Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Oklahoma City Thunder	37	28	25	38	128
Minnesota Timberwolves	30	27	28	41	126

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Oklahoma City Thunder	128	48-95	50.5%	16-37	43.2%	16-21	76.2%	19	44	22	22	14	14	5
Minnesota Timberwolves	126	43-84	51.2%	18-41	43.9%	22-28	78.6%	19	55	30	20	8	21	3


Oklahoma City Thunder	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jalen Williams^SF	39:00	34	13-24	6-9	2-2	2	1	3	5	3	0	2	3	-2
Chet Holmgren^PF	33:02	21	9-14	2-4	1-2	4	3	7	1	1	3	1	2	2
Isaiah Hartenstein^C	15:33	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	2	6	2	1	0	1	2	1
Luguentz Dort^SG	30:13	4	1-3	1-3	1-2	1	3	4	0	2	1	2	6	4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^PG	40:02	40	13-30	2-7	12-14	4	5	9	10	1	0	5	4	5
Alex Caruso	33:27	10	4-7	2-5	0-0	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	3	8
Kenrich Williams	12:21	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	1
Cason Wallace	27:52	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	3	0	3	3	2	1	0	2	0
Isaiah Joe	08:24	5	2-4	1-2	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-9
Jaylin Williams	00:03	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ousmane Dieng	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ajay Mitchell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Wiggins	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
Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDaniels^SF	31:11	22	9-15	3-6	1-1	1	3	4	2	4	1	2	3	-5
Julius Randle^PF	28:09	5	1-7	0-3	3-4	3	4	7	3	1	0	5	2	-2
Rudy Gobert^C	32:16	13	5-8	0-0	3-6	7	2	9	3	0	1	2	2	4
Anthony Edwards^SG	40:56	16	5-13	1-7	5-7	1	3	4	6	0	0	5	3	-3
Mike Conley^PG	19:07	6	2-8	2-5	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	2
Donte DiVincenzo	28:19	21	7-11	5-8	2-2	2	1	3	5	1	0	2	2	-7
Naz Reid	23:02	11	3-4	1-2	4-4	3	3	6	2	0	0	1	2	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	29:18	23	9-15	5-8	0-0	2	2	4	6	2	0	1	4	6
Terrence Shannon Jr.	07:39	9	2-3	1-2	4-4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
Jaylen Clark	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Dillingham	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luka Garza	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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
Josh Minott	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Relatively_Cool | Lakers

5339 | 4 months ago

Losing a game where your bench scored 60+ and your two best players combined for 20.

Yikes.

KazaamFan

1890 | 4 months ago

It’s crazy, randle torches my dubs 4 games in a row. Now he’s back to being the dud that he can be

theroguesoybean | Timberwolves

718 | 4 months ago

The defense knows if they take him away, we don’t have enough to win. Although we got pretty close…

cuddersrage | Heat

576 | 4 months ago

yeah randle and ant are gonna get a lot of shit, and maybe some of that is valid but for the most part in my eyes it felt like them not forcing shots was their best options for most possessions. part of the wolves shooting so good was quality of looks. okc gave them that corner 3 all game long and they took it

vibrantlightsaber | Timberwolves

336 | 4 months ago

Issue tonight was simply that wolves couldn’t get a stop. The offense was fine. They threw 3 at ant all night and the open looks were fine. The issue was

giving up a ton of offensive boards
turning the ball over 20 times
missing free throws

Fix any of those by a few and the game completely changes.!

MontiBurns | Timberwolves

90 | 4 months ago

Also, the wolves forced a number of tough shots that OKC was able to make.

mr_antman85 | CLE

130 | 4 months ago

He torched the Lakers AND the Warriors. That was why I picked the Lakers to win the series because I did not know Randle would play like he did. Also Game 5 Gobert showed up too lol.

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3786 | 4 months ago

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fatkamp | Warriors

1162 | 4 months ago

That was genius as if he didn’t touch it the game would be over. Ball knower

jimdotcom413 | MIL

538 | 4 months ago

Gotta appreciate it. Home court advantage.

