Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	23	25	18	22	88
Oklahoma City Thunder	20	24	32	38	114

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	88	29-83	34.9%	15-51	29.4%	15-21	71.4%	12	50	18	22	5	17	7
Oklahoma City Thunder	114	41-82	50.0%	11-21	52.4%	21-26	80.8%	9	56	27	22	13	12	3


Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDaniels^SF	23:44	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	5	6	3	1	1	3	6	-10
Julius Randle^PF	35:40	28	9-13	5-6	5-6	4	4	8	1	1	0	5	3	-17
Rudy Gobert^C	21:20	2	1-3	0-0	0-2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	-2
Anthony Edwards^SG	36:34	18	5-13	3-8	5-7	0	9	9	3	0	1	4	4	-23
Mike Conley^PG	22:53	7	2-8	1-5	2-2	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	5
Naz Reid	27:45	4	1-11	0-7	2-2	3	5	8	4	0	1	3	2	-21
Donte DiVincenzo	30:04	9	3-14	3-12	0-0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	-20
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	27:36	8	3-11	2-9	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	-14
Jaylen Clark	06:19	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Terrence Shannon Jr.	02:01	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Rob Dillingham	02:01	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-6
Josh Minott	02:01	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Luka Garza	02:01	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Joe Ingles	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jalen Williams^SF	33:08	19	7-18	1-2	4-4	1	7	8	5	5	0	0	2	13
Chet Holmgren^PF	25:50	15	6-9	1-1	2-4	2	5	7	3	1	2	1	0	8
Isaiah Hartenstein^C	19:45	12	6-8	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	0	1	0	3	4	1
Luguentz Dort^SG	27:35	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	5	7
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^PG	37:42	31	10-27	0-4	11-14	1	4	5	9	3	0	2	1	22
Cason Wallace	33:03	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	3	7	1	0	3	2	21
Isaiah Joe	13:29	7	1-2	1-2	4-4	1	7	8	1	0	0	0	1	11
Alex Caruso	21:29	9	3-4	3-3	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	10
Kenrich Williams	09:35	8	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	19
Aaron Wiggins	12:57	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ajay Mitchell	02:01	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Ousmane Dieng	01:58	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Dillon Jones	01:26	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Jaylin Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Topić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

UWMN | Timberwolves

3031 | 4 months ago

¹⁵⁄₅₁ from three and NAW, Naz and DDV shot a combined ⁷⁄₃₆. Gotta get our shit together if we have any hopes of beating OKC.

pmurt007 | Lakers

1049 | 4 months ago

That was some next level chucking from the bench. ⁷⁄₃₆ is absolute insane when the two best players attempted only 26 total shots.

MG_MN | Timberwolves

509 | 4 months ago

The bench guys were wide open all night though, so it made sense they took a lot

Misdirected_Colors | Thunder

155 | 4 months ago

That’s how okc plays. They want to shut down the paint and dribble drives and force teams to feast or famine from 3.

MG_MN | Timberwolves

177 | 4 months ago

Yep, you’d just expect a cast of 40+% shooters to make more than 5%

NotManyBuses | Charlotte Bobcats

168 | 4 months ago

It’s because they had no pathway to getting inside and those were the only real shots they could get. Ant’s dribble drive was completely locked up and Gobert got played off the floor

leftysarepeople2 | Bucks

104 | 4 months ago

Gobert won’t be relied on for offense this series. It’s all guard play and how he defends the rim

_Caek_ | Thunder

149 | 4 months ago

His Defense was surely missed. My god OKC feasted in the paint.

SlyMrF0x | Warriors

133 | 4 months ago

Yeah, I didn’t think Gobert should be in the game, and then they took him out, and things got grim.

diddlyumpcious4 | Timberwolves

54 | 4 months ago

Sums up his game perfectly.

