r/nba • u/DesertedProject Mavericks • May 05 '26
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (0-1), 104-102.
| 104 - 102 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| West Conf. Semifinals - Game 1 - Series tied 0-0 |
| Location: Frost Bank Center |
| Officials: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis, and Andy Nagy |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 104 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 102 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 104 | 41-90 | 45.6% | 10-26 | 38.5% | 12-21 | 57.1% | 12 | 58 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 102 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 10-35 | 28.6% | 14-18 | 77.8% | 13 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 14 |
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u/Sir_Grindalot May 05 '26
62yo Mike Conley with the clutch playoff performance
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u/H2-nL May 05 '26
This is going to be a good series
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u/Putrid-Box4866 May 05 '26
I just love the end game with no timeouts. More games should be like this.
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u/FeanorEvades May 05 '26
It ended so fast that I was actually surprised by the horn
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u/bigtice May 05 '26
Turned into an interesting ending for the game, but feel like this showed just the little bit of experience that the Wolves have over the Spurs.
"I'm disappointed in myself. 75% of the game is in my mind. ... I'll be better." - Edwards
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u/pollinium May 05 '26
Little bit? This is these Wolves 8th playoff series. It's the Spurs 2nd
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u/psychedelijams May 05 '26
For real tho I just said in another comment, sure they’ve fallen short, but the wolves are as dangerous and as game as it possibly gets in the playoffs. No one wants any of that smoke. Legit champ contenders every year if you ask me. Dangerous as fuck in a 7 game series.
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u/XviiChong May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
WHAT AN ENDING, WOW
Spurs got the stop, Champagnie got a clean look, just didn’t make the shot.
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u/demoxcess May 05 '26
Exactly, the shot just didn't fall. A bunch of people here are saying to call a timeout, but I think the Spurs take that look 10 times out of 10 if given a choice.
I'm also willing to cut Champagnie a little slack on the miss. He got some big offensive boards late that helped keep the Spurs in it. He was a big reason that the last second shot had a chance at all.
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u/ATXBeermaker May 05 '26
No, that was a good call. Champ got a great look. Sometimes they just don’t fall. Those offensive rebounds he got at the end of the game honestly kept the Spurs in it.
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u/WheedMBoise May 05 '26
What could they have possibly drawn up that would have even yielded a better shot lol, he was wide open.
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u/lilbodie May 05 '26
Yeah, idk what people are thinking. Wide open. Great shooter. As good of a look as you could ever ask for.
You live and die with that 100% of the time.
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u/Andy_Wiggins May 05 '26
I feel like Ant absolutely ran out of gas down the stretch. Dude was jogging back like it was the 2nd quarter of a game against the Wizards when the Spurs were pushing down the court to win the game.
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u/ClownQuestionBrosef May 05 '26
Man, the fact that he had ANY gas at all tonight was mind blowing. You know he's sleeping with his knee in an Iceman tonight.
I hope we get 7 games out of this series (and Ant).
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u/bigomlet May 05 '26
He also missed his box out twice and let Champagnie score on offensive rebounds to keep the spurs in the game
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u/ContractXtension May 05 '26
He’s a great shooter hopefully he’ll bounce back
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u/RadishesCanBeSpicy May 05 '26
He's the reason we even had a chance to win, had a couple clutch offensive rebounds.
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u/SlickVanExel May 05 '26
Terrance Shannon went from DNPs to handling full court ball pressure in the crunch time of a second round playoff game. That is so cool
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u/Dry_Dragonfruit3205 May 05 '26
terrence bringing the ball up in the 4th when he couldnt hardly get on the floor in the regular season is insane
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u/GeeseGettingThrilled May 05 '26
That’s the Chris finch experience for ya
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u/justanothersurly May 05 '26
Finch has a hard time playing guys who don’t put effort and intelligence in on the defensive end. He has repeatedly said that he is desperate to give TJ more minutes but only if he can hold up on D. TJ has gotten better to his credit and was battling injuries early in the season. Finch has a deep team and needs to win games and has talked about this. He doesn’t have the luxury to give these guys much on the job training, they need to get up to speed on their own.
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u/charlton11 May 05 '26
What a great pick by Connelly. He's a game changer and love that he's earned the trust from Finch.