Parallel-Quality

97 | 4 months ago

In order to discourage fans from intentionally interfering with the play, they have to handle things like that in a way that does not incentivize fan interference.

If they have to go as far as giving the home team a T, then so be it.

AFunctionOfX | Spurs

62 | 4 months ago

They already did, the guy caught it with 0.6 and it would have hit the ground/a chair with 0.⁴⁄₀.5 from the slow motion replay.

CIark

926 | 4 months ago

he didnt pay the big bucks to sit there for nothing

JimmyKanine

378 | 4 months ago

Guy is gonna be telling that story to his golfing buddies every chance he gets.

HighTurning

128 | 4 months ago

And then…

And then they made the three with a catch and shoot in the time you afforded them? Right? RIGHT RIGHT?

zebrainatux | Knicks

514 | 4 months ago

That genuinely was a hell of a catch

DeadDay | OKC

257 | 4 months ago

My heart fell through my ass.

Wolverian27 | Thunder

143 | 4 months ago

Pretty sure my heart also fell through this guy’s ass

Pickleskennedy1

421 | 4 months ago

Would’ve been a hero in Minnesota forever if they had scored

-ToPimpAButterfree-

167 | 4 months ago

The anti-Steve Bartman

aubades | Timberwolves

175 | 4 months ago

Steve Lisawoman

shaqfearsyao | Bulls

283 | 4 months ago

Fan contributed more than Randle lol

aPatheticBeing | Thunder

133 | 4 months ago

I mean ~0.3s seems fair tbh, it was 0.5-0.6 when he caught it, and a little more would’ve run off.

0.1 was obviously too short.

wazup564 | Mavericks

116 | 4 months ago

Fantastic play by the fan

joe4553

76 | 4 months ago

Crazy how close court side seats are..

eutectic_h8r | Raptors

69 | 4 months ago

Fan had more of a positive impact than Ant or Randle

throwingthisaway733 | Thunder

58 | 4 months ago

Idk how that’s fucking legal like that shits crazy

Aidanj927 | Spurs

2834 | 4 months ago

The entire 4th quarter was just

Mcdaniels/DDV 3

Minny cuts it to 2-3

Shai midrange fadeaway

OKC makes it 7

Timeout

Repeat

Baby_Yod4 | San Diego Clippers

894 | 4 months ago

Add in a Chet/JDub 3. Literally no one would miss and it would just stay a 7 point game

lilbodie | Timberwolves

227 | 4 months ago

Shai was great tonight, but J Dub and Chet hit a bunch of huge shots. And they needed every single one of them.

Kept waiting for them to miss one and they just wouldn’t. Why couldn’t we get that version of J Dub who can’t buy a bucket lmao. I’ll complain about Shai as much as anyone, but undoubtedly a bunch of ballers over there.

cocodacrackman | Puerto Rico

72 | 4 months ago

It really seems like OKC is leveling up each series. It’s exciting to see.

lilbodie | Timberwolves

42 | 4 months ago

Well, I can’t say I’m excited to see it. They definitely rose to the occasion tonight.

Feel pretty comfortable saying that OKC loses this game last year.

homefree122 | Thunder

108 | 4 months ago

That SGA drive into the lane, trip, and then pass out to J Dub at the 3:40 mark was incredibly clutch. That cushion we kept in the final minutes that kept getting closer and closer as the game came to an end was desperately needed.

_Caek_ | Thunder

332 | 4 months ago

And I loved it and hated it and loved it and hated it and loved it and hated it and loved it and i heart meds where

Ryculls | Timberwolves

121 | 4 months ago

Think it cost both teams fans a couple years off their lives.

AllThingsEZV

76 | 4 months ago

There was a point in the game where they showed the offensive rebound numbers and second chance points and I realized that both fanbases were having the same experience this game. Very stressful

interlinkedjoi

202 | 4 months ago

You’re doing J Dub a huge disservice there

mccoolio | Thunder

135 | 4 months ago

I think that’s a disservice to J Dub, he had the quietest 34 I’ve seen in a conference finals and I was born yesterday

ProfessorBeast55 | Raptors

2473 | 4 months ago

Ant and Randle ultimately costed the Wolves this game. Can’t go a combined ⁶⁄₂₀ from the field when the rest, ESPECIALLY the bench, performed as well as they did tonight 🤦‍♂️…..

homefree122 | Thunder

657 | 4 months ago

Their bench absolutely came in the clutch tonight though. Despite the loss, my God they collectively about gave me a heart attack.