Boomhauer_007 | Raptors

45 | 4 months ago

It’s rough because that’s 100% true but also it’s basically 4 on 5 for the wolves on offense with him out there, no matter how many times I watch them I simply can’t comprehend how he is so so bad on offense

HoppyPhantom | Celtics

41 | 4 months ago

He’s anti shots. In basketball and healthcare.

genericusername71

521 | 4 months ago

as a lakers fan rooting for the wolves tonight watching naz reid is like when the super strong villain joins the good guys and then suddenly becomes complete ass

overall the wolves looks from 3 were not bad at all

HEdontLikeHIM

182 | 4 months ago

Like when the White Dino Ranger was whooping the powers rangers ass for like a whole season then finally becomes good then all of sudden he starts getting his ass whooped 😂

Akipella

86 | 4 months ago

This is so accurate lmao

restless_vagabond | NBA

65 | 4 months ago

When you defeat the boss and he becomes a party member vibe.

RFFF1996 | Thunder

45 | 4 months ago

Vegeta ahh shit

SageModeKyrie | Nets

85 | 4 months ago

As a Wolves fan, do you have any insight into why Gobert wasn’t in at all in the 4th? Its not like the rest of their guys were hitting shots, and felt like OKC was dominating the paint without Gobert in

ThatBull_cj | 76ers Bandwagon

59 | 4 months ago

They had trouble scoring and Gobert doesn’t help with that. In finch eyes. I think they should play Gobert and win more with defense and on the boards tho

mhj0808 | Heat

72 | 4 months ago

They need their shit above and beyond put together to have any hope of winning; this OKC team is ridiculous.

I lowkey feel they might’ve had their toughest opponent in Denver already

JediFed

47 | 4 months ago

Denver was the real finals.

Hammerhead34 | Timberwolves

59 | 4 months ago

Honestly we got fantastic looks all night, Donte and Naz were just complete bricks. Felt like once Ant and Jaden got sent to the bench we started forcing things a little more but we can easily steal home court on Thursday just by shooting better and hoping we get a better whistle.

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

2304 | 4 months ago

Minnesota “2025 Boston Celtics” Timberwolves out there with the 3 point attempts

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

838 | 4 months ago

Randle and ANT shot a combined ⁸⁄₁₄ from 3.

Rest of the team was ⁷⁄₃₇

SoulofWakanda

321 | 4 months ago

Ant zero points in the 4th, one shot attempt.

Only 13 total shots on the game.

Li0nsFTW | Thunder

103 | 4 months ago

They did the same to Jokic in game 7. Insane.

DefactoAtheist | Australia

45 | 4 months ago

OKC ran a lot of “suffocate Jokic and live with the consequences” throughout the entire series, didn’t they?

mw19078 | Lakers

90 | 4 months ago

thats diabolical

slamdunkbb123

214 | 4 months ago

50 3 pts attempts is genuinely unwatchable offense imo. Hated watching the celtics for that reason and watching the wolves tonight was just as putrid

Instantcoffees | Warriors

90 | 4 months ago

The drive and kick until you can hit a 3 meta does get a bit stale. That’s why I like watching playmakers like Luka, Jokic or Trae. Their playmaking makes for a more versatile game to watch.

veesofficial | Raptors

2192 | 4 months ago

Why didn’t Rudy play the 4th quarter lol

Agnk1765342 | Jazz

1772 | 4 months ago

Finch’s logic is that when you’re down just chuck 3s and forget about defense. Who cares if Naz Reid is 1-11 with 4 turnovers

CederDUDE22 | Timberwolves

802 | 4 months ago

Might be the worst Naz game I’ve ever seen

jbhoops25 | Nuggets

337 | 4 months ago

Dude is fucking Kobe Bryant reincarnated when he plays Denver.

NazRyuuzaki

178 | 4 months ago

tell Naz he is playing the Warriors next game.

kylebertram | Timberwolves

521 | 4 months ago

Honestly no idea. Chet was destroying the wolves in the paint and they really could have used him.

Longjumping_One_9164 | Thunder

196 | 4 months ago

I think the biggest issue is offensively, his defense is great even he looks shaky in space but it makes it really tough on the offense.

kylebertram | Timberwolves

252 | 4 months ago

The offense he was replaced with was non existent

I-Like-Women-Boobs | Thunder

175 | 4 months ago

As an OKC fan, I’m also really curious. He was matching up really well against Chet

Desperate-Awareness4 | Timberwolves

56 | 4 months ago

I think we wanted offensive spacing. Which, to be fair, we did get!

