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

DonaldSanders · Post #521 » by **DonaldSanders** » Sun May 25, 2025 4:21 am

Raps in 4 wrote:I don't see how OKC recovers from this.

Nah, this was OKC's Whoop That Trick game.

sp6r=underrated · Post #522 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Sun May 25, 2025 4:27 am

Raps in 4 wrote:I don't see how OKC recovers from this.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201306110SAS.html

Castle Black · Post #523 » by **Castle Black** » Sun May 25, 2025 4:27 am

Love the overreactions in here from game to game. OKC still wins this series. T-Wolves won't keep shooting lights out like they did tonight, that’s unsustainable. And they are not winning a game in OKC imo.

tms · Post #524 » by **tms** » Sun May 25, 2025 4:59 am

When you shoot 57.3% from the field and 50.0% from 3, you'll win most nights. Doesn't mean it's sustainable, tho- esp when you're shooting 46.8% and 37.7% for the year. I'm sure OKC will be fine. The NBA is all about adjustments.

Mr Puddles · Post #525 » by **Mr Puddles** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:10 am

People laughed at me when I predicted Suns in 4.

After tonight's game, all I can say is: who's laughing now bitches.

Post #526 » by **Capn'O** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:14 am

Mr Puddles wrote:People laughed at me when I predicted Suns in 4.

After tonight's game, all I can say is: who's laughing now bitches.

That's just silly Mr. Puddles.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #527 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:15 am

There hasn't been one good game so far. All blowouts...Come on fam give us at least 1 half decent game...siiiiigh.

jkvonny · Post #528 » by **jkvonny** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:20 am

Mr Puddles wrote:People laughed at me when I predicted Suns in 4.

After tonight's game, all I can say is: who's laughing now bitches.

Weird season for the Suns this past season. I think you guys bounce back if healthy and depending on the new coach too.

jkvonny · Post #529 » by **jkvonny** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:20 am

Capn'O wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:People laughed at me when I predicted Suns in 4.

After tonight's game, all I can say is: who's laughing now bitches.

That's just silly Mr. Puddles.

tamaraw08 · Post #530 » by **tamaraw08** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:31 am

tamaraw08 wrote:
tamaraw08 wrote:
lethalizer wrote:
Nice jinx attempt, but not buying this one at all.

AntMan goes berserk and drops 40
Reid finds 3 pt stroke and goes 8-10.
SGA plays flat and allows JDM to smother him.
DDV and Conley deliver killer blows to seal it. TWolves fans get excited

ahhhhh well what do I know

Gosh darn it, I knew they will be up big but not this kind of a blow out that ANT and Naz would barely play in the 2nd half. Screwed up my predicted numbers.
Mark playing Caruso for what 10 minutes? Didn’t care to see this predictable game, so what happened to him?

Lala870 · Post #531 » by **Lala870** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:32 am

Domejandro wrote:
Mk0 wrote:Somewhere G R E Y is on tilt as this plays instead of the replay.

This reminds me of people on Twitter posting AI photos of Tyrese Haliburton’s Reggie Miller moment. Just so bizarre to see ESPN leaning into the weird digital graphics.

The concerning part is if another repeat of 2020 were to hypothetically occur...society as a whole is in deep s#@! with the added addition of AI and who knows what it looks like at that point.

This feels like agenda pushing on the part of ESPN.

Lala870 · Post #532 » by **Lala870** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:34 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
Domejandro wrote:
Mk0 wrote:Somewhere G R E Y is on tilt as this plays instead of the replay.

This reminds me of people on Twitter posting AI photos of Tyrese Haliburton’s Reggie Miller moment. Just so bizarre to see ESPN leaning into the weird digital graphics.

I hate ESPN's NBA marketing but I'm not the target audience. They must have a lot of research showing this stupidity is what fans want.

Agenda pushing

Seems to me these companies know something we dont and it its way above our collective pay grades.

But seriously what in flying hell is that video? Nothing makes sense post 2020

kazyv · Post #533 » by **kazyv** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:40 am

funkatron101 wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:I don't see how OKC recovers from this.

They absolutely will bounce back from this and I expect them to win game 4.

that's an easy one, the NBA can't send the same ref team all the time, so OKC will rebound eventually for sure. probably at home at the latest

wang000hk · Post #534 » by **wang000hk** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:49 am

OKC wants to end this series at home I guess

MrGoat · Post #535 » by **MrGoat** » Sun May 25, 2025 5:51 am

That was a Boston level egg by OKC. They seem to have that same habit of sometimes playing with their food at times, which is sometimes a dangerous game to play

FarBeyondDriven · Post #536 » by **FarBeyondDriven** » Sun May 25, 2025 6:22 am

scheduled loss so the Thunder can host another playoff game and close out at home in Game 5

Repeat 3-peat · Post #537 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Sun May 25, 2025 6:51 am

I guess I will ask the real questions about this game.

Why is the Minnesota crowd having a "white out" while the away team is wearing white? Why? who thought of this? Will it stop next time?

Post #538 » by **Domejandro** » Sun May 25, 2025 7:08 am

Repeat 3-peat wrote:I guess I will ask the real questions about this game.

Why is the Minnesota crowd having a "white out" while the away team is wearing white? Why? who thought of this? Will it stop next time?

One of my biggest "old man yells at cloud" NBA takes is that I hate how home teams aren't mandated to wear white home jerseys anymore. It's a minor thing that nobody really cares about, but it kind of takes away from the vibe.

sca · Post #539 » by **sca** » Sun May 25, 2025 7:21 am

tms wrote:When you shoot 57.3% from the field and 50.0% from 3, you'll win most nights. Doesn't mean it's sustainable, tho- esp when you're shooting 46.8% and 37.7% for the year. I'm sure OKC will be fine. The NBA is all about adjustments.

Meh. The Wolves would win by 17 instead of 42 if they shot 46.8% and 37.7% from the field. The hot shooting helped it become a blowout, but was not the sole reason for tonight’s win. To claim otherwise is disingenuous.

Sealab2024 · Post #540 » by **Sealab2024** » Sun May 25, 2025 7:57 am

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?

I mean you can talk about the standard opponent psyche or the fact that Shai's play style is both unappealing and boring but mostly it's, and I hope I don't sound crass; F SGA, F the Thunder, F Oklahoma city, and F Oklahoma as a state and Territory where men live.

Nothing personal

Who wins Game 3?