Akipella

266 | 4 months ago

NAW and DDV man. They played their hearts out. Just a shame.

Forsaken_Fun_6234 | Timberwolves

93 | 4 months ago

Shame they were non-existent in the first two games, it’s like the entire team can just never pull it all together.

notafan1 | Timberwolves

60 | 4 months ago

They had one game they were all good in but it’s really rare for a entire team to be clicking at once. It’s why when the stars have to be the consistent ones if they want to win a ring.

TideToGo69 | Thunder

148 | 4 months ago

DiVincenzo was giving me fits dude I couldn’t believe they just kept leaving him open in the corner.

Majormlgnoob | OKC

43 | 4 months ago

Bro I have a cold and was in HELL lmao

awkotacos | Lakers

270 | 4 months ago

Disasterclass

aPatheticBeing | Thunder

265 | 4 months ago

Ant was more understandable IMO - he was soft doubled all night, lots of their open looks were from him making the correct pass.

Randle was just ass though

la_243 | Timberwolves

128 | 4 months ago

Yeah, those guys get those shots bc of how OKC played Ant. There’s at least something productive in the Ant minutes without the scoring. Randle did nothing on or off ball to bother the thunder.

aPatheticBeing | Thunder

67 | 4 months ago

yeah I was surprised to only see 6 assists for Ant tbh, but I guess a lot were hockey assists. He had a clear impact on the game w/o scoring

Palifaith | Lakers

224 | 4 months ago

Julius Randle is a Lakers and Warriors merchant confirmed.

kurruchi | Minneapolis Lakers

132 | 4 months ago

They said he can’t do it against a center taller than 6’8… THEY WAS RIGHT!

planvigiratpi | Warriors

71 | 4 months ago

Lakers without a center and Warriors without Steph merchant

lovo17 | Lakers

137 | 4 months ago

Ngl even if the Wolves somehow won this game, I would’ve felt that they’ve been figured out and OKC would win this in 6 at most. If you attach someone at the hip to Ant, he’s not going to get into rhythm and have an impact. You can’t expect the role players to shoot that well too, this performance was so unsustainable.

Anyways OKC will close this out pretty easily on Wednesday

famoustran | Warriors

75 | 4 months ago

Yeah Wolves fans were complaining that Ant wasn’t shooting as much but the defense on him to deny him the ball was good. And the Wolves kept it close too, but this felt like the game where the roleplayers did just enough to win the game IF the star players contributed enough. Randle and Ant fell short

joe4553

109 | 4 months ago

Ant isn’t good enough to be the face of the league.

Akipella

72 | 4 months ago

Just not consistent enough right now

BenIsLowInfo | Cavaliers

55 | 4 months ago

He’s good but he is easily the most over hyped young star. He seems to have a lot of stinkers.

Niceguydan8

62 | 4 months ago

I genuinely think that people find his game visually appealing and that allows people to overlook pretty obvious issues with his game.

Obviously he’s a fantastic young player, but we see absolutely insane historical comps for him when it’s clear he’s not even close to that kind of player right now.

MastodonSwimming2681 | Rockets

43 | 4 months ago

He’s still 23 though

SiphenPrax | Knicks

99 | 4 months ago

Sports gods giving Minny sports fans false hope yet again

HarryPauler | Timberwolves

90 | 4 months ago

Minnesota sports is like getting punched in the face over and over again until you die.

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

77 | 4 months ago

Randle with 5 points. What the fuck

lawschoolthrowaway36 | Lakers

72 | 4 months ago

Really is insane that DDV and NAW had 20+ each, the bench shot like 80% from three through 3 quarters, and Minnesota never led the entire second half

Ant and Randle nightmare performances let OKC slip away with a win

Puzzled-Bet4837 | Celtics

1887 | 4 months ago

This had to be an exhausting game for fans of either team. Felt like every time OKC was pulling away Minnesota would go on a run, and then OKC would answer with their own run, and it just went back and forth like that for the whole game.