Unfortunately we bricked every good shot we got.

If we shoot closer to normal I think that ends up being a clutch time finish. I guess that’s why they play 7

gold-bandit

52 | 4 months ago

Exactly what I was wondering, Chet dominated the beginning of the fourth, should’ve checked in right then and there

LadyMorgan88 | Thunder

2063 | 4 months ago

If you didn’t know that SGA and NAW were cousins before tonight, ESPN made sure that you know now.

KashMoney941 | Nets

681 | 4 months ago

“SGA and NAW are cousins” is this year’s “Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk went to high school together”

Just_Chiming_In_Here | Lakers

204 | 4 months ago

Clayton Kershaw and Matt Stafford on the same baseball team is now a throwback version

KashMoney941 | Nets

53 | 4 months ago

That will always be the OG announcer ‘fun fact’ along with Jimmy Graham playing basketball in college.

Naca1227r | Timberwolves

144 | 4 months ago

Who the fuck is Matthew Tkachuk

dat_waffle_boi | 76ers

125 | 4 months ago

Hockey player, star player for the Florida panthers. Won the Stanley cup last year

BuckSleezy | Supersonics

183 | 4 months ago

They did a comparison graphic as if they are literally in any way comparable

bedlam_au | Celtics

93 | 4 months ago

They’re both in the top 5% for back-of-jersey name curvature.

This is also how you compare Giannis and Thanassis.

BigMaseYessir | Thunder

67 | 4 months ago

That shit had me laughing so hard bruh

gemini_hopper

131 | 4 months ago

I can’t believe we have a whole ass series listening to Breen talk to himself 80% of the time and Doris and RJ adding no actual insight.

These are two of the deepest teams in the league (well, the Wolves normally are), fucking show off these players in front of your national audience not just talk about the two stars everyone else knows.

They have literally no synergy on air at all. The game closes in garbage time and there’s long ass fucking pauses while Breen narrates the 3rd stringers. Doris and RJ don’t say shit for a minute before RJ rambles something about “I like how the Thunder closed this game” like you could not say something less insightful and more generic.

floogan | Thunder

78 | 4 months ago

The entire ESPN presentation is just awful from start to finish.

BurstPanther | Nuggets

49 | 4 months ago

Doris is actual garbage, would rather watch on mute

Maleficent-Tooth1834

54 | 4 months ago

Someone get JVG back for this series and ask him what you can do with cousins

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

975 | 4 months ago

35 36 missed 3-pointers.

Minnesota went full Celtics tonight

aPatheticBeing | Thunder

224 | 4 months ago

36 actually, I mean minnesota did have the record for most missed 3s for like 2 days before the celtics took it

McRawffles | Timberwolves

42 | 4 months ago

Wolves have completely forgotten how to shoot the 3 this postseason, we’re lucky it didn’t kill us earlier but it certainly will this series if we can’t figure it out. Was a core part of the team’s regular season success

horse_renoir13 | Timberwolves

64 | 4 months ago

Hey we did it against the Lakers first!

BucksMostFeared | NBA

905 | 4 months ago

The wolves look unrecognizable tonight

Palifaith | Lakers

720 | 4 months ago

Anthony Edwards absent on and off the court.

pagonator | 76ers

259 | 4 months ago

Not true, he got a massive tech in that first half

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

176 | 4 months ago

Caruso is historically one of his toughest matchups, only 24 PPG on 57% TS and 4 TOs a game against the bald menace

amofai | Spurs

111 | 4 months ago

NBA Dean Pelton put the clamps on him.

arcticape34 | Thunder

54 | 4 months ago

This better not awaken anything in me…

AzureAhai

138 | 4 months ago

Idk why people thought Ant could take over the series. This OKC team is a nightmare matchup for him. Rooting for him to pull it off, but it’s going to be an uphill battle.

Schlotkin69 | Hornets

120 | 4 months ago

Thunder were so good at defending him off the screen, which is how he gets most of his points. They were switching and going under at the right times. It was so satisfying to watch perimeter defense at that level.

