better defender than Jaden McDaniels.
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Post#364 » by G R E Y » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

levon wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

They're huge Christina Aguilera fans lamenting the poor rendition from Shai last year

I don't get it...
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Post#365 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

cjx wrote:Why does the NBA Illuminati like Perk and Stephen A so much? Someone please explain :D


The customers are the problem. ESPN would focus on strategy and the teams. They do for the other sports they hold media rights too. They don't for the NBA because NBA fans prefers SAS/Perk/Skip/Windhorst style coverage.
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Post#366 » by Mk0 » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

levon wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

They're huge Christina Aguilera fans lamenting the poor rendition from Shai last year

ATT&T's ability to double down on cringe ads is fascinating to me.

I don't understand how they stumbled on another wet fart of an ad like that. I would hope that they hired a different creative agency but it doesn't seem like it.

EDIT: No such thing as bad press. People hated it but it was talked about so they doubled down on it this year.

"The campaign has been widely criticized, but marketing experts have noted that it has achieved high brand recall and exposure for the stars, even if it has also generated negative sentiment."
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Post#367 » by scrabbarista » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

I see I didn't miss much?
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Post#368 » by Dan33185 » Sun May 25, 2025 2:25 am

Sofia wrote:Minnesota showing the celebs in attendance, and they’ve got Yung Gravy.

Prince is spinning in his grave


Hey, we've got JIggly Boy as well!

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Post#369 » by Marvin Martian » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

cjx wrote:Why does the NBA Illuminati like Perk and Stephen A so much? Someone please explain :D


Don't know about Stephen A, but Perk was hired by ESPN because of his close ties with Lebron
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Post#370 » by DrModesty » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

Mk0 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

People hate watching freethrows. They were chanting freethrow merchant when he was at the line :lol:


The Minnesota fanbase in particular doesn't like Shai, and haven't done for a good while.
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Post#371 » by Handlez » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

I'm watching Full House.

Danny is singing "my girl" to DJ at a school function. At first, DJ was mortified and didn't want to be embarrassed, but then she saw the error of her thinking and it was a heartfelt moment between dad and daughter.
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Post#372 » by Sofia » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:Hollywood age casting has always been absurd but casting 60 yr old Brad Pitt as a F1 driver is absurd even by their low standards. The average age of a driver is under 30. It would be like casting Tom Cruise as an NBA center.


Reminds me of the Paul Mooney bit on Chappelles Show.

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Post#373 » by G R E Y » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Domejandro wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the loudest stadiums in the NBA (actually something that dates back to the KG days... though there was a gap period). General attitude among Timberwolves fans is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a massive flopper (the extent to which that is fair doesn't really matter), so he's kind of on the **** list.


I mean the Thunder crowd is louder and they offer some respect.

Really speaks to the fans.

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Post#374 » by Rubio9Guy » Sun May 25, 2025 2:26 am

I'm old enough to remember when people were telling me how overpaid Jaden Mcdaniels was.
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Post#375 » by fanofthegreats » Sun May 25, 2025 2:27 am

Okc is front running trash
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Post#376 » by jehosafats » Sun May 25, 2025 2:27 am

Hartenstein must be German for hands of stone
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Post#377 » by G R E Y » Sun May 25, 2025 2:27 am

It's endlessly fascinating how a home game shifts momentum and energy.

Incredible.
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Post#378 » by knicksfan974 » Sun May 25, 2025 2:28 am

OKC doesn't look like a real championship quality team. At least not tonight.
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Post#379 » by thelead » Sun May 25, 2025 2:28 am

Ant needs to be pulled. Would hate for him to get injured in a 40+ point game.
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Post#380 » by KP Duty » Sun May 25, 2025 2:28 am

Painful. I thought we would lose one of these games @ minny, but not like this. Effin A Cotton...effing A. I feel shocked.

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