The phrase “it’s a game of runs” has never felt more real.

cubonelvl69 | Timberwolves

557 | 4 months ago

I was at the game, I’m exhausted

homefree122 | Thunder

238 | 4 months ago

Watching on TV. Sat for maybe 10 minutes, and otherwise stood the entire time. I’ve said it over and over again in these comments, but this is absolutely not good for my health lol

JeramiGrantsTomb | Thunder

77 | 4 months ago

Yeah I suddenly realized I was standing up in my office watching the end of the game, I don’t know when I stood up.

VelvetineMilkman | Thunder

158 | 4 months ago

This was the most sick I’ve felt since 2016

jslee0034 | Thunder

67 | 4 months ago

You’re right. I’m tired and it’s only 12:20 pm here

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1684 | 4 months ago

deer truck grab hunt lavish mighty expansion steer lunchroom imminent

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

sentientblaze | Mavericks

440 | 4 months ago

Watch on espn2 - ruocco, Legler, and goldsberry are awesome

chickmagn3t | Lakers

183 | 4 months ago

That VR on Legs pov though is nauseating

G2Gankos | Thunder

115 | 4 months ago

I chose this broadcast tonight and it was infinitely the better choice. Breen is a GOAT but Doris makes his calls not worth it.

malganis12 | Thunder

50 | 4 months ago

I tried this and the commentary was better. But then they put like speedometers on top of SGA and Aunt to measure how fast they were moving? I don’t need all that on my screen, had to go back.

Gnux13 | Thunder

334 | 4 months ago

Why does the other series get Harlan and we get this?

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188 | 4 months ago

I feel your pain, Doris ruins the ESPN broadcasts.

mslay4

163 | 4 months ago

Every year they switch. Last year WCF had TNT. espn is dogshit for every sport now not just nba. Hockey and baseball are both unbearable

FlyingRock20 | Raptors

85 | 4 months ago

Did you know SGA has a cousin?

Real-Psychology-4261 | Timberwolves

1487 | 4 months ago

Fucking Jalen Williams. Every time we get it to within 2-3 points, Williams comes down and hits a tough ass shot.

CrippledBanana | Canada

475 | 4 months ago

He was incredibly clutch tonight

TheNumber42Rocks

127 | 4 months ago

Chet too, both deserve props. He hit timely threes when Wolves were close.

Big_Advertising1632 | Thunder

68 | 4 months ago

You guys gave him flashbacks with that 40 point beating, he wasnt having it tonight ig

FERFreak731 | Jazz

1319 | 4 months ago

SGA is NAW cousin

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

244 | 4 months ago

No, NAW SGA cousin

ahrumah | Supersonics

242 | 4 months ago

I had no idea. How could I have possibly have known this interesting angle on this series.

[deleted]

99 | 4 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander father is Nickeil Alexander-Walker mother brother.

BlazeBloom | POR

75 | 4 months ago

They played ball together as kids.

brando37 | Thunder

53 | 4 months ago

They did? That’s really cool. I’m surprised they didn’t mention that multiple times in the first 3 games of the series.

brianpaulandaya | Thunder

58 | 4 months ago

Big if true

KarchunToo | Raptors

1171 | 4 months ago

That final minute was unbearable to watch of an otherwise great game

suzukigun4life | Cote D'Ivoire

609 | 4 months ago

Literally took 15 minutes to get through the final 14.5 seconds.

MeBadNeedMoneyNow | Thunder

362 | 4 months ago

typical NBA product

Akipella

200 | 4 months ago

Yeah this legit just feels like any relatively close game. Foul, timeout, foul, timeout, commercials, foul, foul, timeout, more commercials…

johnwicksuglybro | Supersonics

94 | 4 months ago

I got on my knees in the bar and thanked god when both teams ran out of timeouts.