AzureAhai

179 | 4 months ago

Yea, people are blinded by their hatred of OKC and the fouls, but they are legitimately one of the best defensive teams we’ve seen in a while especially perimeter defense.

_Caek_ | Thunder

88 | 4 months ago

Which is a shame, because this game contained some of the best defense ever. Hell, even Minnesota had some defensive stretches in this game where they played perfect against SGA.

People be looking at their own keyboards rather than watching the game.

BenIsLowInfo | Cavaliers

50 | 4 months ago

Another mid conference finals for him so far.

PhatGiraffe42 | Timberwolves

56 | 4 months ago

You very well could end up being right, but it’s literally been one game lmao.

DeadDay | OKC

39 | 4 months ago

Incoming more ref blame instead of okc defense credit.

pmurt007 | Lakers

172 | 4 months ago

I don’t care what defense OKC is throwing at Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle. It’s inexcusable for both of those guys to only attempt 26 total shots while DiVincenzo and NAW played less minutes and had almost the same amount of shots.

SPAGHETTI_CAKE | Russell Westbrook

129 | 4 months ago

I feel like randles presence was definitely felt. He led the wolves in points and was their entire first half offense. Him and Conley seemed alright

Ball_ChinnedKid

45 | 4 months ago

Randle dominated the first half. Then the Wolves moved away from him in the 3rd. Like straight up don’t give him the ball. Why not stick with the hot hand.

twrs_29 | Thunder

83 | 4 months ago

OKC are great at forcing the people they want to shoot

lovo17 | Lakers

133 | 4 months ago

Plus the depth of the Thunder really showed.

Real talk: Sam Presti hacked the NBA under the new CBA. I can see why he refuses to give up his picks. He’s going to hoard draft pics to create the dynasty. When it’s time to pay someone he will simply draft someone new

CamiloMarco | Lakers

75 | 4 months ago

Time to pay someone? Trade him for more picks. Rinse and repeat.

topofthecc | Thunder

63 | 4 months ago

Plus the depth of the Thunder really showed

The fact that we got great minutes out of Kenrich Williams and Joe after they barely played in the last series made a huge difference after the short break.

Raptorsthrowaway1

127 | 4 months ago

OKC played awful for the first half, but only really pushed into third gear in the second half and blew out the Wolves. This series could get out away from Minny quickly

Ayjel89

65 | 4 months ago

Minny needs to keep the TOs down. OKC’s defense has a controlled frenzy level they can reach for bursts that is just hard to deal with, especially without experiencing it firsthand.

Catman2Batman2Joker | Thunder

72 | 4 months ago

That’s cause they played an actual championship contender

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

65 | 4 months ago

They beat a one-armed man in a boxing match and thought they were ready for Tyson.

LugNutsDort | Thunder

55 | 4 months ago

OKCs historically good defense tends to do that to teams who don’t have a Jokic.

ContractXtension | Hornets

42 | 4 months ago

Worst 2nd half I’ve seen in a long time

AmericanDreamOrphans | Knicks

68 | 4 months ago

Come on now, it hasn’t been that long since the Hornets had a regular season game.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

861 | 4 months ago

r/nba at halftime was the most toxic shithole I’ve ever seen on here

Neobum | Bucks

408 | 4 months ago

wait til tomorrow night

HeyItsChase | Pacers

336 | 4 months ago

I’m cookin up some really despicable stuff. Hate is coursing through my blood stream. I need to let it out.