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u/DecoyOctopus7 May 05 '26
To be fair injury derailed him in the regular season. And by the time he got healthy the wolves had already acquired Ayo so he just didn't have many opportunities to play
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u/Expensive-Salad-7828 May 05 '26
Go back in time and tell everyone that Wemby would get a triple double with 12 blocks, everyone most likely assumes Wolves lost by 20+. These playoffs are wild.
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u/ItsGettinBreesy May 05 '26
With the wolves being absolute horrid from the line too
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u/SonofaMitch11 May 05 '26
If you don't like that, then you don't like timberwolves basketball!
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u/homefree122 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
That was going to be the stat of the night if they ended up losing the game. They collectively cannot be happy with that, but a win is a win—and this was a huge win
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u/mr_dammit May 05 '26
wolves adjusted their attack in the fourth. they spent three quarters driving at wemby and wearing him down to get some more crafty looks late in the game.
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u/FishGoldenLite May 05 '26
Drawing him out to the three point line and screening him before sending TJ to the rim was really smart.
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u/lovo17 May 05 '26
Hopefully we're done underestimating the Wolves in the regular season. This is what they do. That roster is built for the playoffs.
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u/WickedTwista May 05 '26
People really gotta stop underestimating a team that has made back-to-back Western Conference Finals
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u/LongDongFuey May 05 '26
To be fair, we do absolutely throw winnable games in the regular season
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u/flaming_burrito_ May 05 '26
Yeah, it’s a pattern at this point. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence they keep getting to the WCF?
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u/Musa_2050 May 05 '26
I think Ant missing a lot of games to end the season helped their bench get some confidence. Right now its next man up and its working
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u/aiden3buckets May 05 '26
Benching Gobert opened up the Wolves offense so much in the 4th with Wemby somewhat forced to step out
I wonder how much they use that the rest of the series
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u/SilentProtagonist_33 May 05 '26
Definitely the game changer, kept Wemby off the paint. Good adjustment by Finch
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u/Atmosguisher May 05 '26
Some of the Wolves' ATO's (not the last inbound) in the last quarter were sick. Finch absolutely outcoached Mitch this game, just like Finch has done to most coaches in the last few postseasons
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u/MacJonesisaterrorist May 05 '26
As long as they keep Wemby in check
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u/Cheeseish May 05 '26
Wemby discovered screens and the fact that he can dunk in the last 3 minutes.
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u/BadMofoWallet May 05 '26
I think wearing wemby down physically with Gobert in the early game really took a toll on his defense and offense, once they pulled Gobert out and made Wemby guard the outside and running him through back screens for easy layups, the wolves offense was getting whatever they wanted. The spurs guards have to do a better job staying in front when the small ball Minny lineup with Randle and Reid is out there… it’s gonna be a tough series… Finch is a great coach and wolves fans wanting him fired are clueless, I thought he coached a great game. Mitch Johnson I can’t say the same, too many end of shot clock heaves from the spurs today
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u/jalexjsmithj May 05 '26
Wolves have the most diverse set of different looks they can throw at opponents. Open up the offense with Rudy on the bench, game closing time he’s back out there.
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u/gOPHER3727 May 05 '26
Love how they used Shannon again too
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u/PhotographJealous292 May 05 '26
That dude is so damn quick
His speed alone hurt the spurs on drives a couple times
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u/BetMecha May 05 '26
Gobert was still a +2 and a lot of the reason wemby had 11 points on 5-17. He’ll get less minutes than Denver where he was probably the best player in that series but will still get 30 mpg and I thought he was solid tonight in his role
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u/lilbodie May 05 '26
What a terrible end of game sequence from us.
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u/Contren May 05 '26
Really lucked out, we almost choked it away
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u/HurricaneSalad May 05 '26
I still can't believe the MN Sports curse didn't hit us with that last scond 3 shot by Campagnie. Absolutely flabbergasted that he missed.
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u/gOPHER3727 May 05 '26
Reminds me of early this season
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u/parkwayy May 05 '26
I was gonna say, you can find moments like these in every game we play lol
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u/FishGoldenLite May 05 '26
No one was moving on that inbound and instead of calling a TO, Ant forced it. We got lucky, but we’ll take that.