NO MORE COMMERCIALS

acuravlexus | Rockets

57 | 4 months ago

rules need to be changed. bad product, boring to watch and makes crunch time insufferable

SaltyLonghorn | Rockets

232 | 4 months ago

If you foul to prevent a legit 3 it should be 3 free throws, the ball, and a random coach from the bench of the team’s choosing should go to jail for a month.

spiderpigface | Nuggets

58 | 4 months ago

Tough, but fair

ZeroDependents | Pistons

115 | 4 months ago

Non-shooting fouls with less than 10 seconds should be awarded 3 freethrows.

AwkwardSpecialist814 | Nuggets

63 | 4 months ago

This would be so controversial but I love it

Fallofmen10 | Supersonics

63 | 4 months ago

I don’t care if fouling up 3 is good or bad strategically. It can go both ways… but it is a shit product. Get it out of here

MundaneInternetGuy | Bulls

84 | 4 months ago

The last 10 seconds took 12 minutes of real time

Akipella

65 | 4 months ago

Average NBA game in the last minute lol

superhappyfuntime13 | Rockets

43 | 4 months ago

Good game plan

Unbearable watch

psufb | Rockets

43 | 4 months ago

Unfortunately this is the typical NBA ending for a close game

xap31 | Warriors

946 | 4 months ago

SGA / JDub duo combined for 74 points. Ant / Julius duo only 21 points.

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

407 | 4 months ago

Add Chet and that’s 95 points from 3 guys. They showed up tonight.

gedbybee | Spurs

48 | 4 months ago

The thunder have better defenders at like every position for the wolves main scorers. Ant has to find a way to get shots cuz Randle will just be passive or take bad shots. As a superstar you have to take over to win the game if needed.

lilbodie | Timberwolves

107 | 4 months ago

64 points from the Wolves bench that shot ¹²⁄₂₀ from 3. Just a bench game you cannot lose. Brutal.

Palifaith | Lakers

932 | 4 months ago

Anthony Edwards proving that he can be absent both off and on the court.

Asleep_Ground1710 | Bulls

178 | 4 months ago

Still has a way to go if he wants to be in that Top 5/MVP category. Can be passive at times in big games, also needs to work on either off ball movement, foul baiting, mid range, or reading defenses

GardenDesign23 | Hornets

60 | 4 months ago

He needs to transition from a scorer to a playmaker. He’s too spastic, lacks the ability to control the possession. It’ll come in time, he’s still young

pmurt007 | Lakers

89 | 4 months ago

He only had 8 shot attempts up until the 4th quarter. Doesn’t matter what defense OKC is throwing at him and the Wolves, that shit is inexcusable in a game 4 of the WCF for your star player.

MS2throwawayacc

907 | 4 months ago

Very rarely does a team putting up 126 against OKC’s defense lose but 21 turnovers is just diabolical.

BlazeBloom | POR

272 | 4 months ago

3 point shooting and bench scoring kept them in the game. Sadly Ant and Randle lost them the game.

OIWouldLeave

54 | 4 months ago

Their rebounding too. Gobert is anchoring the defence but no point if they’re not gonna collect the rebounds. People are gonna blame Ant & Randle for the loss but they’re the focal point of the no.1 defence, a historic defence at that. These games happen and they do force the role players to beat them.

ElectricalMud2850 | Timberwolves

629 | 4 months ago

God they were so good down the stretch. Every time we got within striking distance it was 2 or 3 straight possessions that put them up 7 or 8.

Bench played great, starters mostly sucked. So it goes.

pufffsullivan | Thunder

219 | 4 months ago

McDaniels only starter to show up.

IMKudaimi123 | Bulls

159 | 4 months ago

Gobert also had a great game

I know OKC got a lot of boards but that’s cuz they switched constantly and Gobert was out on the perimeter on SGA and honestly he did the best of anyone on Minnesota today

ntg1213 | Thunder

69 | 4 months ago

Yeah, his screens were also messing with our defense. We were running wacky matchups to be able to switch his screens that led to missed rotations, which is why their role players had so many great looks tonight

MKenshiX

589 | 4 months ago

That fan was almost the mvp

ZeroDependents | Pistons

250 | 4 months ago

Almost got his own 30 for 30 if it swung the series LOL

UWMN | Timberwolves

512 | 4 months ago

Intentional fouls to end close games is so damn anticlimactic

Also, wasn’t there 0.6 on the clock?