JET_GS26 | Raptors

143 | 4 months ago

Favourite one from the game thread https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1krjh1q/game_thread_minnesota_timberwolves_00_oklahoma/mteukmn/?context=3

Stay classy r/nba

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81 | 4 months ago

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Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

43 | 4 months ago

In my country the fans are super weirdos, even then I have honestly never seen something like that said by someone irl ever

Cutmerock | Thunder

123 | 4 months ago

That entire thread was gross. Some of the shit said about the OKC fans were disgusting.

dontletmecook73 | Thunder

72 | 4 months ago

I stay out of game threads and especially so now that we are a good team

restless_vagabond | NBA

117 | 4 months ago

r/nba ~~at halftime was~~ is the most toxic shithole I’ve ever seen ~~on here~~

There you go.

azzadruiz | Nuggets

106 | 4 months ago

Even as someone who might be a bit salty towards OKC at the moment, that game thread was wild lol

SoulofWakanda

51 | 4 months ago

It’s funny how people swear they don’t condone wishing injuries on players until it’s someone they don’t like lol

i_like_thingstoo

846 | 4 months ago

It’ll get lost on this sub, but chets start to the 4th was fucking ELITE. He was dominating on both ends

BlazeBloom | POR

306 | 4 months ago

Dude was feasting without Rudy in the paint.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

183 | 4 months ago

I am still so confused why they took Rudy out Chet started to take over with him out of the game

beanie_mac | Knicks

95 | 4 months ago

Made no sense. Randle at the 5 in the 4th is insane.

Especially given how ass Naz was

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

53 | 4 months ago

Chet quite literally owned the paint once he sat. He was blocking shots, grabbing a lot of the rebounds and getting easy looks at the rim due to his size was truly baffling

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

117 | 4 months ago

2 blocks, a steal and had 9 straight points for OKC in that final frame over a span of a few minutes. Respect.

Ok_Temperature6503

86 | 4 months ago

I love how Chet’s defense is just him extending his long ass arms between the shooter and the basket, and catching the ball as it inevitably hits his palm

yuhanz | PHO

64 | 4 months ago

Kenrich Williams gave them such a momentum too in the third

Jayveesac | Lakers

60 | 4 months ago

I don’t like overreacting after one game, but Minnesota looked out of their depth when OKC locked in. I don’t see this going past 6. They ACTUALLY have talent to punish the Wolves for playing Gobert and Randle at the same time

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

692 | 4 months ago

The main timberwolves bench players tonight:

Naz Reid - ¹⁄₁₁ FG, 0/7 from 3, ²⁄₂ FT

Donte DiVincenzo - ³⁄₁₄ FG, ³⁄₁₂ from 3

Nickeli Alexander-Walker - ³⁄₁₁ FG, ²⁄₉ from 3

Combined for ⁷⁄₃₆ from the field (19.4%), ⁶⁄₃₀ from 3 (20%)

Cannot win like that.

Daywalkerblade3 | Thunder

242 | 4 months ago

Naz is usually such a match up problem for us, that really surprised me. Donte shooting them out of the game doesn’t surprise me at all lol

Fantasykyle99 | Timberwolves

83 | 4 months ago

He’s been struggling for a little while now.

Different-Jump-1792 | Bucks

604 | 4 months ago

the game thread declared the wolves the winner of this series during the 1st half, btw

BlazeBloom | POR

321 | 4 months ago

Nuggets after the first 10 minutes of Game 7.

levlk93 | Thunder

296 | 4 months ago

This sub does not like OKC whatsoever dude

Sort by new and look at what’s upvoted

skuiji

67 | 4 months ago

And this time next year they’ll probably hate the Pacers. The worst thing you can do in the eyes of a redditor is continue being successful

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

221 | 4 months ago

Least reactionary r/NBA game thread

Brooklynfool | Thunder

92 | 4 months ago

If you listen to the game thread SGA is literally hitler

SaltyLonghorn | Rockets

55 | 4 months ago

I’ve never seen him in a room with Hitler so they might have a point.

flame838 | 76ers

86 | 4 months ago

They then claimed the game was rigged, not like the Twolves missed 35 threes and like 20 turnovers lol

Luckreee | Thunder

85 | 4 months ago

That’s what they’ve done the whole playoffs during Thunder games. Hella weird

Different-Jump-1792 | Bucks

89 | 4 months ago

They’re definitely trying to manifest Thunder losses. The best part is the tantrums they throw after the Thunder manage to come back in these games.

young-steve | 76ers

68 | 4 months ago

These clowns hate the Thunder. They’re gonna be so sad when they win the title.

