2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC WINS 4-1)

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Crikey you guys who wins Game 5??

Thunder win at home and advance to the NBA Finals
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Wolves win on the road and stay alive
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#201 » by PhilBlackson » Thu May 29, 2025 1:21 am

Naz Reid looks like he's ready to quit.
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Post#202 » by ___Rand___ » Thu May 29, 2025 1:21 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:We were literally a competent big man away from a visit to the WCF. This series is infuriating.


What are Lakers' fans speculating where you're going to find that big man?
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Post#203 » by dWadeOwnzYou » Thu May 29, 2025 1:21 am

I'm beginning to think this Wolves team was a fraud to start the playoff. They've beatin the terrible Lakers team and got lucky to beat the Warriors team after Curry got injured. Antman ain't that man, and JR had disappeared completely after being pretty consistent in the first two series.
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Post#204 » by Domejandro » Thu May 29, 2025 1:22 am

Marvin Martian wrote:Reid is a disaster. Finch is a moron for leaving Ant on the bench. He needs to play the rest of the way

Anthony Edwards played the entire first quarter. He has to get rest at some point in the game.
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Post#206 » by thelead » Thu May 29, 2025 1:22 am

Dadouv47 wrote:Best defense in the last 30 years.

I'm not sure it's the best but it's certainly up there.
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Post#207 » by Archx » Thu May 29, 2025 1:22 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:We were a competent big man away from a visit to the WCF, I fully believe it.


Or maybe 1 less flu game.
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Post#208 » by Rubio9Guy » Thu May 29, 2025 1:22 am

Dan33185 wrote:Now this is the Minnesota sports I'm more comfortable with :lol:


Brings me back to the days of a Ridnour-Barea backcourt.
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Post#209 » by AFM » Thu May 29, 2025 1:22 am

Good news is I can turn this off. Gonna watch some true crime on MAX (switching from one murder to another)
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Post#210 » by ___Rand___ » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

Eastern conference playoffs >>> Western Conference. No contest.
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Post#211 » by Marvin Martian » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

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Marvin Martian wrote:Reid is a disaster. Finch is a moron for leaving Ant on the bench. He needs to play the rest of the way

Anthony Edwards played the entire first quarter. He has to get rest at some point in the game.

It's an elimination game and he is only 23. He can play all 48 mins.
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Post#212 » by azcatz11 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

AFM wrote:Good news is I can turn this off. Gonna watch some true crime on MAX (switching from one murder to another)


Heck yeah. Check out the Chris watts one
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#213 » by Calinks » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

Now I know how the people of Gorman felt.
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Post#214 » by Rubio9Guy » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:We were a competent big man away from a visit to the WCF, I fully believe it.
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Post#215 » by Bergmaniac » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

Reid and Randle playing as if they have money on the Wolves losing by 25±.
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Post#216 » by jordanwilliams6 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:23 am

Calinks wrote:Few things infuriate me more in the modern NBA than how really strong guards can guard bigs. It feels so wrong that a guy like Alex Caruso can be used to shut down guys like Randle and Jokic, it feels like cheating. I would prefer it if the NBA would let bigs actually be big and run those tiny dudes over. It's like a punishment for being bigger and stronger than the guard they throw at you.

The Bulls were at their best a few years ago when Lonzo was healthy. The closing lineup would have Caruso play PF and he absolutely destroyed every player he came up against.

You can blame the offensive player but he’s proven time and time again he can give up an enormous size difference and beat the best players in the game without fail.
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Post#217 » by Zeno » Thu May 29, 2025 1:24 am

Minnesota needs to go out shooting the three. Getting swarmed in the paint is hopeless.
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Post#218 » by Muskies97 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:24 am

Randle not even bothering to get back in transition lol. Why does he crumble under pressure so hard?
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Post#219 » by 2weekswithpay » Thu May 29, 2025 1:24 am

Randle trying to score over 3 defenders. :nonono: :nonono:
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Post#220 » by CometGM » Thu May 29, 2025 1:24 am

Reid tries to drive and gets it stolen and Randle literally stands there leaning down with his arms on his legs and doesn't move an inch while OKC starts the fast break. This is the annoying a$s Randle the Knicks traded.

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