Colorapt0r | Bucks

253 | 4 months ago

The fan interfered. I guess the refs kind of guessed when the ball would have hit the floor if the fan hadn’t grabbed it

Catman2Batman2Joker | Thunder

118 | 4 months ago

That’s what I concluded and it’s a decent guess

Palifaith | Lakers

100 | 4 months ago

Brutal for the Wolves to keep this game close yet never able to get over the hump.

loyalsons4evertrue | Timberwolves

70 | 4 months ago

Anticlimactic but smart. They’re not playing for fan entertainment in that regard, they’re trying to win

Colts121844 | Thunder

345 | 4 months ago

JALEN WILLIAMS

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66 | 4 months ago

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AoA_nB1 | Cavaliers

333 | 4 months ago

shai had some unbelievable shots throughout the game

malganis12 | Thunder

182 | 4 months ago

40-9-10 in a WCF Game 4 is crazy.

Salty_Examination486

128 | 4 months ago

I like how aggressive he played took 30 shots that what u want from u best player in a big game

-WaterIsGreat- | Raptors

84 | 4 months ago

the middy is crazy

ronk48 | Lakers

67 | 4 months ago

Yeah, I know he’s been getting a lot of shit lately but he was so fucking good tonight. Clear best player on the floor, just calmly dissected the offense and quieted the crowd every time the wolves went on a run

EDIT: *dissected the defense

MN-Jess | Timberwolves

315 | 4 months ago

Dort was the difference. He straight up sold out to deny Ant. And fought over every screen. Let him get nothing.

crispytoastyum | Thunder

152 | 4 months ago

It was probably his best defensive game of the playoffs. Hope he gets a super good night of sleep after that one.

MN-Jess | Timberwolves

141 | 4 months ago

Honestly surprised it’s not getting brought so far tonight. We got more “Ant bad” post again instead of what was an all-time defensive performance from a single player. He matched up with him all night.

crispytoastyum | Thunder

60 | 4 months ago

It’s Reddit. They’re unfortunately reactionary. Anything outside of a personal best is a terrible game, any loss means the season is over, etc. and they wont hear any logic that says otherwise.

Trizept

285 | 4 months ago

This was BY FAR the best game from OKC’s big 3, SGA and Jdub got their game going and Chet is a rim protecting demon.

What’s even more impressive is how Wolves bench and roleplayers showed up big time and kept this game super close despite their two stars having stinkers.

jslee0034 | Thunder

110 | 4 months ago

I remember when Chet was getting drafted, an analyst said he’s skinny, not soft.

So true

Cool-Definition5373 | Lakers

264 | 4 months ago

Can’t have your two best players under 20 and 10 and expect to win

Available_Story6774 | Kings

104 | 4 months ago

Wolves players not named Ant or Randle

-Send da help

gugly | Raptors

257 | 4 months ago

Did OKC miss a shot in the 4th lol? Also Minnesota simply won’t win this series if Ant plays like this. All the talk about how good he is, and he’s completely ducking away from the moment

maidentaiwan | NBA

145 | 4 months ago

He needs to add a midrange game next. Every attempt is a pull-up three or a super physical drive. It’s not sustainable, mid-range allows you to conserve some energy.

JumboHotdogz | Thunder

40 | 4 months ago

Watch out once he masters that Harden rip through. I already see it coming alive slowly. He just needs to slow down a bit and tempt the defense to swipe.

shomoyscott | Lakers

47 | 4 months ago

They have to many good defenders Lu dort Jaylen Williams Cason Wallace Alex Caruso

SnooDogs7132 | Nuggets

258 | 4 months ago

This game is on Ant and Randle.

