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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80%
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#282 » by durden_tyler » Thu May 29, 2025 1:37 am

Think the Wolves still have a fight in them? Live line is at Thunder -26.5 and even that looks so easy.


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Post#283 » by Indomitable » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

Profound23 wrote:I can't believe OKC traded Giddey for Caruso, what a dumb trade.

Why Caruso was helping the Bulls win the same amount of games that they won this year.

Hopefully Giddey is the player the Bulls had at the end when he was allowed to play PG.
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Post#284 » by bluemj32 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

PushDaRock wrote:
bluemj32 wrote:I don't know how anyone can hate on this OKC team.

They are extremely humble, no cellys, they play the right way and they play hard.

And it's crazy that they are the youngest team in the NBA. Most young teams are immature AF.

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It comes with the territory when you're a great team. If they were just a mediocre or up and coming team, nobody would be hating on them.
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Post#285 » by durden_tyler » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

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

No, you suck. Minnesota would still have dominated you.


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Post#286 » by Patches Perry » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

azcatz11 wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:Caruso is just a gamer man.

I love the lineups with Caruso, Wallace and Dort because the ball pressure is insane.


Pacers will give you guys a series


Indiana is the team of destiny. Basketball gods want them to win, so they win in 6 most likely.
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Post#287 » by Marvin Martian » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

PhilBlackson wrote:Caruso/Giddey trade was the rare win/win.

Nah OKC won. Giddey hasn't proven that he is foundational player yet
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Post#288 » by Doranku » Thu May 29, 2025 1:38 am

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Repeat 3-peat wrote:Gobert cannot produce offensive rebounds.

Dude has hands of stone and has zero hops. Even when he gets his hands on a ball, he can't hold on to it. At least slap the ball out so someone else can grab it


No matter how good he is on defense, he just isn't that valuable when he's cratering just as many possessions on offense as he's saving on defense.
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Post#289 » by Indomitable » Thu May 29, 2025 1:39 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:Timberfrauds

Ant is a fraud too

He did get blown out last year in the last game against the Mavs
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#290 » by JXL » Thu May 29, 2025 1:39 am

I find this funny, how the Thunder play defense, it's like swarming but its way different because they can do it individually or force the ball handler into a crowd.

They're gonna win the title this year. If it is the Pacers, they can't score on this team, and the Thunder can keep up with their pace easily.
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Post#291 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:39 am

Patches Perry wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:Caruso is just a gamer man.

I love the lineups with Caruso, Wallace and Dort because the ball pressure is insane.


Pacers will give you guys a series


Indiana is the team of destiny. Basketball gods want them to win, so they win in 6 most likely.


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Post#292 » by Infinite Llamas » Thu May 29, 2025 1:40 am

Indiana not even close to being as dumb as Minnesota. Should hopefully make things a little more interesting.
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Post#294 » by Jazz9 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:41 am

The answer to being doubled isn't to shoot deep threes Ant..
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Post#296 » by XTC » Thu May 29, 2025 1:41 am

I just checked the score.

Timberpups did not come to play in the biggest game of their season. Disappointed in ANT.
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Post#297 » by moss_is_1 » Thu May 29, 2025 1:42 am

Wolves having zero rotational quality pgs had killed them. Desperately need Rob to be good next year.
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#298 » by Indomitable » Thu May 29, 2025 1:42 am

Infinite Llamas wrote:Indiana not even close to being as dumb as Minnesota. Should hopefully make things a little more interesting.

Turner at least can both defend and shoot.
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Post#299 » by Doranku » Thu May 29, 2025 1:42 am

DDV with the celebration after cutting the lead to 29. Can't make it up
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#300 » by TheAlchemist » Thu May 29, 2025 1:42 am

I really feel Golden State would've done much much better lol.

God Damn did Minny shat the bed.

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