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Post by JB on May 4, 2024 20:24:46 GMT -5
this definitely make that Spurs loss much worse in retrospect.
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Post by Ring on May 4, 2024 20:24:48 GMT -5
Down 5 and they don't even trap lmfao
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Post by Ring on May 4, 2024 20:25:18 GMT -5
this definitely make that Spurs loss much worse in retrospect. Yep. Could have avoided them and who knows maybe even OKC takes them out.
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Post by Dante on May 4, 2024 20:26:44 GMT -5
No worries guys. Like Booth said. He wants to win 4 in 8 years instead of 2 in 3 years. So Strawther and Zeke gonna bring us couple of rings down the road lol.
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Post by Ring on May 4, 2024 20:27:19 GMT -5
We both made more 3s and shot a higher % and lost. Wolves also had more turnovers too. We're cooked.
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Post by JB on May 4, 2024 20:27:20 GMT -5
this definitely make that Spurs loss much worse in retrospect. Yep. Could have avoided them and who knows maybe even OKC takes them out. injuries can happen. Minny could crack under the pressure as they itch closer to the finals as this is their first run. you just never know. historically bad regular season loss.
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Post by inyourmind on May 4, 2024 20:27:32 GMT -5
Unless Jokic/Murray turn things around Minny has this. Nuggets just aren't built to beat the Wolves with anything less than a top tier performance by them. Crazy they came out in game 1 with this performance. Can't believe that start to the game. Wolves just have way more answers. The best defenders they have happen to be a C and a wing. They have a guy off the bench who can win you a game. Nuggets lack of depth is going to kill them in a series. Bruce wasn't great until the playoffs but you always knew he could easily give you 10+ every night. They have no one who you can count on for even 5 in this series. This game was incredibly winnable. If Jokic gives you an A+ game it's likely a win. If Murray wasn't a straight up negative in the first half it's a different game. Everyone knows our bench sucks. Wolves have better depth. It's a cop out to blame that for this game tho IMO.
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Post by GBG on May 4, 2024 20:27:43 GMT -5
We were never likely to repeat, and now we know why.
We need A games from BOTH Jokic and Murray.
We got a C+ game from Jokic and a D+ game from Murray.
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Post by GBG on May 4, 2024 20:29:05 GMT -5
We both made more 3s and shot a higher % and lost. Wolves also had more turnovers too. We're cooked. Also, we had 20 FTAs to 12 for Minny, THEY….ARE…SIMPLY….BETTER.
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Post by Ring on May 4, 2024 20:29:55 GMT -5
Wolves just have way more answers. The best defenders they have happen to be a C and a wing. They have a guy off the bench who can win you a game. Nuggets lack of depth is going to kill them in a series. Bruce wasn't great until the playoffs but you always knew he could easily give you 10+ every night. They have no one who you can count on for even 5 in this series. This game was incredibly winnable. If Jokic gives you an A+ game it's likely a win. If Murray wasn't a straight up negative in the first half it's a different game. Everyone knows our bench sucks. Wolves have better depth. It's a cop out to blame that for this game tho IMO. Yeah but the problem is because of that lack of depth you basically need the starters to play perfect basketball and that's just not going to happen with the defenders that Minnesota has.
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Post by JB on May 4, 2024 20:30:22 GMT -5
we were probably never going to repeat without a bench. even though the starters escaped the regular season without (major) injuries, guys are playing with sea legs right now because of the baggage they had to carry for 82 games.
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Post by Dante on May 4, 2024 20:30:48 GMT -5
After 5 awful starts to the games vs Lakers we responded by giving up 18-4 run to Wolvees at home in first 6 minutes. Hunger and desire to repeat is not there i guess...
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Post by GBG on May 4, 2024 20:30:49 GMT -5
Watson only 8 seconds of PT in the second half, when we needed a defensive stopper against their 70ish% shooting.
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Post by somborshuffle on May 4, 2024 20:30:55 GMT -5
We both made more 3s and shot a higher % and lost. Wolves also had more turnovers too. We're cooked. They shot 70% in the 2nd half with circus shots and flukey bank shots. That won't happen again. Yes this is an insanely tough series. But let's not act like it's over.
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Post by passtheballquick on May 4, 2024 20:31:19 GMT -5
We both made more 3s and shot a higher % and lost. Wolves also had more turnovers too. We're cooked. Yeah but they had better overall fg% 52.4 vs 46.7 and that decided this low scoring game
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Post by wizardofcozz on May 4, 2024 20:32:04 GMT -5
Bruce absolutely gave us one more guy last year who could go get a bucket. We don't have that nearly as much this year and honestly it's been an issue all year.
But if anyone thinks this series is over they're crazy. We had plenty of opportunity to win this game. Team has to play more together. Murray needs to stop with the hero ball till the end of the game and we need to run more actions that involve more then the two man game OR run some stuff prior to getting into it. Because it's becoming stake and honestly MIN is just designed better ti stop it then anyone else in the league.
Take for instance the Jokic TO towards the end with the lob towards AG. That's a dunk for AG 99/100 Gobert may be only guy who gets that deflection, and he stunted at Jokic to force him into the pass before backpedaling. Jokic comsistently figures guys so I have faith he'll figure out how to attack the wolves. But this is a dogfight regardless. Now if we lose game 2 then people can start jumping from buildings.
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Post by GBG on May 4, 2024 20:32:30 GMT -5
After 5 awful starts to the games vs Lakers we responded by giving up 18-4 run to Wolvees at home in first 6 minutes. Hunger and desire to repeat is not there i guess... They started 18-4 and finished 18-7.
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Post by Miura on May 4, 2024 20:34:09 GMT -5
Pretty much as expected, tough game till the end but was hoping we win. It’s OK, Minnesota draws the first blood, but we will bounce back. Some things need to be tightened and next one goes our way.
As someone said, N Reid won that game for them with those 3 possessions when game was breaking.
Need Murray have better starts of the game, ‘0’ (or even 5) at half is not gonna workin this series.
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Post by passtheballquick on May 4, 2024 20:35:08 GMT -5
We can't blame the bench for this loss. All bench guys won minutes with Holiday being +19 and Reggie +15. We also had Towns on bench for most of the 4th Q.
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Post by sawyeral on May 4, 2024 20:35:47 GMT -5
Must win Monday.
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