Thick_Duck | Thunder

101 | 4 months ago

I can’t fuckin believe Jaden, Dante, and walker put 20+ each on us and we still won 😭

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37 | 4 months ago

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Candid-Boss6534 | POR

234 | 4 months ago

Let’s be clear about this, SGA had like 8 freethrows before the take fouls started coming in and really he had 6 freethrows. The man was unguardable because he’s insanely skilled and uses his length masterfully. The wolves lost because they played sloppy and they were reliant on role players to carry them (and they almost did tbf).

Making this about refs is pretty dishonest.

anyway other observations:

Idk if a team has ever had a luxury like Cason Wallace as their 7th man. We don’t even know how good he is yet. I want to see him with a big opportunity.

The wolves need to rebound a lot better.

Did you know Shai and Nickeil are cousins?

Brad-Stevens | Celtics

231 | 4 months ago

If Anthony Edwards doesn’t get crushed for that performance tomorrow, he never will

Just not good enough in the biggest game of his career

Thr0wawaydegen

112 | 4 months ago

Put Tatum with that stat line everyone slanders him.

SiphenPrax | Knicks

211 | 4 months ago

Really sucks Minny couldn’t win to tie up the series. Now it looks like OKC will wrap it up on Wednesday.

Jayveesac | Lakers

342 | 4 months ago

THIS is the game that tells me the Thunder are ready to win the title this season and have no excuse not to do so. They withstood every Twolves punch and came up with their own counter-punch

OKC2023champs | Thunder

254 | 4 months ago

J-dub stepped the fuck up. 34/3/5 and 3 steals. Jesus on 55/68/100 splits

DeadDay | OKC

69 | 4 months ago

Dubknight when you need him most.

OKC2023champs | Thunder

57 | 4 months ago

Bro knew he was going to the bucks after game 6 in Denver if he didn’t step up. Since then he’s at like 26/7/4 or something I didn’t look after this game. But it’s around that

Elbeske | Timberwolves

48 | 4 months ago

he was absurd and murdered our momentum every time. insane game

lovo17 | Lakers

69 | 4 months ago

Nah that Denver series told me they were ready. They grew up a ton in that series.

_THEBLACK | Raptors

167 | 4 months ago

Series is over I’m afraid. The thunder have never blown a 3-1 lead in the conference finals before

AssumptionFlimsy4915

92 | 4 months ago

this isn’t the 16 warriors 😭😭😭😭😭😭

IAmKevinDurantAMA | Warriors

82 | 4 months ago

If OKC wins game 5, then theyll win the series 4-1 and move onto the finals

Burn3rblaise

61 | 4 months ago

Thanks Magic

KingCharlemagne_

159 | 4 months ago

Win merchant

jslee0034 | Thunder

152 | 4 months ago

I’m so proud of jdub and Chet.

ggitsryan | Lakers

145 | 4 months ago

okc big 3 had a huge 4th quarter

Tiberiusjesus | Hawks

140 | 4 months ago

You guys are upset that OKC played within the rules of the game to win a playoff game knowing that if it was your team you’d want them to do the exact same thing.

Leavingtheecstasy | Thunder

76 | 4 months ago

We went from beloved up and comers to the villains of the league in one year. They’re the youngest team in the league. Yeah theyre gonna do whatever it takes to get this done.

disciplined_a | Knicks

143 | 4 months ago

Meh. Needed more fouls and commercials.

InfiniteDub | Warriors

137 | 4 months ago

Wow as a basketball fan you gotta appreciate this OKC team. The shot making and poise. End of the day the best player in the series is SGA sometimes that’s what it comes down to.

skratsda | Thunder

124 | 4 months ago

If you don’t like SGA’s game after that one, I’ve just got nothing for you

NebulaCartographer | Thunder

101 | 4 months ago

Guess what the most upvoted play on /r/nba is. It’s a foul again, everything else is hidden and downvoted. And then you’re surprised that highlight people think of him this way. This sub absolutely hates him, but it’s cool to be winning as the villains

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49 | 4 months ago

It’s crazy how “step-back fadeaway jumper” is a go-to shot for him.

homefree122 | Thunder

118 | 4 months ago

Holy fuck what a hard fought win. Minnesota’s 23 total turnovers that led to 25 Thunder points definitely helped. That and J Dub stepping up to the plate and playing lights out.

thesqrrootof4is2

111 | 4 months ago

SGA, JDub and Chet were phenomenal this game, and they got enough contributions from the rest of the guys to pull out this win for the Thunder

Which makes it really sting for the Wolves because their roleplayers were phenomenal this game, but they didn’t get enough from Ant for his standards, and Julius didn’t show up at all

Easily the biggest difference this game

relax336 | Lakers

93 | 4 months ago

ANT has to be better.

