2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1)

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Omg you guys who wins Game 4??

Thunder win and go up 3-1
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Wolves win and tie it up
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Post#921 » by funkatron101 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:23 am

Himothy Duncan wrote:This series had a lot of promise but will end in 5. Shame.

Well, I was 100% correct on this game, so hopefully I am right about the Wolves taking game 5.
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Post#922 » by Rubio9Guy » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Rubio9Guy wrote:One of the most frustrating losses I can remember.

Credit to OKC for pulling it out, but man the Wolves should have won this.


I disagree. SGA took over and Chet was huge. They are better no shame


I mean yeah, but if Ant or Julius show up, or they give up 3 fewer offensive rebounds, or turn the ball over once or 2 fewer times, they win that games.

OKC big 3 were awesome tonight, but Wolves gave that game away.
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Post#923 » by Ari_Emanuel » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Hoopstar23 wrote:Ant man not a top 5 player and Randle back to "Knicks Randle"


In Ant's defense, he's 3-4 years younger than the MVP.
Minnesota can still get better, just need to navigate their cap well and start to look for a long term replacement for Gobert.
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Post#924 » by dockingsched » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Just want to point out that after Naz made his free throws, Randle just stood there under the basket looking lost instead of guarding SGA, the ball, anyone. Just made it super easy to get the ball into SGA. What a mental blunder.
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Post#925 » by moss_is_1 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Calinks wrote:That was a fantastic display by the Thunder, they were damn near perfect in that 4th quarter and they needed to be. What a squad man.

Yep. Just a better team unfortunately. Wolves were hitting shots but the Thunder just kept hitting back with huge shots to keep them away.

All those rebounds and turnovers just killed the Wolves.
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Post#926 » by cjx » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Ant Man ain't serious about winning a chip, Fam 8-)
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Post#927 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

SGA is a MVP now time to get those teeth whitening
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Post#928 » by powerball1373 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

California Gold wrote:Another loss on Cant man.

Never wanna see anyone say he’s better than Luka. Not even close.


Lol people getting excited bc fLuka looks a little less fat in the off-season. :lol:
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Post#929 » by karmew32 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Tonight you saw the difference between a team that needed to go through growing pains and a team that just doesn’t have the clutch gene.

KAT’s 4th quarter last night and Randle’s no-show tonight shows just how badly the new CBA hamstrung the Wolves. They HAD to get it done last year.
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Post#930 » by Domz » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

But shout out to SGA and J-Dub for making a lot of big time shots in the 4th. Seems that no matter how close MIN came to take the lead, one of those dudes made a shot to widen the lead to some extent.
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Post#931 » by MoneyTalks41890 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:This OKC thing where they only interview together and act like they're too cool for the questions is pretty cringe. Feels like sincerity is dead in the modern age.


I mean those felt like pretty sincere answers to the questions asked to me :dontknow:
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Post#932 » by LFGK » Tue May 27, 2025 3:24 am

Domz wrote:Well Knicks fans, if the pattern follows suit, looks like the Pacers are winning tomorrow night. Can y'all be the next team to come back from a 3-1 deficit? We shall see.


Except the Knicks are tying it up tomorrow.
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Post#933 » by Jedi32 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:25 am

SGA once again proves he’s that guy. 40/9/10 this guy is just getting started wow. That pg13 trade will haunt the clippers org for years to come. Good fight by the wolves but SGA is just to much for this league.
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Post#934 » by Patches Perry » Tue May 27, 2025 3:25 am

That was intense. Wolves are a legit squad. So good man.
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Post#935 » by California Gold » Tue May 27, 2025 3:25 am

Marvin Martian wrote:What does MIN do with Randle? He is the 2nd option and they cannot afford him to have 5 points in a critical playoff game


Question is what do they do with a mental midget that is their best player to get him to understand that you can’t just take 2 shots in a half. Dude has no drive. Looked lethargic most of the game. Randle was bad but Anthony Edwards was why they lost. All the others made up for Randle being bad. Can’t say the same for Cant man.
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Post#936 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:25 am

Rubio9Guy wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Rubio9Guy wrote:One of the most frustrating losses I can remember.

Credit to OKC for pulling it out, but man the Wolves should have won this.


I disagree. SGA took over and Chet was huge. They are better no shame


I mean yeah, but if Ant or Julius show up, or they give up 3 fewer offensive rebounds, or turn the ball over once or 2 fewer times, they win that games.

OKC big 3 were awesome tonight, but Wolves gave that game away.


doesn't mean anything because then you're taking away touches from their bench if they were cooking. just because Randle and Ant go off does not mean the rest of the team get their touches and bench scoring.
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Post#937 » by VicG » Tue May 27, 2025 3:26 am

dockingsched wrote:Just want to point out that after Naz made his free throws, Randle just stood there under the basket looking lost instead of guarding SGA, the ball, anyone. Just made it super easy to get the ball into SGA. What a mental blunder.


It’s not a blunder. He was checked out and pouting after being benched for the big 4th quarter minutes
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Post#938 » by Rubio9Guy » Tue May 27, 2025 3:26 am

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
Rubio9Guy wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
I disagree. SGA took over and Chet was huge. They are better no shame


I mean yeah, but if Ant or Julius show up, or they give up 3 fewer offensive rebounds, or turn the ball over once or 2 fewer times, they win that games.

OKC big 3 were awesome tonight, but Wolves gave that game away.


doesn't mean anything because then you're taking away touches from their bench if they were cooking. just because Randle and Ant go off does not mean the rest of the team get their touches and bench scoring.


They went 6/20 with 10 turnovers combined. Come on
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Post#939 » by dWadeOwnzYou » Tue May 27, 2025 3:26 am

Disappointing showing from Randall and Ant. Was the defense of OKC that good?
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Post#940 » by powerball1373 » Tue May 27, 2025 3:26 am

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:This OKC thing where they only interview together and act like they're too cool for the questions is pretty cringe. Feels like sincerity is dead in the modern age.


Almost as bad as their group commercials. I mean, these are the same dorks responsible for the #1 worst commercial of all time.

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