ContractXtension | Hornets

59 | 4 months ago

Rnba is never right

Available_Story6774 | Kings

47 | 4 months ago

Listen the Wolves could still win this series and they could still win the title, but they might be the dumbest good team I’ve ever seen.

Magictank2000 | Bucks

510 | 4 months ago

“Sir, a second consecutive Thunder playoff win has hit r/nba”

Regular-Worth-8924

70 | 4 months ago

hahahah jfc not hyperbole

TheDoethrak

393 | 4 months ago

The Minnesota Celtics

Warlord10 | Celtics

215 | 4 months ago

Why he say ‘fuck me’ for?

minnyman2011 | Hawks

61 | 4 months ago

²⁵⁄₁₀₀ it’s not a bad comp lol

Chao-Z | Knicks

379 | 4 months ago

Donte DiVincenzo when the calendar hit May this year: “Your free trial of Steph Curry has expired”

nhthelegend | Timberwolves

60 | 4 months ago

Lmao you crazy for this one

jaspoworld | Knicks

354 | 4 months ago

Michael Malone on this post-game is nuts

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

74 | 4 months ago

A month ago, I said they should put him on ESPN to counter all the Lakers glazing. Didn’t think they’d actually do it!

definitelynotagay | Raptors

319 | 4 months ago

You guys are acting like total piss babies.

All game long, you whined about free throws and Shai’s percentage and karma farmed every minuscule highlight you could find. Meanwhile, Shai made the right reads, OKC hit shots, and they locked in defensively.

You’re inventing a fake crisis. Shai’s doing what MVP caliber guards have always done. Thinking the league is rigged for a small-market team led by a Canadian is pure delusion.

You either blindly hate or blindly glaze. The rest of us are just enjoying a tough series between two legit Western contenders.

The series is still wide open. Minnesota’s legit and can absolutely take it if OKC slips. But one thing’s clear, some of you don’t actually watch basketball, you just binge highlights and spew biased takes.

levlk93 | Thunder

49 | 4 months ago

Bingo

opkpopfanboyv3

312 | 4 months ago

Dont mind me, I just want to read toxicity.

fookofuhtool | Slovenia

72 | 4 months ago

That’s… why I’m here.

Colts121844 | Thunder

290 | 4 months ago

Kenrich Williams legacy game

revisioncloud | Thunder

53 | 4 months ago

Kenrich “Julian Strawther” Williams perfect counter to a Julius Randle legacy game

lotofhotdogs

292 | 4 months ago

Does this sub actually like talking basketball, or does this sub just like talking about foul baiting?

dmavs11 | NBA

236 | 4 months ago

Nice of you to recognize foul baiting is not basketball

xBewm | Thunder

36 | 4 months ago

Nice of you to answer his question lol

dmavs11 | NBA

96 | 4 months ago

Do you seriously think he was looking for an answer? He asked a rhetorical question

edgykitty | Ant/Szczerbiak

55 | 4 months ago

This is the NBA in 2025. Those are the same things

connor_bedard

40 | 4 months ago

Shai is a foul baiter. Accept it

jg_lg | Washington Bullets

279 | 4 months ago

“i hate this team” “i’m done with the nba”

anyway, see you back here for game 2

BriS314

60 | 4 months ago

“The NBA is unwatchable!” they say knowing damn well they’re back tomorrow night 😂

TeamRAF19

254 | 4 months ago

Wolves lost this because they forgot that they can try to score from two.

Classic_Average_2563 | Spurs

232 | 4 months ago

OKC shot like 4-5 more free throws than Minnesota in their home court and somehow that means refs are favouring them.

It has nothing to do with the fact that wolves took 50 3PA and made like 30%, right?

r/nba is going to be insufferable every time OKC wins, isn’t it?

A_Thrilled_Peach

156 | 4 months ago

It’s not even the free throw numbers. It’s the complete difference in the way OKC is allowed to defend versus the calls on Wolves. I mean, come on. That’s not why the Wolves lost but don’t be disingenuous

Classic_Average_2563 | Spurs

96 | 4 months ago

Where? I watched the whole game and OKCs most physical defender Dort also had 5 fouls. OKC just has more bodies.

Jamendithas- | Timberwolves

61 | 4 months ago

jaden had 3 terrible calls that caused him to foul out

thebeard1017 | Raptors

46 | 4 months ago

Who on the Wolves was getting calls for falling down with no foul in sight

Jase7

46 | 4 months ago

From the discussion, it seems that the general consensus tonight was that of 2 things:

Wolves played like crap

SGA’s whistle was ridiculous

Bladee___Enthusiast | Rockets

222 | 4 months ago

Mike malone calling shai the MVP on sportscenter is hilarious

GoodImprovement8434 | Nuggets

71 | 4 months ago

I mean he’s obviously getting it.. was kind of just stating the obvious

thro14away

211 | 4 months ago

Yet another game where this sub is on suicide watch

Slick_Rhoads

203 | 4 months ago

As a pretty new neutral fan to the NBA, the pure hatred for Shai and OKC is crazy I bet it’s gotta be so fun to root for them and so annoying to root against them

palkia239 | Thunder

95 | 4 months ago

At this point yeah once you realize peoples opinions online dont matter it’s pretty funny

Sandonmywitches

191 | 4 months ago

I did not realize how much Reddit NBA hated the Thunder. I always saw the posts about them being goofy and bros with reporters and thought that meant we liked them. The hate is unreal.

kyleyle | Raptors

50 | 4 months ago

The most hated players on /r/nba

KD
Westbrook
Harden
SGA

Way to go, OKC.

siestarrific | Knicks

50 | 4 months ago

They had a historically good season and are the heavy favorites to win the title, which took away any goodwill they might have had from neutral fans for being a young team on the rise. Add in all the stuff about SGA’s playstyle and Dort’s defense, and you have a recipe for hate.

ashep5 | 76ers

161 | 4 months ago

Complain about the whistle all you want but Shai is relentless. He cooked the Wolves in the second half.

Ant taking 1 FGA in the 4th is ridiculous.

realfakejames

162 | 4 months ago

Twolves had a 4 pt lead at the half, they got outscored 70 to 40 in the second half

Minnesota 18 pts in the 3rd, 22 pts in the 4th, Ant didn’t score a point in the 4th quarter, Twolves looked like the team that got tired and just played a 7 game series for some reason

GGezpzMuppy | Spurs

149 | 4 months ago

What happened to all the close games from the start of the playoffs?

This shit is boring as fuck.

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84 | 4 months ago

Pacers/Knicks got us

homefree122 | Thunder

149 | 4 months ago

The Thunder crowd chanting to Move Bitch Get Out The Way as Caruso nailed the dagger 3 was a work of art

DeadDay | OKC

145 | 4 months ago

BRAUMS AND FAT WOMEN FOR EVERYONE!

bigtice | Rockets

142 | 4 months ago

Everything looked like a struggle for the Wolves with the incessant pressure the Thunder applies – and it doesn’t stop because their bench comes in and sustains the same.

Meanwhile, the Thunder got all the looks they wanted, including a lot of free throws on some favorable calls for Shai, and the shots eventually started falling and the lead ballooned with the 70-40 second half scoring differential.

It’s clearly evident – the Wolves are going to have to get some scoring from someone other than Edwards or Randle and they got little to nothing tonight.

lakers082433 | Lakers

140 | 4 months ago

Belt to ass. OKC is tough.

Moist-Tangerine-1

134 | 4 months ago

SGA with the ¹⁰⁄₂₇ Kobe stat line

MikeGundy | Thunder

51 | 4 months ago

he plays just like him, he actually shoots less FT’s than Kobe did in his prime, and most of his haters on here probably rep a Kobe jersey

UncoBeefWang | Spurs

49 | 4 months ago

in all fairness, he was 2 for 13 at the end of the first half

LightningRickk | Philippines

125 | 4 months ago

You would think the thunder shot 50 free throws the way this sub is acting

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

85 | 4 months ago

You can very easily tell who’s actually been watching all season and who tuned in over the last month or so

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120 | 4 months ago

Wolves gotta get Julius Randle some help

RanOutOfCharact | Slovenia

113 | 4 months ago

Wolves played like shit, but that was not a fun game to watch

maluballr | Mavericks

107 | 4 months ago

Complain all you want about SGA but they locked Minnesota up. Too many guards to throw at Ant and Randle. They play all 5 on a string it’s beautiful to watch

thecocainesmellsgood | Timberwolves

50 | 4 months ago

Yup their D is extremely good

famoustran | Warriors

87 | 4 months ago

Wolves fans will complain about FTs and it’s gonna be so toxic this series, but when Donte goes 3-14, Naz goes 1-11, and NAW goes 3-11 ain’t it. They also turned the ball over like crazy in the first half, but were in it because they made their 3s and Randle was keeping them afloat. In the end, they just got outplayed.

The_MadStork | NYK

81 | 4 months ago

A win is a win, but if I’m OKC, I treat this like a loss. Wolves really figured something out realizing they’re not allowed to play defense on SGA. That’s one of those somewhat small adjustments that can win a series.

GrantWilliamsIsUgly | 76ers

82 | 4 months ago

I like both of the teams but I hope OKC keeps winning just because it makes the pathetic casuals on here cry so much.

BananaRepublic_BR | Spurs

81 | 4 months ago

26 points. Wolves really let me down. One can whinge about bad/soft foul calls, but, like with Denver, you don’t lose by 20+ because of bad foul calls. At that point, you just got outplayed.

boybraden | Thunder

75 | 4 months ago

Thunder fans need to understand that this is actually the least hated we will be for a while. Enjoy these times as the times we weren’t the universal villain of the league.

fivetwentyeight | Raptors

77 | 4 months ago

Get mad at free throws if you want but you have to score more than 88 to win

Mikez1234

76 | 4 months ago

what a no show for edwards on the 2nd half

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80 | 4 months ago

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Nyhrox | The Splash Brothers!

98 | 4 months ago

SGAdolf is crazy

Next-Firefighter-753 | Thunder

49 | 4 months ago

SGAdolf is actually hilarious

Excellent_Gift_2894 | Thunder

65 | 4 months ago

That’s my free throw merchant MVP

llorTMasterFlex | Lakers

65 | 4 months ago

Loving father vs dead beat? Who do y’all think was gonna win this? LMAO.

0ptionparalysis | Thunder

55 | 4 months ago

“Fuck Doris and r/nba” Shai, probably

Bob0913

57 | 4 months ago

All the NBA fans blaming the refs for why OKC won by 20+ when Minnesota shot ¹⁵⁄₅₁ are crazy

Hrogtharr

55 | 4 months ago

IDK what you guys are watching. Shai is a MIDDIE merchant. This elite defense is some of the best I have ever seen. This team deserves so much more love, but receives nothing but hate.

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50 | 4 months ago

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Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

52 | 4 months ago

JDub beating the playoff choker allegations

Phuddy | Lakers

48 | 4 months ago

r/nba ⁹⁄₁₁

Smart_Water | Thunder

48 | 4 months ago

the real story here is the poor 3pt shooting and turnovers.

imeanYOLOright | CHA

43 | 4 months ago

Refs with the clutch two phantom fouls on McDaniels in the third to break open the Thunder offense.

He’d key for the Minnesota this series, but they don’t have a chance.

killentime15

45 | 4 months ago

Imagine an offense not breaking 90 and bitching about the officiating.

Wafflehouseofpain | Thunder

47 | 4 months ago

I remember the 3-1 lead nine years ago. You can’t make me get excited yet

b00st3d | Nets

38 | 4 months ago

Flopping, foul baiting, and playing the refs is part of NBA basketball. Well deserved win by OKC.

It’s obviously not the greatest product to watch, but thats not OKC or SGA’s problem, take it up with Adam Silver. They won the game any way they could, any issues with that is an NBA problem, not an individual team or player problem.

dker12

42 | 4 months ago

0 points from Ant in the last qtr is a problem

The Oklahoma City Thunder take game 1 and a 1-0 series lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 114-88, behind SGA’s 31/5/9