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u/xander763pdx May 05 '26
Up by 9 with 4 min left. Up by 6 with 40sec left. Gave up a wide open look final possession and almost lost. Just a ridiculous team. They do this all the time.
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u/ImagineIfBaconDied May 05 '26
Usually Rudy has no problem going 1 for 2
It’s going 2 for 2 that he’s almost incapable of doing
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u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh May 05 '26
Neutrals feasted tonight
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u/Accomplished_Bid7987 May 05 '26
That Sixers Knicks game was a snoozefest
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u/Zarbua69 May 05 '26
I mean it wasn't close but it was still a magnificent display of offensive and defensive basketball from the Knicks. They were just all over the sixers, and the entire fourth quarter of garbage time was fun to watch. I had both games open but the Knicks/Sixers commentary was far more interesting to listen to for me personally
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u/Comrade_agent May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
was a wonderful meal tonight. so full I might need to lower my hatred of OKC tmrw.
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u/TheGreatLandRun May 05 '26
Surely you hate the lakers? Just lean into that angle moreso lol.
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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 May 05 '26
im expecting terrorist hoops and nothing less. 7 games or bust. i just know how toxic this series is going to be lol.
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u/Fast_Allen May 05 '26
Definitely a great game. Cheering for the wolves even though I hate watching them chip the Nuggets.
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u/mnsportsfan May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
Man… Thesewolves playoff series take a lot out of me as a fan. Pretty sure if I had an apple watch it would give me one of those: “sir unless your a hummingbird, our heart rate monitor suggests you go to the hospital” or whatever they say 😂
It’s fair to say this wolves team plays really good, sometimes smothering playoff defense, have experience in these moments, and have a super versatile set of weapons finch can use in different situations. And Ant
It’s also fair to say this team is emotionally volatile, often chaotic, and consistently makes some of the most braindead decisions you’ll see at this level of basketball… often in the 4th quarter,
And somehow they’re both 100% true, simultaneously.
They’re like the batshit crazy girl with substance abuse issues that’s amazing in bed. Might give you the best night of your life, might wake the neighborhood screaming while keying your car. And that could be hours apart.
You guys can choose to spend the occasional night with her… we’re married to her 😂
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u/Longjumping_One_9164 May 05 '26
I think this is the problem as a fan with a team with expectations.
Its equally awesome your dog is still in the fight, but fuck me is not also draining bordering on unejoyable at times. Guess its the mark of a real fan.
What a series this turns out to be with home court stolen.
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u/drkmani May 05 '26
Are thunder fans neutrals? I feel like we are solidly pro wolves in this series.
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u/AGSYCFCC May 05 '26
Have never seen Ant this pissed about himself in the post game interview.
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u/john_117 May 05 '26
He'll praise teammates and be very self critical in those spots, but yeah he's definitely frustrated and that's good. Never be satisfied
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u/Ice-Poseidon-Knows May 05 '26
If Champagnie's shot went in his inbounds attempt (if you can call it that) would be played on repeat and he knows it lmao
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u/Arsid May 05 '26
"Version 54" lmao incredible, I want to see the full history of all versions.
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u/sron1216 May 05 '26
When the Timberwolves used to have the free Arby's beef n cheddar for 12 threes, these videos used to have Arby's sandos flying around the screen. Good times
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u/JoseZ1 May 05 '26
AWOO BABY!!! PLAYOFF WIN!!!
The AWOO Video Chronological List of Edits for the 2025-2026 season:
10/22/2025 vs Trail Blazers: A video of several Wolves players looking up for the Classic Edition jersey promo
10/26/2025 vs Pacers: Nailong in Wolves gear dancing
11/1/2025 vs Hornets: A showcase video of the Classic Wolves Uniform
11/3/2025 vs Nets: Naz Reid dancing
11/7/2025 vs Jazz: Masked Donte!
11/9/2025 vs Kings: The Wolves neon green NBA Cup court in the background
11/10/2025 vs Jazz: Randle with the step across the screen
11/14/2025 vs Kings: Clip of Chris Finch laughing at the Zach Lowe Live Show
11/17/2025 vs Mavericks: Ant winning a rock, paper, scissors game
11/19/2025 vs Wizards: Crunch running with a Chick Fil A Sandwich sign
11/29/2025 vs Celtics: Video of Tina Wilcox's trombone cover of goosebumps
11/30/2025 vs Spurs: Jaden when he is happy
12/2/2025 vs Pelicans: Kyden Randle hitting the celly after a 3.
12/4/2025 vs Pelicans: Micah Nori doing the 67 meme.
12/6/2025 vs Clippers: Jaden hitting the reverse layup
12/12/2025 vs Warriors: Wolves fan celebrating an opponent missing a second FT for free Chick Fil A
12/14/2025 vs Kings: Chef Bones with the sauce!
12/19/2025 vs Thunder: Anta Claus shooting a present into a basket
12/21/2025 vs Bucks: Finch yelling at the refs of the Thunder game
12/23/2025 vs Knicks: Randle with the flex!
12/29/2025 vs Bulls: KG video from his return to the franchise
1/3/2026 vs Heat: Jaden and NAW dap up!
1/4/2026 vs Wizards: A wild Joe Ingles appears
1/6/2026 vs Heat: Bones petting a wolf
1/8/2026 vs Cavaliers: Ant laughing after making 4 left-handed 3-pointers in warmup
1/11/2026 vs Spurs: Naz Reid with a "Too Small" Gesture
1/13/2026 vs Bucks: Randle rubbing his hands and eyeing up Wemby
1/26/2026 vs Warriors: Randle backing Sengun down + The Minneapolis protests against ICE. Oh yeah, FUCK ICE!!!
1/28/2026 vs Mavericks: Wolves Slam Squad with Ice Out shirts
1/29/2026 vs Thunder: Joan Beringer with the rejection!
1/31/2026 vs Grizzlies: Bones hitting the Skelly Celly
2/4/2026 vs Raptors: Dancing dog wearing Wolves gear
2/9/2026 vs Hawks: Mike Conley going from the Wolves to the Bulls, to the Hornets, and back to the Wolves
2/11/2026 vs Trail Blazers: Ayo scream!!
2/20/2026 vs Mavericks: "Anthony Edwards, Worldwide"
2/24/2026 vs Trail Blazers: 50 Cent doing the 67 emote along Micah Nori
2/26/2026 vs Clippers: Jaden's bounce pass dunk
3/1/2026 vs Nuggets: Rudy shaking hands with James Rodríguez, newest member of MN United FC
3/3/2026 vs Grizzlies: Kyle Anderson returning to the Wolves
3/5/2026 vs Raptors: Ant pulling Rudy on the cart
3/13/2026 vs Warriors: Bones dancing away
3/17/2026 vs Suns: Ayo showing the hand goggles
3/18/2026 vs Jazz: Joe Ingles doing Bones' celly
3/22/2026 vs Celtics: Chomper blowing away the Timberwolves cheerleaders with a leaf blower
3/25/2026 vs Rockets: KG doing the Big Jelly layup
3/30/2026 vs Mavericks: Bones running across pointing back
4/7/2026 vs Pacers: Ant putting his hands on his head in shock
4/10/2026 vs Rockets: TSJ with the shout after a poster dunk
4/12/2026 vs Pelicans: KG returning to Target Center
4/20/2026 vs Nuggets (R1:G2): Bones Hyland and Twins player Brooks Lee hitting the Skelly Celly
4/23/2026 vs Nuggets (R1:G3): Jaden popping up behind Ant
4/25/2026 vs Nuggets (R1:G4): Joe Ingles reaction to Jaden's Game 3 poster
4/30/2026 vs Nuggets (R1:G6): Jaden grabbing Jokic, who is wearing a Cancun bucket hat
5/4/2026 vs Spurs (R2:G1): TJ Shannon's slam dunk in Game 6
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u/MembershipSingle7137 May 05 '26
Sign me up for 6 more games of this
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u/TheGreatLandRun May 05 '26
This type of series is what I expected for the spurs in the second round after Denver clinched the 3 seed… I just expected it to be the nuggets fighting them tooth and nail.
I’m done underestimating the wolves.
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u/Shabozz May 05 '26
Please God, I need another 7 game series. Anything less feels premature on such close series
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u/starfruit213 May 05 '26
Stole game 1, but that inbound was stupid
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u/Miruwest May 05 '26
Yea, Ant knew he messed up big time on that play. Almost lost the entire game off of it.
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u/TheTruth518 May 05 '26
Why was Ingles not in the game?!?!
Took me a minute to celebrate after the win because it felt like a loss at first! Lol
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u/homefree122 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
Anthony Edwards is nothing short of amazing. To come back from a gruesome injury and score 18 points on 8/13 from the field and lead your team to steal game one. Just wild.
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u/flaming_burrito_ May 05 '26
This whole first round has made me respect the fuck out of the TWolves. Tough as hell
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u/MinnyAntTowers May 05 '26
And yet all the announcers could talk about all game was Wemby. I love Wemby and his game but there are two teams playing here and he wasn't even having that good of a game outside of the block stacking
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u/Beard_of_nursing May 05 '26
It was ridiculous. The tone was so different when the Timberwolves scored. The Wolves hit a big 3 or make a big play, and the announcers sounded bored or annoyed.
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u/rightovahere May 05 '26
That inbound deserves absolute leather from Finch lmao, good lord. Demon mode in 4th though
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u/Tabemaju May 05 '26
Dude was so dejected in that post-game interview, you'd have think we lost by 20.
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u/GoldshireEnjoyer May 05 '26
If we lost he would have been clowned forever. Crazy how that works.
But the best thing about this team is they all trust each other, starters and bench. Fucking love this roster.
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u/kalebglover May 05 '26
Just how it goes sometimes. Champagnie hits that shot its a completely different story
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u/TheLetterOh May 05 '26
This is gonna be such a fun series.
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u/LurkerFlash May 05 '26
I didn't sign up for this kind of fun.
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u/TheLetterOh May 05 '26
If it makes you feel any better I wouldnt bet on either team to win the series even after minny took game 1. Lol
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u/carelesssportsfan89 May 05 '26
I think the timberwolves win this series as we just don't have playoff experience .
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u/Amazing-Dimension810 May 05 '26
Bro you’re nuts for giving up on your team that quick, we’re still very injured and you’re a 60+ win team. Lock in and enjoy it
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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 May 05 '26
nah dude its just game 1 we lost first game to nuggets then rolled 4 of the last 5 to win in 6. this aint close to over lol.
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u/trybeingcurious May 05 '26
Ant trying to ruin his legacy by throwing away that inbounds but props to him for keeping it real in the post game.
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u/Nathan33333 May 05 '26
Ultimately could lead to the ruining this series potentially taking away another title run from ant. I dont think he means like directly ruin it.
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u/nbd789 May 05 '26
Wolves had so many stupid mistimed jumps on offense and defense in that fourth quarter. Lucky the Spurs missed that last shot and we were able to steal this one.
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u/JackieDaytonaAZ May 05 '26
ant said all those missed rebounds were his fault and I believe him cause it just kept happening
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u/nbd789 May 05 '26
He said two of them were his fault. It wasn’t just Ant. For example, Naz gave up a wide open buzzer beater attempt by leaving his feet
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u/Exius73 May 05 '26
Spurs almost stole this one, Wolves almost gave it away
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u/nbd789 May 05 '26
You don’t think an injured underdog team going on the road and winning the opening game of a playoff series by two points after a missed buzzer beater is stealing one? Agree to disagree, I guess
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u/crestfallenidiot May 05 '26
McDaniels is such a good player. Five fouls with 5 mins to go, and he played smart on both ends
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u/AchtungZboom May 05 '26
Amazing compared to his early years where he was a bonehead all the time. For sure has matured in many ways.
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u/crestfallenidiot May 05 '26
There's a huge difference compared to even just last year! You guys really lucked out on a dude who's a big part of the team identity and culture
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u/Dry_Dragonfruit3205 May 05 '26
next game he will get 2 delay of game calls, a tech for hanging on the rim and 22 points
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u/kirinboi May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
Erm what the fuck was that ending
Edit: First time we are on the other side of having playoff experience vs youngins
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u/sprchrgddc5 May 05 '26
I still don’t know basketball well enough but it seemed to me the Wolves were rly struggling to close the game, like they were rushing shots for no reason? Or what was happening
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u/kirinboi May 05 '26
Yea reminds me of yall in 2024.
That was some coaching masterclass by finch and a somewhat amazing 4qtr play other than some fucking CTE ball towards the end
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u/Zarbua69 May 05 '26
Wemby got like two offensive rebounds in a row and ruined both possessions by trying to go back up immediately with an awful shot instead of kicking it back out. These rookies are gonna need to get settled quick or their jitters are gonna cause them to throw the whole series away
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u/Mg29reaper May 05 '26
Wolves were like 13.5 point dogs. Spurs got walked down by randle
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u/Kuhlio8517 May 05 '26
He’s a bad matchup for us for sure
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u/parkwayy May 05 '26
Don't worry, he'll do some silly shit eventually and help yall out lol
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u/nokarmawhore May 05 '26
We don't have the size to defend him. Maybe if we run wemby and kornet on him but then we have no backup for kornet
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u/Mg29reaper May 05 '26
I have said before that I dont think there spurs can win it yet because they lack a true 4. Cb could maybe but hes so young.
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u/throwawaycuzmeh May 05 '26
Spurs are a sneaky small team. Wemby gives you guys permission not to play a real power forward, but that's kind of an issue when Julius Randle shows up.
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u/Christron May 05 '26
Lost in all this was how bad kornet was in his defensive minutes. With Carter Bryant maybe we can run a wemby kornet line up than small ball
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u/LegitimateMoney00 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
I wish people can understand just how impressive what the Wolves are doing in the playoffs right now. Like I’m a Knicks fan and have heard a lot of praise for my team the past few days, but what the T-Wolves are doing with all their injuries is even more impressive. I’m glad to say I was one of the few who didn’t write them off this series.
Also, Terrance Shannon supremacy
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u/UltraMoglog64 May 05 '26
The Timberwolves playoff experience is a fuckin’ movie, man. Every year.
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u/cLoTpOle682 May 05 '26
2 back to back WCFs is immense aura. I'm personally rooting for ya'll since my Warriors are in Cancun lol.
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u/McLovinsBro May 05 '26
People that don't know ball will come up with every excuse to not give the Wolves credit. Not saying they are cruising past Spurs or Thunder but this team can fight. They are coached well and when they lock in they are formidable. Less "TWolves got in the way of Nuggets/Thunder WCF" and more "Wow Crunch is kinda hot"
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u/DukeOfStuff_ May 05 '26
I wish TJ Shannon was healthier this season he could’ve been huge for the bench
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u/J-Chub May 05 '26
That guy looks like he is shot out of a cannon every time. Like a running back breaking out into the open field, or a Monta Ellis on steroids.
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u/penis_hernandez May 05 '26
Terrance "Cannon" Shannon will make it into the lexicon after this playoff run inshallah
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u/cLoTpOle682 May 05 '26
The broadcast cast team was dogshit, I just can't get past it. That last sequence felt like a possession in the middle of the 3rd quarter in a regular season game, not a playoff game going down into the clutch.
Harlan would've been feasting.
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u/Swampertman May 05 '26
The fact harlan was the wolves play by play is still insane to me. We've had some legendary play by play guys in MN
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u/charlton11 May 05 '26
Such a legend. Grady is next apparently. Bring back Benz!
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u/Dawn_of_Dayne May 05 '26
The fact that the one guy didn’t know that there has been a hack-a-shaq rule in place for years but kept saying to hack Rudy at the end of the game..
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u/AdolfKoopaTroopa May 05 '26
There’s a reason the Saudi Royal family flys to Rochester for medical care.
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u/MaengDong712 May 05 '26
My mom is in Rochester mn mayo right now. She had two open heart surgeries in 2 weeks. I hope she’s good now I love her. Go wolves
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u/Inevitable-Steak313 May 05 '26
It’s pretty amazing how many times over the last three years I’ve watched the Wolves play a game where they have probably 20 of the dumbest offensive possessions I’ve ever seen. Then the game ends and they just beat one of the best teams in the NBA.