BucksMostFeared | NBA

90 | 4 months ago

Only prayers can save the wolves in game 5

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

87 | 4 months ago

Ant and Randle sold while the role players stepped up

Shai and Chet were great for Okc

Aggressive_Slice4620 | Thunder

51 | 4 months ago

Not to mention JDub

Expensive-Salad-7828 | Lakers

83 | 4 months ago

60+ bench points for the Wolves and still not able to hold it down, wild game, terrible ending

Low_Beyond8134 | Lakers

78 | 4 months ago

Julius Randle 5 points 1-7 5 turnovers 🔥🔥🔥🔥

KnowledgePrevious | Timberwolves

77 | 4 months ago

Tough loss but honestly a good game. Our bench mob was insane. If Julius can’t do more than that, it’s going to be hard to win games.

OKC wins games with turnovers, and they did so again tonight

JET_GS26 | Raptors

75 | 4 months ago

Best game of the OKC big 3 and it couldn’t have come at a better time

Cgerd123 | OKC

72 | 4 months ago

Wait, the Thunder aren’t going to lose by 40 every game?

sam00121 | Timberwolves

69 | 4 months ago

Credit OKC in this one, heck of a game. Biggest takeaway is that ESPN has a horrible top broadcast crew. ESPN2 feed was way better.

ehdotgee | Raptors

64 | 4 months ago

What is more nerve wracking for an OKC fan - close games or when Holmgren puts it on the deck? I swear he either turns it over or just almost loses control.

I never want to hear a “7 footer has handles” in a scouting report. It should only be “they can dribble for a 7 footer”.

That being said he had a fantastic game.

Inoimispel | Thunder

48 | 4 months ago

Makes me nervous everytime. But his spin and dunk is fun

levlk93 | Thunder

69 | 4 months ago

40-9-10 from the MVP

mrhigginbottoms_12 | Thunder

61 | 4 months ago

NWA and Dante with their best PJ Washington impersonation tonight

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64 | 4 months ago

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tsn101 | Raptors

59 | 4 months ago

Outside the ending with intentional fouling, this was a great fun game.

But I wouldn’t have known that if I was following this game in the game thread. Luckily I didn’t log in for the majority of the game. If you are complaining about this game then you should check if you’re a basketball fan.

LinuxDootTP | POR

61 | 4 months ago

SGA hits a lot of tough shots for a freethrow merchant…

birria_tacos_

53 | 4 months ago

I don’t want to hear any MJ comparisons until further notice.

spagheddieballs | Warriors

49 | 4 months ago

SGA is more MJ right now than Anthony. No way MJ isn’t chucking up shots and trying to impose his will on this kind of game.

BoogerSugarSovereign | Pacers

52 | 4 months ago

Amazing effort by OKC. They needed every forced turnover and offensive rebound to inch just ahead of the Timberwolves

human1023 |

40 | 4 months ago

Anticlimactic ending.

Excellent_Gift_2894 | Thunder

43 | 4 months ago

It’s ok Wolves my dog is afraid of Thunder too.

DragoniteGang | Timberwolves

43 | 4 months ago

MVP

CarterAC3 | Lakers

38 | 4 months ago

That ending was lame as fuck

TheXtreme1 | Bucks

40 | 4 months ago

That could have been an all-timer if they won due to fan interference

arndta | Thunder

42 | 4 months ago

It’s hard to see when wading through all the bitching and moaning, but this was an amazing game. Both teams continually rose to the occasion and matched each other with big shots and energy.

The Oklahoma City Thunder take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals as they defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 128 - 126, behind 40/9/10 from league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander